Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsNov 26, 2025

FinalWednesday, Nov 26, 2025· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	0	2	2		BUF	4	8	19	31
PIT	1	0	3	4		PIT	3	8	8	19

: BUF 60PIT 46
: BUF 2.86PIT 2.62
PP goals: BUF 0PIT 0
Hits: BUF 21PIT 17
Blocks: BUF 15PIT 10
PIM: BUF 2PIT 0
: BUF 42%PIT 58%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Jason Zucker (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 27:47, +5:01 up on his 22:46 season average over 77 games.

Points
Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.Quinn
Points
Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:28.Zucker
Points
Ryan Shea had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:10.Shea
Usage
Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 27:47, +5:01 up on his 22:46 season average over 77 games.Samuelsson
New line
New look for PIT: Novak–Broz–Koivunen skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Novak Broz Koivunen
Usage
Bryan Rust (PIT) played 16:26, −3:34 down on his 20:00 season average over 71 games.Rust
Usage
Connor Dewar (PIT) played 17:13, +3:20 up on his 13:53 season average over 77 games.Dewar
Usage
Danton Heinen (PIT) played 14:59, +3:43 up on his 11:16 season average over 45 games.Heinen

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · PIT 46 · BUF 60

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT pressure
BUF pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 32% of the game, PIT 28%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

PIT

BUF

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

PIT skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the PIT side.

Matchup matrix

PIT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	BUF	PIT
	65	49
	3.11	1.81
	2.77	1.77
	14	6
	2	5
	25	25
	−0.009	+0.009
	32%	28%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

L1Zucker – McLeod – Quinn
14:1167% CF
L2Malenstyn – Krebs – Dunne
6:5986% CF
L3Tuch – Thompson – Doan
6:500% CF
L4Kozak – Ostlund – Benson
5:330% CF
D1Samuelsson – Dahlin
19:3670% CF
D2Timmins – Byram
12:5335% CF
D3Bryson – Power
9:2371% CF

PK1FTuch – McLeod
1:06
PK2FMalenstyn – Benson
0:25
PK1DSamuelsson – Power
1:07
PK2DDahlin – Byram
0:49

Current BUF line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Dewar
13:3955% CF
L2Malkin – Hayes – Mantha
12:1036% CF
L3Heinen – Koppanen – Lizotte
8:2945% CF
L4Novak – Broz – Koivunen
6:4956% CF
D1Karlsson – Wotherspoon
21:0841% CF
D2Letang – Shea
17:4235% CF
D3Dumba – Graves
14:5552% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Karlsson – Rust – Mantha
1:0767% CF
PP2Letang – Hayes – Heinen – Novak – Koivunen
0:53100% CF

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

17:09
PITMathew Dumbawrist0.04 xG
BUF: Malenstyn, Timmins, Byram, Dunne, OstlundPIT: Malkin, Hayes, Rust, Dumba, Graves
BUF 0 – 1 PIT

3rd period

7:20
BUFJason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod)tip-in0.10 xG
BUF: Zucker, Timmins, McLeod, Byram, QuinnPIT: Dumba, Graves, Heinen, Koppanen, Broz
BUF 1 – 1 PIT
7:51
PITBryan Rust (Ryan Shea)wrist0.09 xG
BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Timmins, Byram, BensonPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Shea, Dewar
BUF 1 – 2 PIT
12:34
PITKevin Hayes (Erik Karlsson, Parker Wotherspoon)tip-in0.08 xG
BUF: Thompson, Bryson, Doan, Power, KozakPIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Hayes, Mantha, Wotherspoon
BUF 1 – 3 PIT
15:42
BUFJack Quinn (Jason Zucker, Mattias Samuelsson)wrist0.23 xG
BUF: Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, QuinnPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Wotherspoon, Dewar
BUF 2 – 3 PIT
19:02
PITConnor DewarEN (Danton Heinen, Ryan Shea)wrist0.96 xG
BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, McLeod, Dahlin, QuinnPIT: Crosby, Letang, Heinen, Shea, Dewar
BUF 2 – 4 PIT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Quinn R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.56	0	1	0	18:39	—	—	66	77
Jason Zucker L	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.50	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	64	76
Ryan McLeod C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	1	0	0	18:01	—	—	65	80
Beck Malenstyn L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	4	1	0	9:44	—	—	67	41
Peyton Krebs C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	3	0	0	9:10	—	—	75	40
Josh Dunne C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	0	0	8:11	—	—	80	46
Tage Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.22	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	38	53
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.33	4	1	0	17:40	—	—	38	53
Josh Doan R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	1	0	16:02	—	—	57	56
Zach Benson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	0	0	16:09	—	—	42	60
Tyson Kozak C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	4	0	15:22	—	—	46	56
Noah Ostlund C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.30	0	0	0	13:27	—	—	50	59
Mattias Samuelsson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.27	1	4	0	27:47	—	—	63	77
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.20	1	1	0	25:06	—	—	68	85
Bowen Byram D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	0	0	20:13	—	—	41	44
Conor Timmins D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	2	2	14:06	—	—	38	43
Owen Power D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	19:25	—	—	57	46
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:34	—	—	65	64

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)	L	18	15	3	.833	1.66	59:23

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.21	0	0	18:46	—	—	56	39
Connor Dewar C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.96	3	0	17:13	—	—	60	36
Bryan Rust R	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.20	0	2	16:26	—	—	58	36
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.10	1	0	18:46	—	—	39	42
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	0	0	17:37	—	—	31	33
Kevin Hayes R	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.26	1	0	15:23	—	—	38	48
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.15	1	0	14:59	—	—	45	43
Joona Koppanen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	1	1	13:02	—	—	40	38
Blake Lizotte C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	12:46	—	—	47	27
Tommy Novak C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	13:53	—	—	35	22
Ville Koivunen R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	11:33	—	—	46	43
Tristan Broz C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	0	0	11:30	—	—	32	35
Erik Karlsson D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	23:48	—	—	41	26
Parker Wotherspoon D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	2	2	22:37	—	—	42	23
Kris Letang D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.19	1	0	20:50	—	—	36	43
Ryan Shea D	D2	0	2	2	+2	0	0.02	1	2	19:10	—	—	36	45
Mathew Dumba D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.08	2	0	16:16	—	—	54	56
Ryan Graves D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	15:25	—	—	54	48

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	2.86	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Mathew Dumba (PIT) 1st 17:09 · unassisted · Rush · carried in · 45.4 mph shot · 2.3 s from entry to goal.

Mathew Dumba · 1st 17:09 · PIT

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.4 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Jason Zucker · 3rd 7:20 · BUF

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 40.3 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Type: deflection

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Bryan Rust · 3rd 7:51 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.9 mph
Distance: 22 ft

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Kevin Hayes · 3rd 12:34 · PIT

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 2
Shot: 25.5 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s
Type: one-timer

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Jack Quinn · 3rd 15:42 · BUF

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.3 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Type: one-timer

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Connor Dewar · 3rd 19:02 · PIT EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.7 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.