BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
OT
Final
2—4
2025-11-26 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
OT
L
W
OT
L
SO
W
L
L
W
BUF controlled xG 2.8 to 2.0 but PIT won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.81
ACTUAL
2 — 4
PIT xG
1.96
Scoring Timeline
0.03
LOW xG
3
Mathew Dumba(1)
D · PIT · #3
BUF 0 - 1 PIT
0.12
HIGH xG
17
Jason Zucker(6)
L · BUF · #17
Jack Quinn (7), Ryan McLeod (9)BUF 1 - 1 PIT
0.06
MED xG
17
Bryan Rust(6)
R · PIT · #17
Ryan Shea (7)BUF 1 - 2 PIT
0.08
MED xG
13
Kevin Hayes(1)
R · PIT · #13
Erik Karlsson (13), Parker Wotherspoon (6)BUF 1 - 3 PIT
0.08
MED xG
22
Jack Quinn(6)
R · BUF · #22
Jason Zucker (7), Mattias Samuelsson (7)BUF 2 - 3 PIT
0.75
HIGH xG
19
Connor Dewar(5)
C · PIT · #19
Danton Heinen (1), Ryan Shea (8)BUF 2 - 4 PIT
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Tristan Jarry
G · PIT · #35
29/31 saves, .935 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
15/18 saves, .833 SV%, -1.9 GSAx
★3
17
Jason Zucker
L · BUF · #17
1G, 1A, 4 SOG
Team Stats
BUFPIT
31Shots19
2.81xGF1.96
56.8CF%43.2
41.7FO%58.3
0/0PP0/1
21Hits17
15Blocks10
15Giveaways14
8Takeaways6
2PIM0
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | PIT SOG | BUF xG | PIT xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | 2 | 0.46 | 0.36 |
| 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0.73 | 0.56 |
| 3rd | 17 | 5 | 1.61 | 1.04 |
| Total | 29 | 15 | 2.80 | 1.96 |
Penalties
1 TOTAL1P 08:57
Conor Timminstripping (2 min)
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