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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · March 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins logoPittsburgh Penguins3
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres7

Shots on goal : PIT 25 — BUF 30 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Pittsburgh Penguins logo PIT

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
25Shots on goal30
58 %Faceoff win %42 %
0/3Power play0/4
15Penalty minutes13
28Hits15
8Blocked shots14
14Giveaways15
8Takeaways7

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
PIT712625
BUF1012830

Season series PIT 2 – 1 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Pittsburgh Penguins logoPIT 3 / 26 / 337 / 30 / 39 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Isak Rosen (BUF), P1 01:42 · tip-inMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 04:12 · slapMissed shot — Jacob Bernard-Docker (BUF), P1 10:24 · wristMissed shot — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 11:46 · wristMissed shot — Conor Timmins (PIT), P1 17:09 · wristMissed shot — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P1 18:47 · deflectedMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 01:53 · slapMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 03:52 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 04:15 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 07:03 · slapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:37 · slapMissed shot — Connor Clifton (BUF), P2 14:43 · wristMissed shot — Joona Koppanen (PIT), P2 19:17 · wristMissed shot — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P3 01:55 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 10:40 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 17:46 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 06:05 · backhandShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 06:39 · wristShot on goal — Conor Timmins (PIT), P1 06:44 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 11:31 · backhandShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 11:32 · backhandShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 11:45 · slapShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P1 12:33 · wristShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P1 15:37 · backhandShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P1 15:43 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P1 16:06 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 16:43 · backhandShot on goal — Isak Rosen (BUF), P1 18:29 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P1 18:33 · wristShot on goal — Matt Grzelcyk (PIT), P1 18:41 · slapShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P2 04:07 · backhandShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P2 04:08 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 04:25 · wristShot on goal — Philip Tomasino (PIT), P2 04:57 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 07:43 · wristShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 09:37 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 09:39 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 10:00 · slapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:04 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 10:43 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P2 12:01 · wristShot on goal — Connor Dewar (PIT), P2 12:17 · tip-inShot on goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P2 12:22 · backhandShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 15:19 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 15:31 · slapShot on goal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P2 15:39 · wristShot on goal — Connor Dewar (PIT), P2 18:00 · wristShot on goal — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P2 18:01 · batShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P2 19:56 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 02:12 · wristShot on goal — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P3 02:14 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 03:54 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 04:42 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P3 06:51 · backhandShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 08:24 · wristShot on goal — Tyson Kozak (BUF), P3 08:34 · wristShot on goal — Isak Rosen (BUF), P3 08:39 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 09:27 · slapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 13:31 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P3 14:25 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 14:50 · wristShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P3 16:57 · snapGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 00:27 · wristGoal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 04:44 · tip-inGoal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 11:11 · snapGoal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 03:36 · snapGoal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P2 05:20 · wristGoal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 11:34 · snapGoal — Tyson Kozak (BUF), P2 12:02 · backhandGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 19:34 · snapGoal — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P3 02:16Goal — Kevin Hayes (PIT), P3 13:54 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 06:41PITSidney Crosby — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 14:18BUFZach Benson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Kris Letang

2nd period

  • 06:23BUFConnor Clifton — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Bryan Rust
  • 09:32PITBlake Lizotte — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 18:05PITConnor Dewar — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 18:05BUFRasmus Dahlin — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Connor Dewar

3rd period

  • 05:53PITConnor Dewar — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  • 05:53PITConnor Dewar — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  • 05:53BUFJacob Bernard-Docker — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Connor Dewar
  • 14:54PITVladislav Kolyachonok — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
  • 15:01BUFJiri Kulich — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Conor Timmins

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
K. HayesR1006415:13
J. KoppanenL00-10316:08
B. RustR00-15023:32
C. DewarC00-12412:31
D. HeinenL0010010:52
B. LizotteC10-22219:00
E. BemstromC0000004:20
P. TomasinoR00-21008:45
N. AcciariC00-20216:26
R. RakellR01-20423:16
S. CrosbyC10-12322:55
R. SheaD00-20011:55
C. TimminsD0111118:24
V. KolyachonokD00-10008:30
M. GrzelcykD01-31023:12
R. GravesD0100212:39
K. LetangD00-33323:13
E. KarlssonD0002019:27
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
T. Jarry(L)8/1266.7 %25:20
A. Nedeljkovic15/1883.3 %34:22

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0133016:31
P. KrebsC1122015:02
J.KulichC2034119:07
J. QuinnR0101114:43
B. MalenstynL0102108:55
J. DunneC00-10106:55
T. KozakC1112109:07
I. RosenR0112111:25
R. McLeodC00-11016:58
T. ThompsonC1123019:53
J. PeterkaR00-12018:45
A. TuchR1121017:41
B. ByramD0221024:01
M. SamuelssonD1011117:48
J. Bernard-DockerD0010216:49
O. PowerD0110017:19
R. DahlinD0213120:33
C. CliftonD0122520:28
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen0/0—00:00
J. Reimer(W)23/2592.0 %60:00

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About this game

Who won Penguins vs Sabres?

Sabres won 7-3 over Penguins on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

When was Penguins vs Sabres played?

On Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Penguins and Sabres played this season?

Yes: October 16 (Sabres 5, Penguins 6); January 17 (Penguins 5, Sabres 2).