Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Buffalo Sabres 7: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 to Buffalo Sabres 7, on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLThursday, March 27, 2025
DateMar 27, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance16,418
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
29-34-11Record30-35-6
6th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-8Road record / home record4-6
WLWLLLast 5LLLWL
W1StreakL3
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
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.
Pittsburgh 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 ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 3:46 | 12:40 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Bemstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:20 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 22:55 | 3:37 | 0:04 | 19:14 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 10:12 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Kevin Hayes | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:13 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 12:19 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton Heinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:52 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 9:46 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joona Koppanen | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:08 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 13:28 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 19:00 | 0:01 | 1:47 | 17:12 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 23:16 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 20:16 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:32 | 3:00 | 1:38 | 18:54 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Tomasino | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:45 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 7:38 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Graves | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 12:32 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 23:12 | 2:51 | 3:13 | 17:08 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:27 | 1:09 | 2:33 | 15:45 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8:30 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 8:29 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 23:13 | 1:07 | 3:18 | 18:48 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11:55 | 0:06 | 0:23 | 11:26 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 15:37 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .833 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 34:22 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan Jarry | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .667 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25:20 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16:31 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 13:54 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Dunne | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:55 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:07 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 9:01 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 13:16 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:07 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 17:01 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 7:46 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:58 | 3:18 | 2:21 | 11:19 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:45 | 4:00 | 0:01 | 14:44 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:53 | 3:51 | 0:01 | 16:01 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17:41 | 3:31 | 2:51 | 11:19 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 Bernard-Docker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 16:42 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bowen Byram | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:01 | 2:46 | 1:44 | 19:31 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20:28 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 19:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:33 | 3:36 | 1:22 | 15:35 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:19 | 2:24 | 1:38 | 13:17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:48 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 15:28 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reimer | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
PIT wins series 2-1
Mar 27, 2025PIT 3, BUF 7
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 7-3, on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Buffalo Sabres 7.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Kevin Hayes (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Jiri Kulich (2 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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