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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 34-36-12
at Buffalo Sabres 7 36-39-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 2 3
Buffalo Sabres 2 5 0 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 12 6 25
Buffalo Sabres 10 12 8 30

Three stars

  1. J.Kulich, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. T. Kozak, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:27 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (36) Zach Benson (15), Rasmus Dahlin (43) Even strength PIT 0, BUF 1
1st 04:44 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (7) Alex Tuch (25), Connor Clifton (11) Even strength PIT 0, BUF 2
1st 11:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (26) Rickard Rakell (31), Matt Grzelcyk (34) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 2
2nd 03:36 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich (13) Bowen Byram (27), Tage Thompson (27) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 3
2nd 05:20 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (4) Isak Rosen (1), Rasmus Dahlin (44) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 4
2nd 11:34 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich (14) Bowen Byram (28), Jack Quinn (17) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 5
2nd 12:02 Buffalo Sabres Tyson Kozak (3) Beck Malenstyn (6), Peyton Krebs (14) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 6
2nd 19:34 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (28) Owen Power (30), Tyson Kozak (2) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 7
3rd 02:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte (10) Unassisted Even strength PIT 2, BUF 7
3rd 13:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes (11) Conor Timmins (10), Ryan Graves (3) Even strength PIT 3, BUF 7

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 25 30
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 28 15
Blocked shots 8 14
Giveaways 14 15
Takeaways 8 7
Faceoffs won 37/64 (57.8%) 27/64 (42.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
13 K. Hayes R 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 52.6% 15:13
15 J. Koppanen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 16:08
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 23:32
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 9 2 4 0 12:31
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 10:52
46 B. Lizotte C 1 0 1 -2 2 2 2 0 100% 19:00
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:20
53 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 08:45
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 56.3% 16:26
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 4 0 23:16
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 -1 2 2 3 0 63.6% 22:55
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 11:55
20 C. Timmins D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 18:24
23 V. Kolyachonok D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 08:30
24 M. Grzelcyk D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 2 23:12
27 R. Graves D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12:39
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 2 23:13
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:27
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 12 8 4 .667 25:20 Loss
39 A. Nedeljkovic 18 15 3 .833 34:22

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +3 2 3 0 1 16:31
19 P. Krebs C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 55.6% 15:02
20 J.Kulich C 2 0 2 +3 2 4 1 1 35% 19:07
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 14:43
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 08:55
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 25% 06:55
48 T. Kozak C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 0 50% 09:07
63 I. Rosen R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 11:25
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 52.6% 16:58
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 19:53
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 18:45
89 A. Tuch R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 17:41
4 B. Byram D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 5 24:01
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 2 17:48
24 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 2 2 16:49
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 17:19
26 R. Dahlin D 0 2 2 +1 2 3 1 0 20:33
75 C. Clifton D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 5 0 20:28
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 25 23 3 .920 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Slashing 2
1st 14:18 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson High sticking 2
2nd 06:23 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Interference 2
2nd 09:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte High sticking 2
2nd 18:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar Roughing 2
2nd 18:05 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Roughing 2
3rd 05:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar Roughing 2
3rd 05:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:53 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bernard-Docker Fighting (major) 5
3rd 14:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Vladislav Kolyachonok Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 15:01 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Jake Brenk, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Joe Mahon
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Bokondji Imama, Tommy Novak
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jason Zucker, Sam Lafferty, Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 27

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Hockey Club 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 8 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Seattle Kraken 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final/SO Game page

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