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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Preseason Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Friday, October 3, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 4 0 0 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 12 12 8 0 32
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 4 16 1 30

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J.Kulich, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Philip Tomasino (2) Ben Kindel (2) Even strength BUF 0, PIT 1
2nd 03:53 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (4) Josh Norris (4) Even strength BUF 1, PIT 1
2nd 07:42 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich (1) Alex Tuch (2), Jacob Bryson (1) Even strength BUF 2, PIT 1
2nd 10:05 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (2) Bowen Byram (2), Tage Thompson (3) Power play BUF 3, PIT 1
2nd 13:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Harrison Brunicke (1) Connor Dewar (1), Filip Hallander (4) Even strength BUF 3, PIT 2
2nd 16:37 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich (2) Alex Tuch (3), Peyton Krebs (3) Even strength BUF 4, PIT 2
3rd 06:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (3) Evgeni Malkin (1), Kris Letang (2) Power play BUF 4, PIT 3
3rd 13:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (2) Rickard Rakell (1), Erik Karlsson (2) Power play BUF 4, PIT 4
OT 00:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (3) Erik Karlsson (3) Even strength BUF 4, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 32 30
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 17 28
Blocked shots 14 15
Giveaways 11 21
Takeaways 3 0
Faceoffs won 32/62 (51.6%) 30/62 (48.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Norris C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 2 0 52.6% 18:07
15 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55.6% 12:05
17 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 100% 16:33
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 4 0 0 14:42
20 J.Kulich C 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 3 0 22.2% 15:50
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:52
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 09:44
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 10:50
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 52.6% 14:41
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 -2 2 5 1 0 0 100% 19:13
89 A. Tuch R 0 2 2 +2 0 5 0 2 0 21:29
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 14:31
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 0 0 26:18
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 20:47
33 R. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 16:31
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 14:41
76 V. Komarov D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 17:31
78 J. Bryson D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 18:21
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 13 11 2 .846 40:00
40 A. Georgiev 17 14 3 .824 20:09 OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
11 F. Hallander C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:11
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 14:22
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:57
19 C. Dewar C 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 100% 14:13
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:03
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 11:45
53 P. Tomasino R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:16
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 31.3% 14:20
67 R. Rakell R 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 18:44
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -2 4 3 0 2 0 56.3% 20:30
81 B. Kindel C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 55.6% 13:07
87 S. Crosby C 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 1 58.8% 18:04
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:09
45 H. Brunicke D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 15:55
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 2 0 25:34
65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 22:14
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 17:13
82 C. Jones D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 4 0 20:09
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 S. Murashov 13 12 1 .923 29:52 Win
35 T. Jarry 19 16 3 .842 30:17

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin High sticking double minor 4
2nd 09:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Slashing 2
2nd 18:28 Buffalo Sabres Ryan Johnson Holding 2
3rd 06:31 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 08:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Ville Koivunen Holding 2
3rd 12:27 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Holding the stick 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Garrett Rank, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Kyle Flemington
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Artem Kriukov, Mason Geertsen, Jordan Greenway, Brendan Warren, Vasily Glotov, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Carson Meyer, Mattias Samuelsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Michael Kesselring, Peter Tischke, Matteo Costantini, Trevor Kuntar, Josh Dunne, Owen Power, Prokhor Poltapov, Noah Laaouan, Noah Ostlund, Graham Slaggert, Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson, 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, Radim Mrtka, Matous Jan Kucharcik, Samuel Meloche, Noah Laberge, Ashton Schultz, Melvin Novotny, Yevgeni Prokhorov, Ryan Rucinski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Marc-Andre Fleury, Kevin Hayes, Bryan Rust, Mathew Dumba, Ryan Segalla, Ryan Graves, Robby Fabbri, Bokondji Imama, Ryan Shea, Kyle Criscuolo, Brett Murray, Joseph Masonius, Zach Gallant, Alexander Alexeyev, Jack St. Ivany, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Blake Lizotte, Taylor Gauthier, Sam Poulin, Arturs Silovs, Aidan McDonough, Aaron Huglen, Filip Lindberg, Callahan Burke, Joel Blomqvist, Raivis Ansons, Tristan Broz, Brent Johnson, Jack Beck, Jordan Kaplan, Kirill Tankov, Avery Hayes, Gabe Klassen, Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty, Owen Pickering, Zam Plante, Luke Devlin, Atley Calvert, Jake Livingstone, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Scooter Brickey, Tanner Howe, Mathieu De St. Phalle, 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

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

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