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Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: game summary

Final · October 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres4
Pittsburgh Penguins logoPittsburgh Penguins5

Shots on goal : BUF 32 — PIT 30 · PPG Paints Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

PIT Pittsburgh Penguins logo
32Shots on goal30
52 %Faceoff win %48 %
1/4Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes8
17Hits28
14Blocked shots15
11Giveaways21
3Takeaways0

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
BUF12128032
PIT9416130

Season series BUF 1 – 2 PIT

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 4 / 32 / 465 / 30 / 40 PITPittsburgh Penguins logo →
Missed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 05:04 · backhandMissed shot — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P1 05:47 · slapMissed shot — Noel Acciari (PIT), P1 07:51 · wristMissed shot — Parker Wotherspoon (PIT), P1 08:17 · wristMissed shot — Conor Timmins (BUF), P1 09:58 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 10:56 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 11:00 · wristMissed shot — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P1 18:58 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 00:25 · slapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 01:19 · tip-inMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 01:38 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 05:52 · wristMissed shot — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P2 08:10 · wristMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P2 10:01 · snapMissed shot — Connor Clifton (PIT), P2 10:46 · slapMissed shot — Anthony Mantha (PIT), P2 12:35 · backhandMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 13:01 · wristMissed shot — Filip Hallander (PIT), P3 05:43 · tip-inMissed shot — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 09:32 · wristMissed shot — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P3 12:17 · tip-inMissed shot — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 13:06 · tip-inMissed shot — Philip Tomasino (PIT), P3 15:16 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 16:28 · tip-inMissed shot — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 19:32 · wristShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 01:22 · slapShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 02:56 · wristShot on goal — Josh Norris (BUF), P1 03:52 · snapShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 04:10 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 04:12 · backhandShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 04:56 · slapShot on goal — Tommy Novak (PIT), P1 07:16 · slapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 08:38 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 09:06 · wristShot on goal — Vsevolod Komarov (BUF), P1 11:10 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P1 12:43 · wristShot on goal — Conor Timmins (BUF), P1 13:53 · snapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 13:56 · snapShot on goal — Vsevolod Komarov (BUF), P1 14:20 · wristShot on goal — Caleb Jones (PIT), P1 15:03 · slapShot on goal — Caleb Jones (PIT), P1 15:06 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 15:46 · backhandShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P1 16:06 · wristShot on goal — Connor Dewar (PIT), P1 17:42 · wristShot on goal — Filip Hallander (PIT), P1 17:43 · tip-inShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P2 03:40 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 07:40 · snapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 09:52 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 10:14 · tip-inShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 12:12 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 13:00 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 13:36 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 16:33 · wristShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P2 17:11 · tip-inShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P2 17:46 · slapShot on goal — Ville Koivunen (PIT), P2 19:51 · backhandShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 00:41 · wristShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P3 00:59 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 01:14 · wristShot on goal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P3 02:20 · wristShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 02:22 · backhandShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 03:05 · tip-inShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P3 03:39 · snapShot on goal — Zach Metsa (BUF), P3 04:13 · wristShot on goal — Ben Kindel (PIT), P3 04:59 · wristShot on goal — Filip Hallander (PIT), P3 05:33 · snapShot on goal — Harrison Brunicke (PIT), P3 05:46 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P3 06:44 · tip-inShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 07:21 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 08:53 · snapShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 09:27 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 09:34 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 09:36 · wristShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 10:58 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 11:56 · wristShot on goal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P3 13:29 · snapShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 17:30 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 18:09 · backhandGoal — Philip Tomasino (PIT), P1 08:59 · deflectedGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 03:53 · wristGoal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 07:42 · backhandGoal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 10:05 · wristGoal — Harrison Brunicke (PIT), P2 13:53 · wristGoal — Jiri Kulich (BUF), P2 16:37 · wristGoal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 06:45 · wristGoal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), P3 13:54 · backhandGoal — Sidney Crosby (PIT), OT 00:09 · 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

Overtime

Penalties

1st period

  • 01:15PITEvgeni Malkin — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Jiri Kulich

2nd period

  • 09:24PITSidney Crosby — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Vsevolod Komarov
  • 18:28BUFRyan Johnson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Connor Dewar

3rd period

  • 06:31BUFBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by T. Kozak
  • 08:19PITVille Koivunen — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Justin Danforth
  • 12:27BUFTage Thompson — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. NorrisC01-21018:07
J. DanforthR0000012:05
J. ZuckerL1003016:33
P. KrebsC0121414:42
J.KulichC2023115:50
J. QuinnR00-10114:52
B. MalenstynL0002209:44
T. KozakC0000010:50
R. McLeodC0001014:41
T. ThompsonC11-25119:13
A. TuchR0225021:29
J. DoanR0002314:31
B. ByramD01-13226:18
C. TimminsD00-11020:47
R. JohnsonD00-10016:31
Z. MetsaD0021014:41
V. KomarovD0002117:31
J. BrysonD0122218:21
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Lyon11/1384.6 %40:00
A. Georgiev(O)14/1782.4 %20:09

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
F. HallanderC0112012:11
J. BrazeauR00-12214:22
T. NovakC0011010:57
C. DewarC0101314:13
A. ManthaR00-10013:03
V. KoivunenR0001011:45
P. TomasinoR1001212:16
N. AcciariC0011314:20
R. RakellR1105218:44
E. MalkinC01-23020:30
B. KindelC0101113:07
S. CrosbyC2003118:04
P. WotherspoonD0000219:09
H. BrunickeD1002115:55
K. LetangD01-14225:34
E. KarlssonD0211022:14
C. CliftonD0000717:13
C. JonesD00-12220:09
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
S. Murashov(W)12/1392.3 %29:52
T. Jarry16/1984.2 %30:17

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Penguins?

Penguins won 5-4 in overtime over Sabres on Friday, October 3, 2025.

When was Sabres vs Penguins played?

On Friday, October 3, 2025, 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.