Buffalo Sabres v Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLPreseason

Final

Buffalo Sabres

1–3

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player stats

Penguins

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
T. BrozC	0	1	0	0	10:07	0:00	0:00	10:07	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
E. ChinakhovRW	0	1	0	0	16:42	1:13	0:26	15:03	21	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
S. CrosbyC	0	0	0	2	16:03	0:53	0:11	14:59	21	1	1	0	2	3	8	9	47.1	2	0	0
F. HallanderC	0	1	0	0	14:17	0:00	1:16	13:01	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
V. KoivunenRW	1	0	0	1	15:38	1:03	0:00	14:35	17	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
H. LapierreC	2	0	0	1	18:48	1:07	3:31	14:10	21	0	0	1	3	0	2	16	11.1	0	0	0
E. MalkinC	1	1	2	1	17:45	1:12	0:00	16:33	19	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	4	1	2
R. McGroartyRW	0	3	0	0	11:20	0:00	0:30	10:50	14	0	1	0	3	2	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
T. NovakC	0	0	0	1	16:29	0:48	0:00	15:41	21	0	0	1	0	1	4	6	40.0	2	0	0
R. RakellRW	0	1	0	1	14:59	0:47	0:54	13:18	22	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
N. RobertsonLW	3	0	2	1	15:34	0:00	2:36	12:58	21	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
B. RustRW	3	0	0	1	8:04	0:50	2:17	4:57	9	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
D. CarlileD	1	3	2	22:24	0:00	3:38	18:46	24	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
S. GirardD	2	1	0	20:44	0:00	2:15	18:29	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. KarlssonD	0	1	2

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. SilovsG	1	24	0	0	23	.958	20	3	0	59:55	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. BensonLW	0	5	0	-2	17:43	3:41	0:25	13:37	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
S. CarrickC	0	1	0	-1	13:07	0:00	0:10	12:57	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	7	56.3	0	0	0

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News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 27 September 2026
Started: 5:00 am AEDT
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Competition: NHL, Preseason
Officials: Tommy Hughes (Linesman), Peter MacDougall (Referee), Andrew Smith (Linesman), Hayden Verbeek (Referee)
Crowd: 16,078

Form and ladder

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Updated 12 Nov, 3:02 am