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NHLCOL 0 · WPG 3 9:50 - 3rd

NHLMIN 3 · CHI 3 2:42 - 3rd

NHLSTL 0 · DAL 2 9:02 - 3rd

NFLNYG 3 · LAR 21 5:21 - 3rd

MLBMIN 0 · SF 2 Bot 2nd

NHLCOL 0 · WPG 3 9:50 - 3rd

NHLMIN 3 · CHI 3 2:42 - 3rd

NHLSTL 0 · DAL 2 9:02 - 3rd

NFLNYG 3 · LAR 21 5:21 - 3rd

MLBMIN 0 · SF 2 Bot 2nd

Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Final

NHL

1 — 4

DateSeptember 21, 2026

VenuePPG Paints Arena

Team Form

Last 5 · latest first

Buffalo Sabres

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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Key Stats

2025–26 season · Team stats · Previous season

Buffalo Sabres

3.45

GOALS/G

2.93

GA/G

28.1

SHOTS/G

12.3

SHOOTING %

.907

SAVE %

48

PP GOALS

29.1

SA/G

45.9

FACEOFF %

Pittsburgh Penguins

3.54

GOALS/G

3.15

GA/G

28.6

SHOTS/G

12.4

SHOOTING %

.891

SAVE %

56

PP GOALS

27.4

SA/G

48.2

FACEOFF %

Key Players

Buffalo Sabres

.907Save Percentage

Pittsburgh Penguins

.888Save Percentage

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
BUF	0	1	0	1
PIT	1	2	1	4

Team stats

BUF Stat PIT

15 BS 14

14 HT 26

4 TK 4

24 S 28

1 PPG 1

3 PPO 2

33.3 PCT 50.0

0 SHG 0

0 SOG 0

24 FW 28

46.2 FO% 53.8

17 GV 15

2 PN 3

4 PIM 6

BUF

Buffalo Sabres

Defenses

Buffalo Sabres Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Dennis Gilbert D	0	2	0	-1	20:02	0:00	0:52	19:10	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Ryan Johnson D	1	0	1	-1	18:42	0:00	1:29	17:13	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Vsevolod Komarov D	3	3	0	0	17:33	0:00	0:52	16:41	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Zach Metsa D	2	0	0	-1	21:55	2:47	1:25	17:43	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Radim Mrtka D	1	0	1	-2	20:28	0:04	2:01	18:23	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Jack Rathbone D	3	0	1	0	16:22	1:38	0:17	14:27	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	1	2

Forwards

Buffalo Sabres Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Thomas Bordeleau C	1	0	0	-1	16:57	3:12	0:00	13:45	20	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Justin Danforth RW	0	2	0	0	17:32	2:45	1:05	13:42	22	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	3	40.0	1	0	0
Riley Fiddler-Schultz C	2	0	0	-1	14:19	0:02	1:33	12:44	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	3	62.5	1	0	0
Tyson Kozak C	2	2	0	-2	17:01	0:01	2:03	14:57	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	33.3	2	0	0
Jiri Kulich C	0	1	0	-1	19:39	3:06	0:49	15:44	27	0	0	0	3	1	0	5	7	41.7	0	0	0
Trevor Kuntar C	0	3	0	-1	14:52	0:01	0:00	14:51	18	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Aidan McDonough LW	0	0	0	0	11:51	1:12	0:00	10:39	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Matthew Peca C	0	0	0	-2	18:01	1:44	1:08	15:09	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	8	46.7	2	0	0
Jason Polin RW	0	1	0	-1	15:37	1:31	0:00	14:06	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	100.0	0	0	0
Jake Richard LW	0	0	0	-1	16:02	2:43	0:00	13:19	17	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Conor Sheary LW	0	0	0	0	5:35	0:52	0:00	4:43	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Liam Valente C	0	0	1	-1	14:54	0:27	0:00	14:27	16	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

Goalies

Buffalo Sabres Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Colten Ellis G	0	8	0	0	8	1.000	8	0	0	18:52	0	0
Alex Lyon G	3	19	0	0	16	.842	14	1	1	40:00	0	0

PIT

Pittsburgh Penguins

Defenses

Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Harrison Brunicke D	0	3	1	0	16:30	1:09	1:07	14:14	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan Graves D	1	4	0	2	22:33	0:00	1:28	21:05	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Kris Letang D	2	1	0	1	20:49	2:19	1:08	17:22	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Owen Pickering D	2	1	1	0	17:27	0:00	1:49	15:38	20	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Chase Pietila D	2	1	0	2	21:56	0:00	2:10	19:46	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	2	0	0	1	17:21	0:00	1:06	16:15	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Forwards

Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Justin Brazeau RW	0	1	0	0	14:29	0:15	0:00	14:14	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Tristan Broz C	0	1	0	2	17:48	2:19	0:05	15:24	19	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	37.5	0	1	2
Connor Dewar C	0	1	0	2	14:41	0:52	1:38	12:11	20	1	1	1	1	1	0	6	3	66.7	3	0	0
David Gustafsson C	0	1	0	0	16:36	0:00	2:14	14:22	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	8	38.5	1	0	0
Filip Hallander C	0	2	0	0	14:14	1:09	1:38	11:27	21	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Avery Hayes RW	0	2	2	1	14:50	1:12	0:00	13:38	18	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tanner Howe LW	1	3	0	0	12:28	0:00	0:00	12:28	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ben Kindel C	1	0	0	0	6:13	0:00	0:42	5:31	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	1	85.7	0	0	0
Andrei Kuzmenko LW	1	0	0	0	19:02	2:11	0:00	16:51	18	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Hendrix Lapierre C	0	0	0	0	16:33	2:19	0:30	13:44	21	0	0	1	2	1	0	8	6	57.1	0	0	0
Bryan Rust RW	1	1	0	3	16:41	2:18	0:04	14:19	18	1	1	2	4	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Elmer Soderblom LW	1	4	0	1	15:31	1:17	2:01	12:13	18	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Goalies

Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Sergei Murashov G	0	13	0	0	13	1.000	12	1	0	30:23	0	0
Joel Blomqvist G	1	11	0	0	10	.909	6	3	1	29:30	0	0