Buffalo SabresvsPittsburgh Penguins — Oct 2, 2025

Oct 2, 2025

Final

Three Stars

First Star
S. Crosby
PIT logo

S. Crosby

PIT • #87 • C
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 3
Second Star
R. Rakell
PIT logo

R. Rakell

PIT • #67 • R
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 5
Third Star
J.Kulich
BUF logo

J.Kulich

BUF • #20 • C
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 3

Linescore

Team123OTTotal
BUF04004
PIT11215

Shots On Goal

Team123OTTotal
BUF12128032
PIT9416130

Goals

1st Period

P. Tomasino
PIT

P. Tomasino(2nd)

8:59(EV)

Assisted by B. Kindel

2nd Period

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(4th)

3:53(EV)

Assisted by J. Norris

J.Kulich
BUF

J.Kulich(1st)

7:42(EV)

Assisted by A. Tuch and J. Bryson

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(2nd)

10:05(PP)

Power play goal assisted by B. Byram and T. Thompson

H. Brunicke
PIT

H. Brunicke(1st)

13:53(EV)

Assisted by C. Dewar and F. Hallander

J.Kulich
BUF

J.Kulich(2nd)

16:37(EV)

Assisted by A. Tuch and P. Krebs

3rd Period

R. Rakell
PIT

R. Rakell(3rd)

6:45(PP)

Power play goal assisted by E. Malkin and K. Letang

S. Crosby
PIT

S. Crosby(2nd)

13:54(PP)

Power play goal assisted by R. Rakell and E. Karlsson

OT

S. Crosby
PIT

S. Crosby(3rd)

0:09(EV)

Assisted by E. Karlsson

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

32

Shots On Goal

30

51.6

Faceoff %

48.4

1-4 (25.0%)

Power Play %

(66.7%) 2-3

6

Penalty Minutes

8

17

Hits

28

14

Blocked Shots

15

11

Giveaways

21

3

Takeaways

0

Box Score

67R. Rakell112001201050.018:44
87S. Crosby202021101030.618:04
11F. Hallander011+100000020.012:11
19C. Dewar011000321011.014:13
53P. Tomasino101000201010.012:16
71E. Malkin011-240025030.620:30
81B. Kindel011000111010.613:07
16J. Brazeau000-100200020.014:22
18T. Novak000+100001010.010:57
39A. Mantha000-100000000.013:03
41V. Koivunen000020010010.011:45
55N. Acciari000+100311010.314:20
65E. Karlsson022+100001010.022:14
45H. Brunicke101000122020.015:55
58K. Letang011-100221040.025:34
28P. Wotherspoon000000201000.019:09
75C. Clifton000000702000.017:13
82C. Jones000-100242020.020:09
1S. Murashov.9231312111/1211/100/0029:52
35T. Jarry.842191639/1127/810/0030:17
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
26th
BUF
269289-206-3-1W179
24th
PIT
243293-505-4-1W180
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

PITStatBUF
3.16Goals/Game3.19
2.95Goals Against/Game3.12
28.9Shots/Game28.4
28.6%Power Play %18.1%
82.3%Penalty Kill %85.5%
50.2%Faceoff %44.8%

Goaltenders

PIT

1
Arturs Silovs

Arturs Silovs

20 GP

Record

8-6-6

GAA

3.18

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.888

2
Sergei Murashov

Sergei Murashov

5 GP

Record

1-1-2

GAA

2.56

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.897

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

21 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.906

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

16 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

PIT

1
B. Rust

B. Rust

R | 3GP

G

1

A

2

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2
V. Koivunen

V. Koivunen

R | 3GP

G

0

A

3

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
R. Rakell

R. Rakell

R | 3GP

G

2

A

0

P

2

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.67

BUF

1
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 4GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.50

2
J. Peterka

J. Peterka

R | 4GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
J.Kulich

J.Kulich

C | 4GP

G

1

A

1

P

2

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.50

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (5)PIT (5)

Goals / Game

BUF
3.40
PIT
3.40

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.40
PIT
3.40

Shots / Game

BUF
10.5
PIT
8.7

Power Play %

BUF
10.0%
PIT
41.7%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
58.3%
PIT
90.0%

Face-Off %

BUF
41.5%
PIT
58.5%

Scratches

PIT

1
Marc-Andre Fleury

Marc-Andre Fleury

2
Kevin Hayes

Kevin Hayes

3
Bryan Rust

Bryan Rust

4
Mathew Dumba

Mathew Dumba

5
Ryan Segalla

Ryan Segalla

6
Ryan Graves

Ryan Graves

7
Robby Fabbri

Robby Fabbri

8
Bokondji Imama

Bokondji Imama

9
Ryan Shea

Ryan Shea

10
Kyle Criscuolo

Kyle Criscuolo

11
Brett Murray

Brett Murray

12
Joseph Masonius

Joseph Masonius

13
Zach Gallant

Zach Gallant

14
Alexander Alexeyev

Alexander Alexeyev

15
Jack St. Ivany

Jack St. Ivany

16
Rafael Harvey-Pinard

Rafael Harvey-Pinard

17
Blake Lizotte

Blake Lizotte

18
Taylor Gauthier

Taylor Gauthier

19
Sam Poulin

Sam Poulin

20
Arturs Silovs

Arturs Silovs

21
Aidan McDonough

Aidan McDonough

22
Aaron Huglen

Aaron Huglen

23
Filip Lindberg

Filip Lindberg

24
Callahan Burke

Callahan Burke

25
Joel Blomqvist

Joel Blomqvist

26
Raivis Ansons

Raivis Ansons

27
Tristan Broz

Tristan Broz

28
Brent Johnson

Brent Johnson

29
Jack Beck

Jack Beck

30
Jordan Kaplan

Jordan Kaplan

31
Kirill Tankov

Kirill Tankov

32
Avery Hayes

Avery Hayes

33
Gabe Klassen

Gabe Klassen

34
Cruz Lucius

Cruz Lucius

35
Rutger McGroarty

Rutger McGroarty

36
Owen Pickering

Owen Pickering

37
Zam Plante

Zam Plante

38
Luke Devlin

Luke Devlin

39
Atley Calvert

Atley Calvert

40
Jake Livingstone

Jake Livingstone

41
Kalle Kangas

Kalle Kangas

42
Emil Jarventie

Emil Jarventie

43
Scooter Brickey

Scooter Brickey

44
Tanner Howe

Tanner Howe

45
Mathieu De St. Phalle

Mathieu De St. Phalle

46
Max Graham

Max Graham

47
Joona Väisänen

Joona Väisänen

48
Mac Swanson

Mac Swanson

49
Brayden Edwards

Brayden Edwards

50
Bill Zonnon

Bill Zonnon

51
Charlton Trethewey

Charlton Trethewey

52
Peyton Kettles

Peyton Kettles

53
William Horcoff

William Horcoff

54
Brady Peddle

Brady Peddle

55
Nolan Renwick

Nolan Renwick

56
David Breazeale

David Breazeale

57
Tommy Budnick

Tommy Budnick

58
Maxim Pavlenko

Maxim Pavlenko

59
Zach Urdahl

Zach Urdahl

60
Gabriel D'Aigle

Gabriel D'Aigle

61
Travis Hayes

Travis Hayes

62
Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

63
Quinn Beauchesne

Quinn Beauchesne

64
Jordan Charron

Jordan Charron

65
Carter Sanderson

Carter Sanderson

66
Kale Dach

Kale Dach

67
Noah Erliden

Noah Erliden

68
Linards Feldbergs

Linards Feldbergs

69
Brady Smith

Brady Smith

70
Caden Taylor

Caden Taylor

BUF

1
Artem Kriukov

Artem Kriukov

2
Mason Geertsen

Mason Geertsen

3
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

4
Brendan Warren

Brendan Warren

5
Vasily Glotov

Vasily Glotov

6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

7
Carson Meyer

Carson Meyer

8
Mattias Samuelsson

Mattias Samuelsson

9
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

10
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

11
Peter Tischke

Peter Tischke

12
Matteo Costantini

Matteo Costantini

13
Trevor Kuntar

Trevor Kuntar

14
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

15
Owen Power

Owen Power

16
Prokhor Poltapov

Prokhor Poltapov

17
Noah Laaouan

Noah Laaouan

18
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

19
Graham Slaggert

Graham Slaggert

20
Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson

Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson

21
Gustav Karlsson

Gustav Karlsson

22
Jake Richard

Jake Richard

23
Zach Benson

Zach Benson

24
Gavin McCarthy

Gavin McCarthy

25
Maxim Strbak

Maxim Strbak

26
Jagger Joshua

Jagger Joshua

27
Aidan Fulp

Aidan Fulp

28
Sean Keohane

Sean Keohane

29
Norwin Panocha

Norwin Panocha

30
Brodie Ziemer

Brodie Ziemer

31
Adam Kleber

Adam Kleber

32
Luke Osburn

Luke Osburn

33
Simon-Pier Brunet

Simon-Pier Brunet

34
Patrick Geary

Patrick Geary

35
Ryerson Leenders

Ryerson Leenders

36
Vasily Zelenov

Vasily Zelenov

37
David Bedkowski

David Bedkowski

38
Radim Mrtka

Radim Mrtka

39
Matous Jan Kucharcik

Matous Jan Kucharcik

40
Samuel Meloche

Samuel Meloche

41
Noah Laberge

Noah Laberge

42
Ashton Schultz

Ashton Schultz

43
Melvin Novotny

Melvin Novotny

44
Yevgeni Prokhorov

Yevgeni Prokhorov

45
Ryan Rucinski

Ryan Rucinski

PIM Leaders (Season)

PIT

1
Parker Wotherspoon

Parker Wotherspoon

D

PIM

32

2
Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby

C

PIM

30

3
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C

PIM

26

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

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