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2024-25 regular season

Sabres at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Sabres 6–5 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on October 16, 2024.

BUF – PIT
33–43
Shots on goal
0/1–2/5
Power play
21–18
Hits
17–14
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 3 A
7 shots · 22:51 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 22:02 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Bryan Rust
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 21:05 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 1st · 00:43
Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Tristan Jarry
1–0
⚔️ Jordan Greenway 1st · 03:08
Assists: Jason Zucker · beat Tristan Jarry
2–0
🐧 Bryan Rust PP 1st · 11:01
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–1
⚔️ JJ Peterka 1st · 11:33
Assists: Bowen Byram, Alex Tuch · beat Tristan Jarry
3–1
2nd period
🐧 Drew O'Connor SH 2nd · 09:12
Assists: Noel Acciari · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–2
🐧 Jesse Puljujarvi Tying 2nd · 15:20
Assists: Lars Eller, Drew O'Connor · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–3
3rd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 3rd · 03:26
Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–4
⚔️ JJ Peterka Tying 3rd · 10:16
Assists: Henri Jokiharju · beat Joel Blomqvist
4–4
⚔️ Ryan McLeod Go-ahead 3rd · 10:56
Assists: Bowen Byram, Jason Zucker · beat Joel Blomqvist
5–4
🐧 Rickard Rakell Tying 3rd · 19:14
Assists: Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–5
Overtime
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead OT · 01:38
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Greenway · Tuch · Peterka 18:48
L2 Thompson · McLeod · Cozens 16:45
L3 Zucker · Benson · Quinn 12:27
L4 Malenstyn · Krebs · Lafferty 8:59
D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 23:04
D2 Samuelsson · Power 19:48
D3 Byram · Clifton 18:12
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Crosby · Rust 22:02
L2 Bunting · Eller · Rakell 16:17
L3 Beauvillier · O'Connor · Puljujarvi 13:09
L4 Acciari · Glass · Hayes 10:09
D1 Karlsson · Letang 25:09
D2 Pettersson · Grzelcyk 21:12
D3 St. Ivany · Graves 14:04

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PIT🐧
33 Shots on goal 43
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
21 Hits 18
17 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 11
17 Giveaways 23
12 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 15.2% (5/33) PIT shooting 14.0% (6/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
37/43
.860 SV% · 6 GA · 61:38 TOI
🐧Penguins
Joel Blomqvist
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 49:00 TOI
Tristan Jarry
2/5
.400 SV% · 3 GA · 11:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Tage Thompson · 1st 00:43 · 1–0 Jordan Greenway · 1st 03:08 · 2–0 Bryan Rust · 1st 11:01 · 2–1 JJ Peterka · 1st 11:33 · 3–1 Drew O'Connor · 2nd 09:12 · 3–2 Jesse Puljujarvi · 2nd 15:20 · 3–3 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 03:26 · 3–4 JJ Peterka · 3rd 10:16 · 4–4 Ryan McLeod · 3rd 10:56 · 5–4 Rickard Rakell · 3rd 19:14 · 5–5 Sidney Crosby · OT 01:38 · 5–6
BUF PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 2nd — 3–3
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Jan 62024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Nov 242023 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Nov 112023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Dec 102022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Dec 92022 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT
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Who won Sabres vs Penguins on October 16, 2024?

Penguins won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 5, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka (2), Jordan Greenway, Ryan McLeod, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Drew O'Connor, Evgeni Malkin, Jesse Puljujarvi, Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 37 saves on 43 shots (.860 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Joel Blomqvist made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 12 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 AfterOct 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 4–6
🐧 Penguins
BeforeOct 14 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–3 AfterOct 18 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 4–1
Also on October 16
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