Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Buffalo Sabres 1: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 to Buffalo Sabres 1, on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLSaturday, September 26, 2026
DateSep 26, 2026
Start time3:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVNHL Net
Attendance16,078
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-2-0Record1-2-1
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
2-8Road record / home record4-5
LWLLLLast 5LWLWW
L1StreakL1
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 ReserveVille Koivunen RW · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Broz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 1:13 | 0:26 | 15:03 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:03 | 0:53 | 0:11 | 14:59 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Hallander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 13:01 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 14:35 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 1:07 | 3:31 | 14:10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:45 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 16:33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:20 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 10:50 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:29 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 15:41 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 | 0:47 | 0:54 | 13:18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Robertson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:34 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 12:58 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:04 | 0:50 | 2:17 | 4:57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22:24 | 0:00 | 3:38 | 18:46 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:44 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 18:29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:46 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 17:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 18:32 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:44 | 0:07 | 3:37 | 15:00 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .958 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 59:55 | 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 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 17:43 | 3:41 | 0:25 | 13:37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 0:10 | 12:57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 3:41 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 2:10 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:39 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 15:50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:08 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 10:53 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:18 | 2:02 | 0:43 | 13:33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 63.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 12:25 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:10 | 2:11 | 0:35 | 13:24 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:57 | 3:49 | 0:38 | 12:30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:23 | 3:36 | 0:07 | 15:40 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 15:45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:44 | 3:44 | 1:08 | 19:52 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:48 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 16:41 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:11 | 2:08 | 0:45 | 19:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 15:46 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .882 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 43:47 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 3-1, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Buffalo Sabres 1.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Ryan McLeod (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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