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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres Box Score & Player Stats: Penguins win 3-1, Sep 26, 2026

NHL · Final · Sat, Sep 26, 2026 · Preseason
KeyBank Center
Summary
1
2
3
T
Pittsburgh Penguins5-6 · 1-1-0 away
3
Buffalo Sabres4-4 · 1-1-0 home
1
PIT
2
0
1
3
BUF
0
0
1
1

Pittsburgh beats Buffalo, 3-1

H. Lapierre had an assist. S. Crosby scored.

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: Ville Koivunen lights the lamp.
How they scored
1st
Sidney Crosby Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (1), Declan Carlile (1)
1–0
PIT
1st
Ville Koivunen Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (2), Bryan Rust (3)
2–0
PIT
3rd
Ryan McLeod Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (4), Noah Ostlund (2)
2–1
BUF
3rd
Nick Robertson Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (1), Trevor van Riemsdyk (1)
3–1
PIT
Pittsburgh
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Tristan Broz
0
1
0
0
10:07
0:00
0:00
Egor Chinakhov
0
1
0
0
16:42
1:13
0:26
Sidney Crosby
0
0
0
2
16:03
0:53
0:11
Filip Hallander
0
1
0
0
14:17
0:00
1:16
Ville Koivunen
1
0
0
1
15:38
1:03
0:00
Hendrix Lapierre
2
0
0
1
18:48
1:07
3:31
Evgeni Malkin
1
1
2
1
17:45
1:12
0:00
Rutger McGroarty
0
3
0
0
11:20
0:00
0:30
Tommy Novak
0
0
0
1
16:29
0:48
0:00
Rickard Rakell
0
1
0
1
14:59
0:47
0:54
Nick Robertson
3
0
2
1
15:34
0:00
2:36
Bryan Rust
3
0
0
1
8:04
0:50
2:17
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Declan Carlile
1
3
0
2
22:24
0:00
3:38
Samuel Girard
2
1
0
0
20:44
0:00
2:15
Erik Karlsson
0
1
0
2
18:46
0:58
0:00
Kaedan Korczak
1
2
0
0
20:45
0:00
2:13
Kris Letang
0
2
0
1
17:05
1:02
0:00
Trevor van Riemsdyk
1
1
1
1
18:44
0:07
3:37
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Arturs Silovs
1
24
0
0
23
.958
20
Buffalo
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Zach Benson
0
5
0
-2
17:43
3:41
0:25
Sam Carrick
0
1
0
-1
13:07
0:00
0:10
Josh Doan
0
1
0
0
17:00
3:41
0:00
Konsta Helenius
1
2
0
0
14:34
2:10
0:00
Tyson Kozak
1
1
0
-1
10:39
0:00
0:00
Peyton Krebs
0
2
1
0
15:57
0:00
0:07
Beck Malenstyn
0
2
0
-1
12:08
0:00
1:15
Ryan McLeod
1
0
0
-1
16:18
2:02
0:43
Josh Norris
0
0
0
0
14:38
2:13
0:00
Noah Ostlund
0
1
0
-1
16:10
2:11
0:35
Jack Quinn
0
1
0
-2
16:57
3:49
0:38
Tage Thompson
0
0
1
-1
19:23
3:36
0:07
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Louis Crevier
1
4
0
0
16:54
0:00
1:09
Rasmus Dahlin
1
0
0
-1
24:44
3:44
1:08
Matt Grzelcyk
2
2
0
-2
16:48
0:00
0:07
Zach Metsa
1
0
0
0
16:48
0:00
0:00
Owen Power
0
1
0
-1
22:11
2:08
0:45
Conor Timmins
1
1
0
-2
16:37
0:00
0:51
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Colten Ellis
0
6
0
0
6
1.000
6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2
17
0
0
15
.882
14

Questions

Who won the Penguins vs Sabres game?

The Penguins beat the Sabres 3-1 on Saturday, Sep 26, at KeyBank Center.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

Penguins 3, Sabres 1.

Played Saturday, September 26, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
PIT 90%
The marked point is Start of 3rd Period: 82% to 99% for Penguins on one play, the biggest of the game.
Metropolitan
W
L
OT
PTS
Hurricanes
9
2
2
20
Rangers
7
5
1
15
Devils
7
4
0
14
Capitals
6
4
0
12
Islanders
5
4
2
12
Penguins
5
6
1
11
Flyers
3
7
3
9
Blue Jackets
4
5
0
8
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