Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins — Match Details

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Match Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Buffalo Sabres 5:2. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by J. Zucker 1′, A. Hayes 9′, A. Hayes 18′, B. Kindel 7′, T. Thompson 1′, T. Novak 15′, B. Kindel 19′. Score by period: P1: 1–2, P2: 0–1, P3: 1–2.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins — 7 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Buffalo Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins

Period 1

J. Zucker

B. Byram

1′

9′

A. Hayes

R. McGroarty

15′

E. Malkin

High sticking

18′

A. Hayes

P. Wotherspoon

18′

R. Shea

Holding

Period 2

7′

B. Kindel

10′

S. Crosby

Cross-checking

A. Tuch

Tripping

17′

Period 3

1′

E. Malkin

Tripping

T. Thompson

R. Dahlin

1′

M. Kesselring

Hooking

4′

P. Krebs

Fighting

10′

C. Clifton

Fighting

15′

T. Novak

18′

A. Mantha

Hooking

19′

B. Kindel

Rivalry since 2016

Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins Head to Head Results· 50

Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins have met 50 times — Buffalo Sabres won 20, Pittsburgh Penguins won 30, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2016. Pittsburgh Penguins leads the head-to-head with 30 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 316 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.32 per match (140 for the home side, 176 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 44 matches (88%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 49 games (98%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 8–4 in 2021.