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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Friday, November 27, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN+

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Friday, November 27, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN+.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

First game of a road trip.

  1. 172026-11-17: no game
  2. 182026-11-18: no game
  3. 192026-11-19: vs STL
  4. 202026-11-20: no game
  5. 212026-11-21: at NSH
  6. 222026-11-22: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 232026-11-23: no game
  8. 242026-11-24: no game
  9. 252026-11-25: vs CGY
  10. 262026-11-26: no game
  11. 272026-11-27: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~178 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~178 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 172026-11-17: at PHI
  2. 182026-11-18: no game
  3. 192026-11-19: at WSH
  4. 202026-11-20: no game
  5. 212026-11-21: at FLA
  6. 222026-11-22: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 232026-11-23: no game
  8. 242026-11-24: no game
  9. 252026-11-25: vs NYR
  10. 262026-11-26: no game
  11. 272026-11-27: vs PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series