Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins

atSabres at Penguins

Preseason

September 21 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Buffalo Sabres1st in the Atlantic · 2025-26 FinalLWLWLOT150-23

Pittsburgh Penguins2nd in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 15 backLWWLLL341-25

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Sabres3 listed

Justin DanforthRW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Jiri KulichCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Noah OstlundCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Pittsburgh Penguins2 listed

Caleb JonesD · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Filip HallanderCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Buffalo Sabres39 players

Forwards21

Sam Carrick6' 0"34 yrs7 yr

Riley Fiddler-Schultz6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Konsta Helenius5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Tyson Kozak5' 11"23 yrs2 yr

Peyton Krebs6' 0"25 yrs5 yr

Jiri Kulich6' 1"22 yrs2 yrInjured Reserve

Trevor Kuntar6' 0"25 yrsRookie

Ryan McLeod6' 3"26 yrs6 yr

Josh Norris6' 2"27 yrs5 yr

Noah Ostlund5' 10"22 yrsRookieOut

Tage Thompson6' 6"28 yrs8 yr

Zach Benson5' 10"21 yrs3 yr

Beck Malenstyn6' 3"28 yrs4 yr

Tanner Pearson6' 1"34 yrs13 yr

Jake Richard6' 1"22 yrsRookie

Conor Sheary5' 8"34 yrs10 yr

Jason Zucker5' 11"34 yrs14 yr

Justin Danforth5' 8"33 yrs4 yrInjured Reserve

Josh Doan6' 2"24 yrs3 yr

Jason Polin6' 1"27 yrsRookie

Jack Quinn6' 1"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen15

Louis Crevier6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

Rasmus Dahlin6' 3"26 yrs8 yr

Dennis Gilbert6' 2"29 yrs5 yr

Ryan Johnson6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Vsevolod Komarov6' 2"22 yrsRookie

Artem Kriukov6' 4"44 yrsRookie

Gavin McCarthy6' 2"21 yrsRookie

Zach Metsa5' 9"27 yrsRookie

Radim Mrtka6' 6"19 yrsRookie

Owen Power6' 6"23 yrs4 yr

Mattias Samuelsson6' 4"26 yrs6 yr

Logan Stanley6' 7"28 yrs6 yr

Maxim Strbak6' 2"21 yrs

Conor Timmins6' 3"27 yrs5 yr

Olen Zellweger5' 10"22 yrs3 yr

Goaltenders3

Colten Ellis6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen6' 5"27 yrs4 yr

Alex Lyon6' 1"33 yrs5 yr

Pittsburgh Penguins35 players

Forwards23

Sidney Crosby5' 11"39 yrs21 yr

Connor Dewar5' 10"27 yrs5 yr

David Gustafsson6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Filip Hallander6' 1"26 yrsRookieInjured Reserve

Ben Kindel5' 11"19 yrsRookie

Hendrix Lapierre6' 0"24 yrs3 yr

Blake Lizotte5' 9"28 yrs7 yr

Evgeni Malkin6' 5"40 yrs20 yr

Tommy Novak6' 1"29 yrs5 yr

Rafael Harvey-Pinard5' 9"27 yrs3 yr

Joona Koppanen6' 5"28 yrs2 yr

Andrei Kuzmenko5' 11"30 yrs4 yr

Oliver Okuliar6' 2"26 yrsRookie

Nicholas Robertson5' 9"24 yrs5 yr

Elmer Soderblom6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

Justin Brazeau6' 6"28 yrs3 yr

Egor Chinakhov6' 1"25 yrs5 yr

Avery Hayes5' 10"23 yrsRookie

Kevin Hayes6' 5"34 yrs12 yr

Ville Koivunen5' 11"23 yrsRookie

Rutger McGroarty6' 0"22 yrsRookie

Rickard Rakell6' 1"33 yrs13 yr

Bryan Rust5' 11"34 yrs12 yr

Defensemen10

Declan Carlile6' 3"26 yrsRookie

Samuel Girard5' 10"28 yrs9 yr

Ryan Graves6' 5"31 yrs8 yr

Caleb Jones6' 1"29 yrs7 yrInjured Reserve

Erik Karlsson6' 0"36 yrs17 yr

Kaedan Korczak6' 3"25 yrs4 yr

Kris Letang6' 0"39 yrs19 yr

Jake Livanavage5' 11"22 yrsRookie

Ilya Solovyov6' 3"26 yrs2 yr

Trevor van Riemsdyk6' 3"35 yrs12 yr

Goaltenders2

Taylor Gauthier6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Arturs Silovs6' 4"25 yrs2 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

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atSabres at Penguins

Preseason

September 21 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Buffalo Sabres1st in the Atlantic · 2025-26 FinalLWLWLOT150-23

Pittsburgh Penguins2nd in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 15 backLWWLLL341-25

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Sabres3 listed

Justin DanforthRW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Jiri KulichCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Noah OstlundCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Pittsburgh Penguins2 listed

Caleb JonesD · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Filip HallanderCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Buffalo Sabres39 players

Forwards21

Sam Carrick6' 0"34 yrs7 yr

Riley Fiddler-Schultz6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Konsta Helenius5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Tyson Kozak5' 11"23 yrs2 yr

Peyton Krebs6' 0"25 yrs5 yr

Jiri Kulich6' 1"22 yrs2 yrInjured Reserve

Trevor Kuntar6' 0"25 yrsRookie

Ryan McLeod6' 3"26 yrs6 yr

Josh Norris6' 2"27 yrs5 yr

Noah Ostlund5' 10"22 yrsRookieOut

Tage Thompson6' 6"28 yrs8 yr

Zach Benson5' 10"21 yrs3 yr

Beck Malenstyn6' 3"28 yrs4 yr

Tanner Pearson6' 1"34 yrs13 yr

Jake Richard6' 1"22 yrsRookie

Conor Sheary5' 8"34 yrs10 yr

Jason Zucker5' 11"34 yrs14 yr

Justin Danforth5' 8"33 yrs4 yrInjured Reserve

Josh Doan6' 2"24 yrs3 yr

Jason Polin6' 1"27 yrsRookie

Jack Quinn6' 1"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen15

Louis Crevier6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

Rasmus Dahlin6' 3"26 yrs8 yr

Dennis Gilbert6' 2"29 yrs5 yr

Ryan Johnson6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Vsevolod Komarov6' 2"22 yrsRookie

Artem Kriukov6' 4"44 yrsRookie

Gavin McCarthy6' 2"21 yrsRookie

Zach Metsa5' 9"27 yrsRookie

Radim Mrtka6' 6"19 yrsRookie

Owen Power6' 6"23 yrs4 yr

Mattias Samuelsson6' 4"26 yrs6 yr

Logan Stanley6' 7"28 yrs6 yr

Maxim Strbak6' 2"21 yrs

Conor Timmins6' 3"27 yrs5 yr

Olen Zellweger5' 10"22 yrs3 yr

Goaltenders3

Colten Ellis6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen6' 5"27 yrs4 yr

Alex Lyon6' 1"33 yrs5 yr

Pittsburgh Penguins35 players

Forwards23

Sidney Crosby5' 11"39 yrs21 yr

Connor Dewar5' 10"27 yrs5 yr

David Gustafsson6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Filip Hallander6' 1"26 yrsRookieInjured Reserve

Ben Kindel5' 11"19 yrsRookie

Hendrix Lapierre6' 0"24 yrs3 yr

Blake Lizotte5' 9"28 yrs7 yr

Evgeni Malkin6' 5"40 yrs20 yr

Tommy Novak6' 1"29 yrs5 yr

Rafael Harvey-Pinard5' 9"27 yrs3 yr

Joona Koppanen6' 5"28 yrs2 yr

Andrei Kuzmenko5' 11"30 yrs4 yr

Oliver Okuliar6' 2"26 yrsRookie

Nicholas Robertson5' 9"24 yrs5 yr

Elmer Soderblom6' 8"25 yrs3 yr

Justin Brazeau6' 6"28 yrs3 yr

Egor Chinakhov6' 1"25 yrs5 yr

Avery Hayes5' 10"23 yrsRookie

Kevin Hayes6' 5"34 yrs12 yr

Ville Koivunen5' 11"23 yrsRookie

Rutger McGroarty6' 0"22 yrsRookie

Rickard Rakell6' 1"33 yrs13 yr

Bryan Rust5' 11"34 yrs12 yr

Defensemen10

Declan Carlile6' 3"26 yrsRookie

Samuel Girard5' 10"28 yrs9 yr

Ryan Graves6' 5"31 yrs8 yr

Caleb Jones6' 1"29 yrs7 yrInjured Reserve

Erik Karlsson6' 0"36 yrs17 yr

Kaedan Korczak6' 3"25 yrs4 yr

Kris Letang6' 0"39 yrs19 yr

Jake Livanavage5' 11"22 yrsRookie

Ilya Solovyov6' 3"26 yrs2 yr

Trevor van Riemsdyk6' 3"35 yrs12 yr

Goaltenders2

Taylor Gauthier6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Arturs Silovs6' 4"25 yrs2 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins — Sep 21, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins — Sep 21, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings