Buffalo Sabres 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 5: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 4 to Pittsburgh Penguins 5, on Friday, October 3, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLFriday, October 3, 2025
DateOct 3, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVNHL Net
Attendance11,528
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresPittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
3-2-1Record5-1-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Metropolitan Division
4-5Road record / home record4-4
LLLWLLast 5WLWLL
L3StreakW1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresPittsburgh Penguins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReservePittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:48 | 1:29 | 9:48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 2:14 | 0:00 | 12:17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 10:47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:50 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 14:35 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 9:16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 2:12 | 1:25 | 11:04 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18:07 | 4:23 | 0:47 | 12:57 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:52 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 12:37 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:13 | 4:32 | 1:01 | 13:40 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:29 | 4:26 | 2:12 | 14:51 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:21 | 1:51 | 1:01 | 15:29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 26:18 | 4:52 | 2:40 | 18:46 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vsevolod Komarov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:41 | 0:06 | 0:47 | 13:48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:47 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 17:53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar Georgiev | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .824 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20:09 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .846 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:20 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 10:25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:22 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 12:56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 3:41 | 0:08 | 14:15 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 10:55 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Hallander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:11 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 10:47 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 11:48 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 11:30 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:30 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 17:04 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:03 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:57 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 3:26 | 1:52 | 13:26 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Tomasino | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Brunicke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 14:35 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 13:30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Jones | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:09 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 18:30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:14 | 3:41 | 1:27 | 17:06 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 25:34 | 3:41 | 1:52 | 20:01 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 15:48 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Murashov | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .923 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29:52 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Jarry | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .842 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 30:17 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 5-4, on Friday, October 3, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Buffalo Sabres 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 5.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jiri Kulich (2 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
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