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Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Preseason · Monday, September 21, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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1–4

Final

SOG 24–28

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SN-PIT+ · MSG-B

Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Monday, September 21, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Sabres 28-24.

Goals came from Connor Dewar, Bryan Rust, Jake Richard, Avery Hayes and Elmer Soderblom.

Joel Blomqvist made 10 saves on 11 shots for the win; Alex Lyon stopped 16 of 19.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Buffalo SabresBUF010124
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT121428

Three stars

  1. ★1st starBryan RustPIT · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starAvery HayesPIT · 1G 0A
  3. ★3rd starHendrix LapierrePIT · 0G 1A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
GoalBUF on icePIT on ice

0–1 PIT

1st 10:27 · Dewar

Mrtka 0:52

0–2 PIT

2nd 12:16 · PP · Rust

Danforth 0:35

1–2 BUF

2nd 18:32 · PP · Richard

Hallander 0:25

1–3 PIT

2nd 19:58 · Hayes

Peca 0:49

1–4 PIT

3rd 18:13 · EN · Soderblom

Metsa 1:41

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFPIT
24Shots on goal28
46%Faceoff %54%
1/3Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes6
16Hits26
15Blocked shots14
17Giveaways15
4Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 07:39Ryan Graves · interference2 min
  • 2nd 10:30Dennis Gilbert · holding2 min
  • 2nd 11:58Jack Rathbone · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 18:07Tristan Broz · holding2 min
  • 3rd 00:36Justin Brazeau · tripping2 min