Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Preseason

0-0-0, 0-0-0 Away

19:54 - 3rd

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	1	0	1
Penguins PIT	1	2	0	3

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

0-0-0, 0-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Thomas BordeleauT. Bordeleau#77
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Riley Fiddler-SchultzR. Fiddler-Schultz#45
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Trevor KuntarT. Kuntar#52
Aidan McDonoughA. McDonough#27
Matthew PecaM. Peca#13
Jason PolinJ. Polin#41
Jake RichardJ. Richard#70
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Liam ValenteL. Valente#28
defensemen
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#44
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Vsevolod KomarovV. Komarov#76
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Radim MrtkaR. Mrtka#57
Jack RathboneJ. Rathbone#3

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:35	1:40	0:00	7:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:17	1:12	1:05	9:00	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:54	0:02	1:33	7:19	5	1	83.3
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	12:03	0:01	2:03	9:59	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:28	1:35	0:49	10:04	5	6	45.5
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	9:42	0:01	0:00	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:17	0:44	0:00	6:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	11:52	1:15	1:08	9:29	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:28	1:05	0:00	9:23	2	0	100.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:58	1:09	0:00	8:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5:35	0:52	0:00	4:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:41	0:00	0:00	8:41	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	14:21	0:00	0:52	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	17	13:38	0:00	1:29	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	12	11:21	0:00	0:52	10:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:00	1:07	1:25	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:24	0:04	2:01	12:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	2	12	10:40	1:18	0:17	9:05	0	0	0.0

Alex LyonA. Lyon#34
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	3	16	.842	14	1	1	0	0	40:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Tristan BrozT. Broz#26
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
David GustafssonD. Gustafsson#13
Filip HallanderF. Hallander#11
Avery HayesA. Hayes#85
Tanner HoweT. Howe#40
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Andrei KuzmenkoA. Kuzmenko#10
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#22
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Elmer SoderblomE. Soderblom#25
defensemen
Harrison BrunickeH. Brunicke#45
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Owen PickeringO. Pickering#38
Chase PietilaC. Pietila#44
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	9:50	0:15	0:00	9:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	11:51	2:19	0:05	9:27	3	4	42.9
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	9:46	0:52	1:06	7:48	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:24	0:00	0:44	9:40	3	5	37.5
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:40	1:09	1:08	7:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	12	9:55	1:12	0:00	8:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	9:08	0:00	0:00	9:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	6:13	0:00	0:42	5:31	6	1	85.7
0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12:21	2:11	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:34	2:19	0:30	7:45	6	6	50.0
1	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	11:40	2:18	0:04	9:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	13	9:43	1:17	0:31	7:55	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	10:59	1:09	1:07	8:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	15	13:43	0:00	0:00	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:03	2:19	0:37	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13	11:26	0:00	1:49	9:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	14:10	0:00	0:41	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:16	0:00	0:36	11:40	0	0	0.0

Sergei MurashovS. Murashov#1
goalies
Joel BlomqvistJ. Blomqvist#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
13	0	13	1.000	12	1	0	0	0	30:23	0
5	1	4	.800	2	1	1	0	0	9:30	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	1	0	1
	Penguins	1	2	0	3

2nd Period		BUF	PIT
19:58	Avery Hayes (1) Unassisted	1	3
18:32	Jake Richard (1) (Power Play) Assists: Thomas Bordeleau (1), Zach Metsa (1)	1	2
12:16	Bryan Rust (1) (Power Play) Assists: Hendrix Lapierre (1), Kris Letang (1)	0	2

1st Period			BUF	PIT
10:27		Connor Dewar (1) Assists: Bryan Rust (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1)	0	1

PPG Paints Arena

9:00 AM, 22 September 2026

Pittsburgh, PA

Referees:
Carter Sandlak
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	2	0	0	4
Florida	1	0	0	2
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	2
Boston	1	0	0	2
Toronto	0	1	1	1
Detroit	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	0	0	0	0
Ottawa	0	0	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	1	0	0	2
Washington	0	0	1	1
NY Rangers	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0
Columbus	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0
Carolina	0	1	0	0

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