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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Preseason Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Monday, September 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 4-3-1
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 3-4-1

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 13 6 24
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 12 9 28

Three stars

  1. B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. A. Hayes, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. H. Lapierre, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar (1) Bryan Rust (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1) Even strength BUF 0, PIT 1
2nd 12:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (1) Hendrix Lapierre (1), Kris Letang (1) Power play BUF 0, PIT 2
2nd 18:32 Buffalo Sabres Jake Richard (1) Thomas Bordeleau (1), Zach Metsa (1) Power play BUF 1, PIT 2
2nd 19:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Avery Hayes (1) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, PIT 3
3rd 18:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Elmer Soderblom (1) Bryan Rust (2), Connor Dewar (1) Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 24 28
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 16 26
Blocked shots 15 14
Giveaways 17 15
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 24/52 (46.2%) 28/52 (53.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
13 M. Peca C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 46.7% 18:01
15 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 40% 17:32
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 41.7% 19:39
27 A. McDonough L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:51
28 L. Valente C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 14:54
41 J. Polin R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 15:37
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:35
45 R. Fiddler-Schultz C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 62.5% 14:19
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 33.3% 17:01
52 T. Kuntar C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 14:52
70 J. Richard R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 16:02
77 T. Bordeleau C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 16:57
3 J. Rathbone D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 16:22
33 R. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 18:42
44 D. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 20:02
57 R. Mrtka D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 20:28
73 Z. Metsa D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 21:55
76 V. Komarov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 17:33
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 19 16 3 .842 40:00 Loss
92 C. Ellis 8 8 0 1.000 18:52

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 A. Kuzmenko L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:02
11 F. Hallander C 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 14:14
13 D. Gustafsson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 38.5% 16:36
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 14:29
17 B. Rust R 1 2 3 +3 0 4 1 1 1 16:41
19 C. Dewar C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 14:41
22 H. Lapierre C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 16:33
25 E. Soderblom L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 1 0 15:31
26 T. Broz C 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 0 0 37.5% 17:48
40 T. Howe L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12:28
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 85.7% 06:13
85 A. Hayes R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 14:50
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 4 1 0 22:33
38 O. Pickering D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 17:27
44 C. Pietila D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 2 0 21:56
45 H. Brunicke D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:30
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 17:21
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 20:49
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 S. Murashov 13 13 0 1.000 30:23
30 J. Blomqvist 11 10 1 .909 29:30 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Graves Interference 2
2nd 10:30 Buffalo Sabres Dennis Gilbert Holding 2
2nd 11:58 Buffalo Sabres Jack Rathbone Tripping 2
2nd 18:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Tristan Broz Holding 2
3rd 00:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Brazeau Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Carter Sandlak, Justin Kea
Linesmen
James Tobias, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Artem Kriukov, Jason Zucker, Sam Carrick, Mason Geertsen, Brendan Warren, Beck Malenstyn, Tage Thompson, Vasily Glotov, Conor Timmins, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Josh Norris, Matt Villalta, Carson Meyer, Ryan McLeod, Mattias Samuelsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs, Louis Crevier, Jack Quinn, Matteo Costantini, Josh Doan, Redmond Savage, Owen Power, Prokhor Poltapov, Olen Zellweger, Talyn Boyko, Noah Laaouan, Topias Leinonen, Noah Ostlund, Graham Slaggert, Zach Benson, Gavin McCarthy, Scott Ratzlaff, Maxim Strbak, Sean Keohane, Norwin Panocha, Zac Funk, Brodie Ziemer, Konsta Helenius, Adam Kleber, Luke Osburn, Simon-Pier Brunet, Patrick Geary, Vasily Zelenov, David Bedkowski, Matous Jan Kucharcik, Samuel Meloche, Noah Laberge, Ashton Schultz, Melvin Novotny, Yevgeni Prokhorov, Ryan Rucinski, Brayden Holberton, Ilia Morozov, Daxon Rudolph, Olivers Murnieks, Doman Szongoth, Dylan Dumont, Jean-Christoph Lemieux, Sawyer Mayes, Caden Dabrowski, Cohen Bidgood, Kristopher Richards, Eddy Doyle
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Ryan Segalla, Tommy Novak, Caleb Jones, Samuel Girard, Joseph Masonius, Philip Kemp, Collin Delia, Cam Johnson, Hugh McGing, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Blake Lizotte, Taylor Gauthier, Kaedan Korczak, Nick Robertson, Arturs Silovs, Filip Lindberg, Ilya Solovyov, Egor Chinakhov, Brent Johnson, Ville Koivunen, Lucas Ciona, Ryan Mast, Kirill Tankov, Daniel Laatsch, Declan Carlile, Rutger McGroarty, Zam Plante, Luke Devlin, Atley Calvert, Mark Senden, Mikhail Ilyin, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Finn Harding, Melvin Fernström, Tomas Galvas, Oliver Okuliar, Max Graham, Joona Väisänen, Mac Swanson, Brayden Edwards, Parker Von Richter, Bill Zonnon, Charlton Trethewey, Peyton Kettles, William Horcoff, Brady Peddle, David Breazeale, Gabriel D'Aigle, Travis Hayes, Ryan Miller, Quinn Beauchesne, Jordan Charron, Carter Sanderson, Kale Dach, Maleek McGowan, Pierce Mbuyi, Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Broten Sabo, Daniel Russell, Jake Livanavage, Matvei Nikonovich, Tyler Duke, Jack Horbach, Tiernan Shoudy, Carter Casey, Benett Kelly, Xavier Wendt

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
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