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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Preseason Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 41-25-16
at Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 8 6 26
Buffalo Sabres 12 9 10 31

Three stars

  1. J. Norris, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. M. Dumba, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Tristan Broz (2) Philip Tomasino (2), Robby Fabbri (1) Power play PIT 1, BUF 0
1st 17:42 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris (2) Peyton Krebs (1), Ryan Johnson (1) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 1
2nd 05:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Mathew Dumba (1) Ben Kindel (1), Philip Tomasino (3) Even strength PIT 2, BUF 1
2nd 19:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Avery Hayes (1) Filip Hallander (3) Power play PIT 3, BUF 1
3rd 04:29 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris (3) Tage Thompson (2), Peyton Krebs (2) Even strength PIT 3, BUF 2
3rd 10:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Ville Koivunen (2) Ryan Shea (2), Mathew Dumba (2) Even strength PIT 4, BUF 2
3rd 11:42 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (2) Unassisted Power play PIT 4, BUF 3
3rd 17:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Filip Hallander (1) Robby Fabbri (2), Joona Koppanen (1) Even strength, Empty net PIT 5, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 26 31
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 16 19
Blocked shots 19 14
Giveaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 29/61 (47.5%) 32/61 (52.5%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
11 F. Hallander C 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:07
12 R. Fabbri C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 0 0 13:42
15 J. Koppanen L 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 54.5% 12:40
26 T. Broz C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 44.4% 13:55
41 V. Koivunen R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 16:44
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 14:09
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 2 0 46.2% 16:12
49 R. Harvey-Pinard L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:18
53 P. Tomasino R 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:28
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 44.4% 14:00
81 B. Kindel C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 0 0 60% 17:25
85 A. Hayes R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 0 1 14:37
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04:32
5 R. Shea D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 3 0 24:31
24 M. Dumba D 1 1 2 +3 0 4 2 0 0 25:44
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 20:02
38 O. Pickering D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 18:41
45 H. Brunicke D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 0 22:35
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 31 28 3 .903 59:37 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Norris C 2 0 2 +1 2 2 1 0 0 55.6% 18:59
15 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 1 0 60% 11:55
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 16:27
19 P. Krebs C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 14:15
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 62.5% 15:11
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:46
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 12:32
55 M. Geertsen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:10
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 18:49
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 18:52
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 21:29
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 12:50
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 0 14:26
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 18:40
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 2 1 27:07
33 R. Johnson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 0 17:40
57 R. Mrtka D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:35
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:01
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 12 11 1 .917 20:00
40 A. Georgiev 13 10 3 .769 37:22 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:44 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan Hooking 2
2nd 02:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Joona Koppanen Interference 2
2nd 09:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Owen Pickering Roughing 2
2nd 09:43 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris Cross checking 2
2nd 15:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Graves High sticking 2
2nd 18:48 Buffalo Sabres Justin Danforth Interference 2
3rd 10:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte High sticking double minor 4
3rd 14:48 Buffalo Sabres Conor Timmins Interference 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen
James Tobias, Shawn Oliver
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Kevin Hayes, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Ryan Segalla, Connor Clifton, Tristan Jarry, Anthony Mantha, Bokondji Imama, Tommy Novak, Parker Wotherspoon, Caleb Jones, Kyle Criscuolo, Brett Murray, Joseph Masonius, Justin Brazeau, Zach Gallant, Sebastian Aho, Philip Kemp, Alexander Alexeyev, Connor Dewar, Taylor Gauthier, Sam Poulin, Aidan McDonough, Valtteri Puustinen, Aaron Huglen, Filip Lindberg, Callahan Burke, Joel Blomqvist, Raivis Ansons, Brent Johnson, Jack Beck, Jordan Kaplan, Kirill Tankov, Gabe Klassen, Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty, Zam Plante, Sergei Murashov, Luke Devlin, Atley Calvert, Jake Livingstone, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Scooter Brickey, Tanner Howe, Mathieu De St. Phalle, Chase Pietila, Max Graham, Joona Väisänen, Mac Swanson, Brayden Edwards, Bill Zonnon, Charlton Trethewey, Peyton Kettles, William Horcoff, Brady Peddle, Nolan Renwick, David Breazeale, Tommy Budnick, Maxim Pavlenko, Zach Urdahl, Gabriel D'Aigle, Travis Hayes, Ryan Miller, Quinn Beauchesne, Jordan Charron, Carter Sanderson, Kale Dach, Noah Erliden, Linards Feldbergs, Brady Smith, Caden Taylor
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Artem Kriukov, Jordan Greenway, Brendan Warren, Alex Lyon, Vasily Glotov, Carson Meyer, Mattias Samuelsson, Peter Tischke, Bowen Byram, Matteo Costantini, Trevor Kuntar, Josh Dunne, Owen Power, Prokhor Poltapov, Tyson Kozak, Noah Laaouan, Noah Ostlund, Graham Slaggert, Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson, Vsevolod Komarov, Gustav Karlsson, Jake Richard, Zach Benson, Gavin McCarthy, Maxim Strbak, Jagger Joshua, Aidan Fulp, Sean Keohane, Norwin Panocha, Brodie Ziemer, Adam Kleber, Luke Osburn, Simon-Pier Brunet, Patrick Geary, Ryerson Leenders, Vasily Zelenov, David Bedkowski, Matous Jan Kucharcik, Samuel Meloche, Noah Laberge, Ashton Schultz, Melvin Novotny, Yevgeni Prokhorov, Ryan Rucinski

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Preseason Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/OT Preseason Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 1

Matchup Status Details
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Vancouver Canucks 8 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Preseason Game page
Anaheim Ducks 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Preseason Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Preseason Game page

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