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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · October 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins logoPittsburgh Penguins5
Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3

Shots on goal : PIT 26 — BUF 31 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

Pittsburgh Penguins logo PIT

Game stats

BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
26Shots on goal31
48 %Faceoff win %52 %
2/3Power play1/4
10Penalty minutes8
16Hits19
19Blocked shots14
6Giveaways9
0Takeaways0

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
PIT128626
BUF1291031

Season series PIT 2 – 1 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Pittsburgh Penguins logoPIT 5 / 26 / 363 / 31 / 49 BUFBuffalo Sabres logo →
Missed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 01:04 · snapMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 03:31 · slapMissed shot — Tristan Broz (PIT), P1 05:18 · snapMissed shot — Ryan Shea (PIT), P1 06:42 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 07:22 · wristMissed shot — Robby Fabbri (PIT), P1 10:21 · wristMissed shot — Conor Timmins (BUF), P1 11:38 · slapMissed shot — Mathew Dumba (PIT), P1 16:35 · slapMissed shot — Filip Hallander (PIT), P1 16:57 · tip-inMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 06:56 · tip-inMissed shot — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P2 09:07 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 09:48 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 11:00 · wristMissed shot — Avery Hayes (PIT), P2 12:00 · wristMissed shot — Josh Norris (BUF), P2 16:23 · tip-inMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 16:55 · slapMissed shot — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 02:44 · tip-inMissed shot — Mason Geertsen (BUF), P3 02:52 · tip-inMissed shot — Ryan Graves (PIT), P3 03:28 · wristMissed shot — Avery Hayes (PIT), P3 06:29 · tip-inMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 08:50 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 10:07 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 10:23 · snapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 11:47 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 13:28 · slapMissed shot — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P3 14:00 · backhandMissed shot — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P3 14:14 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 19:22 · tip-inShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 04:31 · wristShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 07:01 · wristShot on goal — Avery Hayes (PIT), P1 07:10 · wristShot on goal — Filip Hallander (PIT), P1 08:16 · backhandShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (PIT), P1 08:44 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 09:46 · backhandShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 10:06 · tip-inShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P1 10:10 · snapShot on goal — Conor Timmins (BUF), P1 11:48 · snapShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 12:01 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 12:37 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Graves (PIT), P1 15:08 · slapShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 16:00 · backhandShot on goal — Avery Hayes (PIT), P1 16:37 · wristShot on goal — Ben Kindel (PIT), P1 16:50 · snapShot on goal — Mathew Dumba (PIT), P1 17:11 · slapShot on goal — Harrison Brunicke (PIT), P1 17:23 · wristShot on goal — Philip Tomasino (PIT), P1 17:30 · wristShot on goal — Owen Pickering (PIT), P1 18:28 · wristShot on goal — Justin Danforth (BUF), P1 18:44 · wristShot on goal — Justin Danforth (BUF), P1 18:48 · tip-inShot on goal — Mathew Dumba (PIT), P1 19:27 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P2 02:17 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 03:48 · snapShot on goal — Ben Kindel (PIT), P2 05:45 · snapShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P2 09:41 · slapShot on goal — Mathew Dumba (PIT), P2 11:21 · wristShot on goal — Harrison Brunicke (PIT), P2 11:48 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Graves (PIT), P2 13:17 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Graves (PIT), P2 15:12 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 15:23 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 15:33 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 16:17 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 16:42 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 17:25 · slapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 17:50 · tip-inShot on goal — Justin Danforth (BUF), P2 18:44 · wristShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P3 00:10 · wristShot on goal — Filip Hallander (PIT), P3 01:07 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 01:29 · tip-inShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 01:31 · tip-inShot on goal — Ville Koivunen (PIT), P3 06:50 · backhandShot on goal — Ben Kindel (PIT), P3 06:51 · backhandShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 09:12 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 09:13 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 10:56 · snapShot on goal — Danton Heinen (PIT), P3 17:26 · tip-inShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 18:45 · tip-inShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 18:46 · backhandGoal — Tristan Broz (PIT), P1 17:32 · wristGoal — Josh Norris (BUF), P1 17:42 · backhandGoal — Mathew Dumba (PIT), P2 05:52 · slapGoal — Avery Hayes (PIT), P2 19:54 · wristGoal — Josh Norris (BUF), P3 04:29 · wristGoal — Ville Koivunen (PIT), P3 10:01 · wristGoal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 11:42 · wristGoal — Filip Hallander (PIT), P3 17:57 · 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

  • 15:44BUFJosh Doan — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Filip Hallander

2nd period

  • 02:38PITJoona Koppanen — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Beck Malenstyn
  • 09:43PITOwen Pickering — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Josh Norris
  • 09:43BUFJosh Norris — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Owen Pickering
  • 15:24PITRyan Graves — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Josh Doan
  • 18:48BUFJustin Danforth — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Robby Fabbri

3rd period

  • 10:41PITBlake Lizotte — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Radim Mrtka
  • 14:48BUFConor Timmins — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Ben Kindel

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
F. HallanderC1103014:07
R. FabbriC0210113:42
J. KoppanenL0100112:40
T. BrozC1001013:55
V. KoivunenR1022016:44
D. HeinenL00-11314:09
B. LizotteC00-10116:12
R. Harvey-PinardL0001213:18
P. TomasinoR0201114:28
N. AcciariC00-11114:00
B. KindelC0123117:25
A. HayesR1023114:37
J. St. IvanyD0000104:32
R. SheaD0110024:31
M. DumbaD1134225:44
R. GravesD0003120:02
O. PickeringD00-11018:41
H. BrunickeD00-12022:35
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
F. Larsson0/00.0 %00:00
A. Silovs(W)28/3190.3 %59:37

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. NorrisC2012118:59
J. DanforthR00-13311:55
J. ZuckerL00-21216:27
P. KrebsC0210114:15
J.KulichC00-13015:11
J. QuinnR0003114:46
B. MalenstynL00-12312:32
M. GeertsenL0000209:10
R. McLeodC00-12018:49
T. ThompsonC0115018:52
A. TuchR00-20121:29
J. DoanR0003212:50
M. KesselringD00-12114:26
C. TimminsD0001018:40
R. DahlinD10-14227:07
R. JohnsonD0120017:40
R. MrtkaD00-10015:35
J. BrysonD0000017:01
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen11/1291.7 %20:00
A. Georgiev(L)10/1376.9 %37:22

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About this game

Who won Penguins vs Sabres?

Penguins won 5-3 over Sabres on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

When was Penguins vs Sabres played?

On Wednesday, October 1, 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?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.