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Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

Penguins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Silovs	5	6	1	2	3.35	.873
S. Murashov	2	4	1	0	3.27	.891

PPG Paints Arena

7:00 PM, December 22, 2026

Pittsburgh, PA

BUF

PIT

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Erik KarlssonD #65

19PTS

16A

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Tommy NovakC #18

0PPG

34S

Assists

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Erik KarlssonD #65

16A

6PPA

-8+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	Nov 19
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Nov 22
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Nov 22

Pittsburgh Penguins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Elmer Soderblom LW	IR	Nov 19
Bryan Rust RW	IR	Dec 5
Ryan Graves D	IR	Nov 28

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0
PIT	3.11	3.47	27.7	27.8	128	12	21.1	11	78.8	2	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
11/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
11/8/26	vsVGK	L4-1
11/6/26	vsCBJ	W5-2
11/4/26	vsOTT	L2-1

Penguins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsOTT	L4-1
11/11/26	@SJ	W3-2 SO
11/8/26	@ANA	L5-2
11/7/26	@LA	W5-2
11/5/26	vsBOS	L6-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/27

Penguins
Sabres

Game 1

11/27

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Sabres
Penguins

Game 2

12/22

Penguins
Sabres

Game 3

3/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	5	2	28
Montreal	12	4	4	28
Ottawa	13	6	2	28
Boston	13	6	1	27
Florida	12	7	2	26
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Detroit	8	10	3	19
Toronto	8	12	2	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	8	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

— Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar

— Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

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Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Erik KarlssonD #65

Tage ThompsonC #72

Tommy NovakC #18

Zach BensonLW #6

Erik KarlssonD #65

Injury Report

Team Stats

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar