Buffalo Sabres 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 4: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 1 to Pittsburgh Penguins 4, on Monday, September 21, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLMonday, September 21, 2026
DateSep 21, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVESPN+
Attendance11,947
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresPittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
0-1-0Record1-0-0
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding7th in Metropolitan Division
4-4Road record / home record4-4
LWLWWLast 5LWLLL
L1StreakL1
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
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 ReserveVille Koivunen RW · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayBox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:57 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Danforth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | 2:45 | 1:05 | 13:42 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Fiddler-Schultz | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:19 | 0:02 | 1:33 | 12:44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:01 | 0:01 | 2:03 | 14:57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:39 | 3:06 | 0:49 | 15:44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Kuntar | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14:52 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 14:51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan McDonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 10:39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:01 | 1:44 | 1:08 | 15:09 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Polin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:37 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:02 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:35 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 4:43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Valente | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:54 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 19:10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:42 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 17:13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vsevolod Komarov | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 16:41 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:55 | 2:47 | 1:25 | 17:43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Radim Mrtka | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:28 | 0:04 | 2:01 | 18:23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rathbone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:22 | 1:38 | 0:17 | 14:27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .842 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tristan Broz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 | 2:19 | 0:05 | 15:24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:41 | 0:52 | 1:38 | 12:11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 14:22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Hallander | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 1:09 | 1:38 | 11:27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:50 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 13:38 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Howe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 5:31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 16:51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 2:19 | 0:30 | 13:44 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:41 | 2:18 | 0:04 | 14:19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15:31 | 1:17 | 2:01 | 12:13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | 1:09 | 1:07 | 14:14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Graves | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22:33 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 21:05 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:49 | 2:19 | 1:08 | 17:22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Pickering | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 15:38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Pietila | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:56 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 19:46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:21 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 16:15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Murashov | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30:23 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Blomqvist | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .909 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29:30 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 4-1, on Monday, September 21, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Buffalo Sabres 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jake Richard (1 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
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