Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Buffalo Sabres 3: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 to Buffalo Sabres 3, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLWednesday, October 1, 2025
DateOct 1, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance11,591
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
4-1-1Record3-2-0
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 3:53 | 10:07 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Broz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 1:29 | 1:18 | 11:08 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Fabbri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:42 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 12:15 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Hallander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 10:42 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 12:06 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:37 | 3:27 | 0:35 | 10:35 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton Heinen | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:09 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 11:11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:25 | 3:25 | 0:33 | 13:27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:44 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joona Koppanen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 10:45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blake Lizotte | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:12 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 13:22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Philip Tomasino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 12:59 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Brunicke | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:35 | 0:56 | 2:24 | 19:15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Dumba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25:44 | 3:58 | 3:36 | 18:10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Graves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 17:33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Pickering | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:41 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 17:09 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:31 | 0:17 | 4:01 | 20:13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .903 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 59:37 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 11:31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 10:29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Geertsen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 13:04 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:11 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 10:37 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 2:25 | 2:35 | 13:49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 | 4:35 | 1:04 | 13:20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:52 | 4:43 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:29 | 4:37 | 2:39 | 14:13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:27 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 1:33 | 3:27 | 12:01 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 27:07 | 5:28 | 1:26 | 20:13 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:40 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:26 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 13:30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radim Mrtka | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:35 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 14:47 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 16:41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar Georgiev | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .769 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37:22 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .917 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 5-3, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Buffalo Sabres 3.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Matt Dumba (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Josh Norris (2 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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