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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLSeptember 21, 2026PPG Paints Arena

SabresBuffaloBUF0-1-0

Sabres 1, Penguins 4

Final
PenguinsPittsburghPITWon1-0-0
Score by period
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PIT1214
Pre-Season: Rust Leads Way As Penguins Defeat Sabres, 4-1The Penguins earned a victory in their first pre-season tilt Monday.Recap · Yahoo Sports — NHL

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  3. 1:01Jiri Kulich Snap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  4. 1:06On-Ice Official
  5. 1:06Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  6. 1:20Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  7. 1:20Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  8. 1:20Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  9. 2:26Puck in Benches
  10. 2:26Tristan Broz faceoff won against Aidan McDonough
  11. 2:42Icing
  12. 2:42Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  13. 2:42Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  14. 4:35Icing
  15. 4:35Ben Kindel faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  16. 2:42Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  17. 4:35Icing
  18. 4:35Ben Kindel faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  19. 4:57Ben Kindel Deflected Wide Left
  20. 6:22Avery Hayes shot blocked by Ryan Johnson
  21. 6:31Blocked Shot
  22. 6:33Puck in Netting
  23. 6:33Puck in Netting
  24. 6:33Jiri Kulich faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  25. 6:33Puck in Netting
  26. 6:33Jiri Kulich faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  27. 6:47Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  28. 6:47Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  29. 7:39Ryan Graves Interference against Justin Danforth
  30. 7:39Ryan Graves Interference against Justin Danforth
  31. 7:39Connor Dewar faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  32. 8:18Ben Kindel Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  33. 8:26Icing
  34. 8:26David Gustafsson faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  35. 8:50Jiri Kulich Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  36. 8:52Goalie Stopped
  37. 8:52Matthew Peca faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  38. 9:24Blocked Shot
  39. 9:24Blocked Shot
  40. 9:28Jason Polin shot blocked by Owen Pickering
  41. 10:27Connor Dewar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1)
  42. 10:27Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  43. 10:43Chase Pietila shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  44. 10:43Chase Pietila shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  45. 11:44Thomas Bordeleau Wrist Shot Wide Right
  46. 12:43Liam Valente Wrist Shot Wide Right
  47. 12:54Trevor Kuntar
  48. 12:54Zach Metsa shot blocked by Kris Letang
  49. 13:23Trevor Kuntar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  50. 13:35Trevor Kuntar Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  51. 13:50Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  52. 14:34Andrei Kuzmenko Tip-In Wide Left
  53. 14:43Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  54. 14:34Andrei Kuzmenko Tip-In Wide Left
  55. 14:43Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  56. 14:46Goalie Stopped
  57. 14:46Goalie Stopped
  58. 14:46Ben Kindel faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  59. 15:40Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  60. 15:44Liam Valente Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  61. 15:54Aidan McDonough Wrist Shot Wide Left
  62. 15:54Aidan McDonough Wrist Shot Wide Left
  63. 17:10Icing
  64. 17:10Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  65. 17:13Kris Letang saved by Alex Lyon
  66. 17:13Filip Hallander Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  67. 17:13Filip Hallander Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  68. 17:16Goalie Stopped
  69. 17:16Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  70. 17:16Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  71. 17:34On-Ice Official
  72. 17:34Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  73. 17:39Off-side
  74. 17:39Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  75. 18:04Off-side
  76. 18:04Ben Kindel faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  77. 18:04Off-side
  78. 18:04Ben Kindel faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  79. 18:14Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  80. 18:16Goalie Stopped
  81. 18:16Matthew Peca faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  82. 18:32Bryan Rust Tip-In Wide Right
  83. 18:42Ben Kindel shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  84. 18:42Ben Kindel shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  85. 19:45Icing
  86. 19:45Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  87. 19:47Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  88. 19:49Goalie Stopped
  89. 19:49Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  90. 19:49Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  91. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  3. 0:09Giveaway by Zach Metsa
  4. 0:19Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  5. 0:57Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  6. 1:23Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Left
  7. 1:33Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  8. 1:33Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  9. 1:45Icing
  10. 1:45Icing
  11. 1:45Matthew Peca faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  12. 1:46Vsevolod Komarov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  13. 2:18On-Ice Official
  14. 2:18Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  15. 2:40Icing
  16. 2:40Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  17. 2:42Jason Polin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  18. 2:47Jason Polin saved by Sergei Murashov
  19. 2:49Goalie Stopped
  20. 2:49David Gustafsson faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  21. 3:13Trevor Kuntar Snap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  22. 4:32Justin Danforth Slap Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  23. 4:36Giveaway by Ryan Graves
  24. 4:41Matthew Peca shot blocked by Ryan Graves
  25. 5:13Radim Mrtka Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  26. 5:42Bryan Rust hit Liam Valente
  27. 5:52Off-side
  28. 5:52Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  29. 6:09Puck in Crowd
  30. 6:09Connor Dewar faceoff won against Riley Fiddler-Schultz
  31. 6:39Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  32. 6:40Goalie Stopped
  33. 6:40David Gustafsson faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  34. 7:01Jason Polin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  35. 7:01Jason Polin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  36. 7:17Avery Hayes shot blocked by Jack Rathbone
  37. 7:57Filip Hallander Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  38. 7:58Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  39. 7:58Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  40. 8:02Puck in Benches
  41. 8:02Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  42. 8:53Liam Valente Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Murashov
  43. 8:56Justin Danforth shot blocked by Owen Pickering
  44. 8:56Justin Danforth shot blocked by Owen Pickering
  45. 8:58Goalie Stopped
  46. 8:58Connor Dewar faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  47. 10:23Tristan Broz Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  48. 10:30TV Timeout
  49. 10:30Dennis Gilbert Holding
  50. 10:30Dennis Gilbert Holding against Elmer Soderblom
  51. 10:30TV Timeout
  52. 10:30Justin Danforth faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  53. 10:31Radim Mrtka saved by Joel Blomqvist
  54. 11:24Hendrix Lapierre Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  55. 11:36Takeaway by Ryan Johnson
  56. 11:58Jack Rathbone Tripping against Justin Brazeau
  57. 11:58Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  58. 12:07Tristan Broz Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  59. 12:16Bryan Rust Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (1), Kris Letang (1)
  60. 12:16Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  61. 12:44Harrison Brunicke shot blocked by Riley Fiddler-Schultz
  62. 12:51Harrison Brunicke shot blocked by Riley Fiddler-Schultz
  63. 13:02Connor Dewar shot blocked by Vsevolod Komarov
  64. 14:09Ryan Graves saved by Alex Lyon
  65. 14:15Giveaway by Matthew Peca
  66. 14:19Andrei Kuzmenko Tip-In High and Wide Right
  67. 15:13Connor Dewar saved by Alex Lyon
  68. 15:02Connor Dewar shot blocked by Vsevolod Komarov
  69. 15:13Connor Dewar saved by Alex Lyon
  70. 15:30Owen Pickering Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  71. 15:30Owen Pickering Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  72. 15:32Goalie Stopped
  73. 15:32Jason Polin faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  74. 15:38Filip Hallander Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  75. 15:42Goalie Stopped
  76. 15:42Jason Polin faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  77. 16:42Thomas Bordeleau Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 16:57Chase Pietila shot blocked by Thomas Bordeleau
  79. 17:08Thomas Bordeleau Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  80. 17:47Bryan Rust saved by Alex Lyon
  81. 17:49Goalie Stopped
  82. 17:49Tristan Broz faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  83. 18:00Vsevolod Komarov Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  84. 18:07Tristan Broz Holding against Liam Valente
  85. 18:07Connor Dewar faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  86. 18:17Thomas Bordeleau Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  87. 18:32Jake Richard Goal (1) , assists: Thomas Bordeleau (1), Zach Metsa (1)
  88. 18:32Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  89. 18:47Chase Pietila Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  90. 18:48David Gustafsson Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  91. 19:09Off-side
  92. 19:09Off-side
  93. 19:09Matthew Peca faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  94. 19:14Icing
  95. 19:14Matthew Peca faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  96. 19:19Kris Letang shot blocked by Radim Mrtka
  97. 19:26Avery Hayes Backhand High and Wide Left
  98. 19:34Justin Danforth saved by Joel Blomqvist
  99. 19:47Avery Hayes Backhand
  100. 19:55Takeaway by Avery Hayes
  101. 19:58Avery Hayes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  102. 19:58Tristan Broz faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  103. 19:58Tristan Broz faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  104. 19:58Tristan Broz faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  105. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  3. 0:00Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  4. 0:23Filip Hallander Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  5. 0:23Filip Hallander Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  6. 0:36Justin Brazeau Tripping against Zach Metsa
  7. 0:36Justin Brazeau Tripping against Zach Metsa
  8. 0:36Justin Danforth faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  9. 1:18Jiri Kulich Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  10. 1:34Jake Richard Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  11. 1:41Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Chase Pietila
  12. 1:57Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  13. 2:39Giveaway by Matthew Peca
  14. 3:29Riley Fiddler-Schultz Wrist Shot Wide Right
  15. 3:30Riley Fiddler-Schultz Wrist Shot Wide Right
  16. 3:40Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  17. 3:47Riley Fiddler-Schultz shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  18. 3:40Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  19. 3:51Radim Mrtka shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  20. 3:30Riley Fiddler-Schultz Wrist Shot Wide Right
  21. 3:36Takeaway by Radim Mrtka
  22. 3:40Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  23. 3:51Radim Mrtka shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  24. 5:00Vsevolod Komarov hit Tanner Howe
  25. 5:03Justin Brazeau Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  26. 5:34Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  27. 6:29Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Elmer Soderblom
  28. 6:29Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Elmer Soderblom
  29. 6:31Connor Dewar faceoff won against Riley Fiddler-Schultz
  30. 6:31Connor Dewar faceoff won against Riley Fiddler-Schultz
  31. 7:21Icing
  32. 7:21Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  33. 7:21Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Tristan Broz
  34. 7:32Giveaway by Jack Rathbone
  35. 8:27Giveaway by Tyson Kozak
  36. 8:27Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  37. 8:29David Gustafsson Wrap-around saved by Colten Ellis
  38. 8:57Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  39. 10:07Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  40. 10:10stoppage
  41. 10:07Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  42. 10:10Goalie Stopped
  43. 10:10Goalie Stopped
  44. 10:10Matthew Peca faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  45. 10:21Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  46. 11:14Andrei Kuzmenko Tip-In High and Wide Left
  47. 11:14Andrei Kuzmenko Tip-In High and Wide Left
  48. 11:28Andrei Kuzmenko Slap Shot Wide Left
  49. 11:31Puck Frozen - Goalie
  50. 11:31Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Bryan Rust
  51. 12:14Tristan Broz shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  52. 12:23Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  53. 12:23Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  54. 12:25Goalie Stopped
  55. 12:25Riley Fiddler-Schultz faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  56. 13:01Off-side
  57. 13:01David Gustafsson faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  58. 13:10Liam Valente Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  59. 13:01Off-side
  60. 13:01David Gustafsson faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  61. 13:10Liam Valente Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  62. 13:12On-Ice Official
  63. 13:12Matthew Peca faceoff won against David Gustafsson
  64. 13:15Jack Rathbone shot blocked by Tanner Howe
  65. 13:15Jack Rathbone shot blocked by Tanner Howe
  66. 13:22Jack Rathbone Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  67. 14:09Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Jack Rathbone
  68. 14:09Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Jack Rathbone
  69. 14:24Ryan Graves shot blocked by Vsevolod Komarov
  70. 14:09Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Jack Rathbone
  71. 14:24Ryan Graves shot blocked by Vsevolod Komarov
  72. 14:36Ryan Graves hit Vsevolod Komarov
  73. 15:10Owen Pickering Wrist Shot Wide Left
  74. 15:18Harrison Brunicke Wrist Shot Wide Left
  75. 15:24Harrison Brunicke shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  76. 16:04Giveaway by Liam Valente
  77. 16:07Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  78. 16:21Giveaway by Liam Valente
  79. 16:41Riley Fiddler-Schultz Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
  80. 17:30Elmer Soderblom Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  81. 17:00Giveaway by Kris Letang
  82. 17:30Elmer Soderblom Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  83. 17:35Icing
  84. 17:35Connor Dewar faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  85. 18:01Matthew Peca Wrist Shot Wide Left
  86. 18:13Elmer Soderblom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Connor Dewar (1)
  87. 18:13Elmer Soderblom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Connor Dewar (1)
  88. 18:13David Gustafsson faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  89. 18:48Filip Hallander Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  90. 19:11Radim Mrtka shot blocked by Riley Fiddler-Schultz
  91. 19:42Chase Pietila Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  92. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  93. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 10:27BUF 0, PIT 1Connor Dewar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1)

2nd

  1. 12:16BUF 0, PIT 2Bryan Rust Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (1), Kris Letang (1)
  2. 18:32BUF 1, PIT 2Jake Richard Goal (1) , assists: Thomas Bordeleau (1), Zach Metsa (1)
  3. 19:58BUF 1, PIT 3Avery Hayes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none

3rd

  1. 18:13BUF 1, PIT 4Elmer Soderblom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Connor Dewar (1)

Game leaders

SabresBuffalo

PenguinsPittsburgh

Team stats

  • BUF 24ShotsPIT 28
  • BUF 46%Faceoffs wonPIT 54%
  • BUF 1Power-play goalsPIT 1
  • BUF 3Power playsPIT 2
  • BUF 14HitsPIT 19
  • BUF 15Blocked shotsPIT 14
  • BUF 4TakeawaysPIT 4
  • BUF 16GiveawaysPIT 14
  • BUF 4Penalty minutesPIT 6
All team stats
  • BUF 33%Power play percentagePIT 50%
  • BUF 24Faceoffs wonPIT 28
  • BUF 2Total penaltiesPIT 3

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%TKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTYTDGSSMFWFLGVPN
Thomas Bordeleau C01-1001016:570.003:120:0013:45200220010
Justin Danforth RW000020017:3240.002:451:0513:42220212310
Riley Fiddler-Schultz C00-1002013:2562.500:021:3311:50160115310
Tyson Kozak C00-2022017:0133.300:012:0314:57200103620
Jiri Kulich C00-1010019:3941.703:060:4915:44270315700
Trevor Kuntar C00-1030014:390.000:010:0014:38170310000
Aidan McDonough LW000000011:400.001:120:0010:28170010100
Matthew Peca C00-2000018:0146.701:441:0815:09190117820
Jason Polin RW00-1010014:56100.001:310:0013:25170012000
Jake Richard LW10-1000016:020.002:430:0013:19171200000
Conor Sheary LW00000005:350.000:520:004:4380000000
Liam Valente C00-1000014:110.010:270:0013:44150310020
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOITKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTYTDGSSMFWFLFO%GVPN
Dennis Gilbert D00-1020219:0800:000:5218:1621000000.011
Ryan Johnson D00-1001018:4210:001:2917:1322020000.010
Vsevolod Komarov D000033017:3300:000:5216:4118011000.000
Zach Metsa D01-1002021:5502:471:2517:4323000000.010
Radim Mrtka D00-2001019:3410:042:0117:2921020000.010
Jack Rathbone D000003216:2211:380:1714:2718010000.031
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOISOSSOSAESSVPPSVSHSVYTDGPIM
Colten Ellis G8081.00017:580080000
Alex Lyon G19316.84240:0000141100

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