Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
8 |
19 |
31 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 |
8 |
8 |
19 |
Three stars
- K. Hayes, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
17:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mathew Dumba (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 0, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
07:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (6) |
Jack Quinn (7), Ryan McLeod (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
07:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (6) |
Ryan Shea (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
12:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kevin Hayes (1) |
Erik Karlsson (13), Parker Wotherspoon (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
15:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (6) |
Jason Zucker (7), Mattias Samuelsson (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
19:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Connor Dewar (5) |
Danton Heinen (1), Ryan Shea (8) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 2, PIT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
19 |
| Power play |
0 of 0 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
0 |
| Hits |
21 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
15/36 (41.7%) |
21/36 (58.3%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:28 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
28.6% |
09:10 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
09:44 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:11 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
57.1% |
15:22 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
18:01 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
18:33 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
13:27 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
100% |
17:40 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
|
27:47 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:25 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:06 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
18 |
15 |
3 |
.833 |
59:23 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:23 |
| Number 15 J. Koppanen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 26 T. Broz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:30 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:46 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:46 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
18:46 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
22:37 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Timmins |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Referees
- Pierre Lambert, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Dylan Blujus, CJ Murray
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Colten Ellis, Zach Metsa
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Connor Clifton, Ben Kindel
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Sources and further reading
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