Sabres vs. Penguins — December 22, 2026: preview

BUFBUF
8-7-4
OT1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
Wed, Dec 23
@
PPG Paints Arena
PITPIT
7-10-2
W1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGEPIT 59%

Matchup: Buffalo Sabres (8-7-4) at Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2). PuckLab Edge: Penguins, 59% (better special teams, better goal differential, home ice advantage).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
BUFPIT
Scoring & Defense
2.89GF/GP3.21
3.58GA/GP3.53
−13Goal Diff−6
Analytics
53.95v5 CF%52.8
51.75v5 xGF%52.7
.870SV%.880
45.5FO %46.4
Special Teams & Discipline
15.9PP%21.1
69.7PK%78.8
9.2PIM / GP6.5
Record Splits
4-1-4Road / Home4-3-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
BUF

BUF Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Tage ThompsonC19129211.1553.0Jack QuinnR19910190.7356.9Owen PowerD19312150.1955.3Zach BensonL19213150.9262.6Noah OstlundC1947110.7856.5
PIT

PIT Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Erik KarlssonD19316190.3050.5Evgeni MalkinC17611170.8555.8Tommy NovakC1977140.9053.6Sidney CrosbyC1967130.8252.6Rickard RakellR1965111.2052.1

Team Profile

BUF
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
PIT
Avg Age
28.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
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