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Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: game summary

Final · September 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres1
Pittsburgh Penguins logoPittsburgh Penguins3

Shots on goal : BUF 25 — PIT 30 · PPG Paints Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

PIT Pittsburgh Penguins logo
25Shots on goal30
52 %Faceoff win %48 %
0/4Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes8
6Hits15
12Blocked shots5
3Giveaways2
6Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
BUF771125
PIT6111330

Season series BUF 2 – 1 PIT

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 1 / 25 / 403 / 30 / 51 PITPittsburgh Penguins logo →
Missed shot — Kris Letang (PIT), P1 02:44 · wristMissed shot — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 03:45 · wristMissed shot — Bryan Rust (PIT), P1 03:48 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 04:15 · wristMissed shot — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P1 04:51 · backhandMissed shot — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 09:41 · snapMissed shot — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P1 11:35 · wristMissed shot — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P1 12:02 · wristMissed shot — Austin Wagner (PIT), P1 13:54 · wristMissed shot — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 15:32 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 16:59 · wristMissed shot — Kris Letang (PIT), P1 19:11 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 00:20 · wristMissed shot — Marcus Pettersson (PIT), P2 01:19 · wristMissed shot — Zach Metsa (BUF), P2 06:44 · tip-inMissed shot — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P2 07:35 · wristMissed shot — Nikita Novikov (BUF), P2 08:03 · wristMissed shot — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 08:47 · wristMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 09:30 · wristMissed shot — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P2 11:02 · wristMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 11:37 · backhandMissed shot — Viktor Neuchev (BUF), P2 16:24 · wristMissed shot — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P2 16:47 · backhandMissed shot — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 18:56 · wristMissed shot — Bryan Rust (PIT), P3 00:20 · snapMissed shot — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 05:49 · wristMissed shot — Brandon Biro (BUF), P3 07:04 · wristMissed shot — Reilly Smith (PIT), P3 07:33 · wristMissed shot — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P3 07:51 · wristMissed shot — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P3 08:37 · wristMissed shot — Alex Nylander (PIT), P3 10:37 · wristMissed shot — Austin Wagner (PIT), P3 10:38 · wristMissed shot — Isak Rosen (BUF), P3 11:53 · wristMissed shot — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P3 13:47 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 13:55 · wristMissed shot — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P3 18:57 · wristShot on goal — Matt Nieto (PIT), P1 02:15 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Carter (PIT), P1 02:48 · wristShot on goal — Austin Wagner (PIT), P1 02:52 · wristShot on goal — Tyson Kozak (BUF), P1 03:37 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P1 04:38 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P1 10:11 · wristShot on goal — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P1 11:28 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P1 12:21 · tip-inShot on goal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P1 12:30 · wristShot on goal — Kale Clague (BUF), P1 13:30 · snapShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), P1 14:48 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Novikov (BUF), P1 16:32 · wristShot on goal — Viktor Neuchev (BUF), P1 18:05 · backhandShot on goal — Chad Ruhwedel (PIT), P2 02:28 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P2 03:16 · tip-inShot on goal — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P2 05:04 · wristShot on goal — Austin Wagner (PIT), P2 06:19 · wristShot on goal — Tyson Kozak (BUF), P2 07:46 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Biro (BUF), P2 10:07 · wristShot on goal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P2 11:10 · slapShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P2 11:41 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 12:31 · wristShot on goal — Isak Rosen (BUF), P2 12:47 · wristShot on goal — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P2 13:17 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 16:05 · wristShot on goal — Matt Nieto (PIT), P2 17:32 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (PIT), P2 17:37 · wristShot on goal — Matt Nieto (PIT), P2 17:38 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 17:59 · snapShot on goal — Kale Clague (BUF), P3 00:56 · slapShot on goal — Matt Nieto (PIT), P3 02:30 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P3 02:39 · wristShot on goal — Isak Rosen (BUF), P3 02:40 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 03:13 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 03:37 · backhandShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P3 03:47 · wristShot on goal — Filip Cederqvist (BUF), P3 04:24 · wristShot on goal — Filip Cederqvist (BUF), P3 04:26 · batShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P3 04:36 · slapShot on goal — Matt Nieto (PIT), P3 04:41 · wristShot on goal — Lars Eller (PIT), P3 05:37 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 06:15 · backhandShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 06:26 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P3 07:42 · wristShot on goal — JJ Peterka (BUF), P3 09:12 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 10:40 · wristShot on goal — Marcus Pettersson (PIT), P3 11:41 · wristShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 12:08 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Graves (PIT), P3 12:42 · snapShot on goal — Filip Cederqvist (BUF), P3 16:06 · tip-inShot on goal — Riley Stillman (BUF), P3 19:59 · wristGoal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 11:27 · wristGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 19:19 · wristGoal — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P3 08:48 · tip-inGoal — Drew O'Connor (PIT), P3 19:06 · backhand

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

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 08:53BUFCasey Mittelstadt — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin

2nd period

  • 04:31PITBryan Rust — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Tage Thompson
  • 08:34PITDrew O'Connor — Holding (2 min) · drawn by JJ Peterka
  • 09:11BUFZach Benson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Graves

3rd period

  • 03:56PITErik Karlsson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Zach Benson
  • 05:13BUFEric Comrie — Delaying game illegal play by goalie (2 min)
  • 14:10PITMatt Nieto — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Zach Metsa

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0000017:15
J. GreenwayL0101017:15
B. BiroL00-11020:19
J.KulichC00-14012:31
Z. GirgensonsC0001011:32
C. MittelstadtC00-21221:32
T. KozakC00-12109:48
F. CederqvistL00-13011:38
I. RosenR0002011:55
T. ThompsonC1002018:26
J. PeterkaR00-13121:44
V. NeuchevL00-11007:36
R. JohnsonD00-10019:36
K. ClagueD00-12018:20
R. StillmanD0001218:55
Z. MetsaD0000019:01
J. BrysonD0000019:07
N. NovikovD00-11018:45
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
E. Comrie(L)27/2993.1 %58:45
M. Houser—0.0 %00:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
D. O'ConnorL2025213:05
A. NylanderL0000015:54
B. RustR0112116:10
R. SmithR0000015:54
L. EllerC0122013:30
A. WagnerL0002309:36
N. AcciariC0113211:07
R. RakellR1002019:06
E. MalkinC0002017:42
J. CarterC0001110:23
M. NietoL0005211:17
S. CrosbyC0102018:35
C. RuhwedelD0001015:04
R. SheaD0000014:32
R. GravesD0011023:52
M. PetterssonD0111321:52
K. LetangD0020124:44
E. KarlssonD0001019:37
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
T. Jarry(W)24/2596.0 %60:00
A. Nedeljkovic—0.0 %00:00

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Penguins?

Penguins won 3-1 over Sabres on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

When was Sabres vs Penguins played?

On Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena.

Where was Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena, in Pittsburgh.

Have the Sabres and Penguins played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.