Sabres vs Penguins Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (21 Sep, 2026)

Sabres vs Penguins Live Score (21 Sep, 2026)

Final

1 : 4

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
BUF	0	1	0	1
PIT	1	2	1	4

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

1–4

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

1–4

3rd Period 19:42

Chase Pietila Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis

1–4

3rd Period 19:11

Radim Mrtka shot blocked by Riley Fiddler-Schultz

1–4

3rd Period 19:11

Giveaway by Joel Blomqvist

1–4

3rd Period 18:52

Giveaway by Trevor Kuntar

1–4

3rd Period 18:48

Filip Hallander Backhand saved by Colten Ellis

1–4

3rd Period 18:13

David Gustafsson faceoff won against Tyson Kozak

1–4

3rd Period 18:13

Elmer Soderblom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Connor Dewar (1)

1–4

3rd Period 18:01

Matthew Peca Tip-In Wide Left

1–3

3rd Period 17:35

Connor Dewar faceoff won against Matthew Peca

1–3

3rd Period 17:35

Icing

1–3

3rd Period 17:30

Elmer Soderblom Wrist Shot Hit Right Post

1–3

3rd Period 17:00

Giveaway by Kris Letang

1–3

3rd Period 16:41

Riley Fiddler-Schultz Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist

1–3

3rd Period 16:21

Giveaway by Liam Valente

1–3

3rd Period 16:07

Giveaway by Connor Dewar

1–3

3rd Period 16:04

Giveaway by Liam Valente

1–3

3rd Period 15:24

Harrison Brunicke shot blocked by Tyson Kozak

1–3

3rd Period 15:18

Harrison Brunicke Wrist Shot Wide Left

1–3

3rd Period 15:10

Owen Pickering Wrist Shot Wide Left

1–3

3rd Period 14:49

Tyson Kozak hit Hendrix Lapierre

1–3

3rd Period 14:36

Ryan Graves hit Vsevolod Komarov

1–3

3rd Period 14:24

Ryan Graves shot blocked by Vsevolod Komarov

1–3

Scoring Summary

1st Period

10:27

Connor Dewar

Assists: Bryan Rust, Andrei Kuzmenko

Connor Dewar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1)

0 - 1

2nd Period

12:16

Bryan Rust

Assists: Hendrix Lapierre, Kris Letang

Bryan Rust Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Hendrix Lapierre (1), Kris Letang (1)

0 - 2

18:32

Jake Richard

Assists: Thomas Bordeleau, Zach Metsa

Jake Richard Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Bordeleau (1), Zach Metsa (1)

1 - 2

19:58

Avery Hayes

Avery Hayes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none

1 - 3

3rd Period

18:13

Elmer Soderblom

Assists: Bryan Rust, Connor Dewar

Elmer Soderblom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Connor Dewar (1)

1 - 4

Team Stats

BUF

PIT

15 Blocked Shots 14

16 Hits 26

4 Takeaways 4

17 Giveaways 15

1 Power Play Goals 1

3 Power Play Opportunities 2

24 Total Shots 28

4 Penalty Minutes 6

33.3 Power Play % 50.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

24 Faceoffs Won 28

46.2 Faceoff Percent 53.8

2 Penalties 3

Game Leaders

BUF

PIT

Jake RichardLW

Goals

Bryan Rust#17 · RW

Zach Metsa#73 · D

Assists

Bryan Rust#17 · RW

Jake RichardLW

Points

Bryan Rust#17 · RW

Player Box Score

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV
Thomas Bordeleau#77 · C	1	0	0	-1	16:57	3:12	0:00	13:45	20	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0.0	1
Justin Danforth#15 · RW	0	2	0	0	17:32	2:45	1:05	13:42	22	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	40.0	1
Riley Fiddler-Schultz#45 · C	2	0	0	-1	14:19	0:02	1:33	12:44	17	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	62.5	1
Tyson Kozak#48 · C	2	2	0	-2	17:01	0:01	2:03	14:57	20	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	33.3	2
Jiri Kulich#20 · C	0	1	0	-1	19:39	3:06	0:49	15:44	27	0	0	0	3	1	5	7	41.7	0
Trevor Kuntar#52 · C	0	4	0	-1	14:52	0:01	0:00	14:51	18	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	1
Aidan McDonough#27 · LW	0	0	0	0	11:51	1:12	0:00	10:39	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0
Matthew Peca#13 · C	0	0	0	-2	18:01	1:44	1:08	15:09	19	0	0	0	1	1	7	8	46.7	2
Jason Polin#41 · RW	0	1	0	-1	15:37	1:31	0:00	14:06	18	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100.0	0
Jake Richard#70 · LW	0	0	0	-1	16:02	2:43	0:00	13:19	17	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
Conor Sheary#43 · LW	0	0	0	0	5:35	0:52	0:00	4:43	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Liam Valente#28 · C	0	0	1	-1	14:54	0:27	0:00	14:27	16	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	2

Penguins

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Justin Brazeau#16 · RW	0	1	0	0	14:29	0:15	0:00	14:14	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Tristan Broz#26 · C	0	1	0	2	17:48	2:19	0:05	15:24	19	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	37.5	0	1	2
Connor Dewar#19 · C	0	1	0	2	14:41	0:52	1:38	12:11	20	1	1	1	1	1	6	3	66.7	3	0	0
David Gustafsson#13 · C	0	1	0	0	16:36	0:00	2:14	14:22	19	0	0	0	2	0	5	8	38.5	1	0	0
Filip Hallander#11 · C	0	2	0	0	14:14	1:09	1:38	11:27	21	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Avery Hayes#85 · RW	0	2	2	1	14:50	1:12	0:00	13:38	18	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tanner Howe#40 · LW	1	3	0	0	12:28	0:00	0:00	12:28	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ben Kindel#81 · C	1	0	0	0	6:13	0:00	0:42	5:31	6	0	0	0	1	1	6	1	85.7	0	0	0
Andrei Kuzmenko#10 · LW	1	0	0	0	19:02	2:11	0:00	16:51	18	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Hendrix Lapierre#22 · C	0	0	0	0	16:33	2:19	0:30	13:44	21	0	0	1	2	1	8	6	57.1	0	0	0
Bryan Rust#17 · RW	1	1	0	3	16:41	2:18	0:04	14:19	18	1	1	2	4	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Elmer Soderblom#25 · LW	1	4	0	1	15:31	1:17	2:01	12:13	18	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Dennis Gilbert#44 · D	0	2	0	-1	20:02	0:00	0:52	19:10	22	0	0	0	1	1	2
Ryan Johnson#33 · D	1	0	1	-1	18:42	0:00	1:29	17:13	22	0	2	0	1	0	0
Vsevolod Komarov#76 · D	3	4	0	0	17:33	0:00	0:52	16:41	18	0	1	1	0	0	0
Zach Metsa#73 · D	2	0	0	-1	21:55	2:47	1:25	17:43	23	1	0	0	1	0	0
Radim Mrtka#57 · D	1	0	1	-2	20:28	0:04	2:01	18:23	22	0	2	0	1	0	0
Jack Rathbone#3 · D	3	0	1	0	16:22	1:38	0:17	14:27	18	0	1	0	3	1	2

Penguins

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Harrison Brunicke#45 · D	0	3	1	0	16:30	1:09	1:07	14:14	20	0	0	1	1	0	0
Ryan Graves#27 · D	1	4	0	2	22:33	0:00	1:28	21:05	23	0	1	0	2	1	2
Kris Letang#58 · D	2	1	0	1	20:49	2:19	1:08	17:22	23	1	0	0	2	0	0
Owen Pickering#38 · D	2	1	1	0	17:27	0:00	1:49	15:38	20	0	2	1	0	0	0
Chase Pietila#44 · D	2	1	0	2	21:56	0:00	2:10	19:46	22	0	2	0	1	0	0
Trevor van Riemsdyk#57 · D	2	0	0	1	17:21	0:00	1:06	16:15	21	0	1	0	0	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Colten Ellis#92 · G	0	8	0	0	8	1.000	8	0	0	18:52	0	0
Alex Lyon#34 · G	3	19	0	0	16	.842	14	1	1	40:00	0	0

Penguins

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Sergei Murashov#1 · G	0	13	0	0	13	1.000	12	1	0	30:23	0	0
Joel Blomqvist#30 · G	1	11	0	0	10	.909	6	3	1	29:30	0	0

Injury Report

Sabres

Jason Zucker

#17 · LW · Array

Penguins

#81 · C · Array

LW · Array

#46 · C · Array

#43 · RW · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 3 Games

PIT

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 5, 2026

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 5, 2026

▸5

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 26, 2025

▸4

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/6/26	vs CBJ	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
11/4/26	vs OTT	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	@ LA	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ ANA	W7-6	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ SJ	W2-0	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/5/26	vs BOS	L2-6	NHL Regular Season
11/3/26	vs VGK	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	@ MTL	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	vs UTA	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	vs NSH	W3-2	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Preseason

Season 2027

Puck Drop Mon, Sep 21, 7:00 PM

Venue PPG Paints Arena

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Broadcast ESPN+

Attendance 11,947

Officials Mark Shewchyk · Linesman, Carter Sandlak · Referee, Justin Kea · Referee, James Tobias · Linesman

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Sabres	82	50	23	9	—	109	+47	L1
Lightning	82	50	26	6	—	106	+59	L1
Canadiens	82	48	24	10	—	106	+27	L1
Bruins	82	45	27	10	—	100	+22	W2
Senators	82	44	27	11	—	99	+32	W1
Red Wings	82	41	31	10	—	92	-17	L3
Panthers	82	40	38	4	—	84	-25	W3
Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	—	78	-46	L7

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	—	113	+56	W1
Penguins	82	41	25	16	—	98	+25	L3
Flyers	82	43	27	12	—	98	+7	W3
Capitals	82	43	30	9	—	95	+19	W4
Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	—	92	0	L2
Islanders	82	43	34	5	—	91	-8	L3
Devils	82	42	37	3	—	87	-24	L1
Rangers	82	34	39	9	—	77	-12	W1

Sabres

8th in Eastern Conference

Penguins

15th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

Sergei Murashov G 22 6' 2" 185 lbs

#37

Arturs Silovs G 25 6' 4" 208 lbs

Defensemen

#72

Declan Carlile D 26 6' 3" 190 lbs

#49

Samuel Girard D 28 5' 10" 170 lbs

#27

Ryan Graves D 31 6' 5" 222 lbs

#65

Erik Karlsson D 36 6' 0" 185 lbs

Kaedan Korczak D 25 6' 3" 206 lbs

#58

Kris Letang D 39 6' 0" 199 lbs

Jake Livanavage D 22 6' 0" 186 lbs

#44

Chase Pietila D 22 6' 2" 202 lbs

Ilya Solovyov D 26 6' 3" 208 lbs

#24

Spencer Stastney D 26 6' 0" 184 lbs

#57

Trevor van Riemsdyk D 35 6' 3" 210 lbs

Left Wings

#62

Andrei Kuzmenko LW 30 5' 11" 200 lbs

#14

Nick Robertson LW 25 5' 9" 180 lbs

#25

Elmer Soderblom LW 25 6' 8" 252 lbs

Centers

#87

Sidney Crosby C 39 5' 11" 200 lbs

#19

Connor Dewar C 27 5' 10" 187 lbs

#81

Ben Kindel C 19 5' 11" 182 lbs

#22

Hendrix Lapierre C 24 6' 0" 195 lbs

#46

Blake Lizotte C 28 5' 9" 176 lbs

#71

Evgeni Malkin C 40 6' 5" 213 lbs

#18

Tommy Novak C 29 6' 1" 190 lbs

Right Wings

#16

Justin Brazeau RW 28 6' 6" 232 lbs

#59

Egor Chinakhov RW 25 6' 1" 203 lbs

#85

Avery Hayes RW 24 5' 10" 175 lbs

#41

Ville Koivunen RW 23 6' 0" 184 lbs

#67

Rickard Rakell RW 33 6' 1" 194 lbs

#17

Bryan Rust RW 34 5' 11" 202 lbs

Sabres

6th in Atlantic Division

Penguins

7th in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

5375:05

Time On Ice

5749:28

358:20

Time On Ice Per Game

359:20

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5678

Shifts

5787

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

393

Faceoffs Won

406

476

Faceoffs Lost

493

Game-Winning Goals

123

Points

139

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

417

Shots

438

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

42.9

10.6

Shooting Percentage

11.4

45.2

Faceoff Win Percent

45.2

Defensive

3.33

Goals Against Average

3.56

359

Saves

383

.880

Save Percentage

.874

Goals Against

409

Shots Against

439

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.571

Penalties

144

Penalty Minutes

102