GRIT & GF

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Buffalo Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins

Expected goals, BUF–PIT
3.2–1.6
all situations, empty nets out
PIT share of xG
33.3%
50% is even
Shots on goal
31–19
BUF–PIT
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Penguins beat the Sabres 4-2 while losing the expected-goals count 1.6 to 3.1. Jack Quinn has scored in 3 straight games. Mathew Dumba scored for the first time in 26 games.

  • Jack Quinn has scored in 3 straight games. That was his sixth goal of the season. He played 18:39 and had two shots on goal. The Sabres fell 4-2 to the Penguins.

  • Mathew DumbaDrought over

    Mathew Dumba scored for the first time in 26 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 16:16 and had one shot on goal. The Penguins beat the Sabres 4-2.

  • Mattias Samuelsson played 27:47, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.6. The Sabres lost 4-2 to the Penguins.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

BUFPIT

Where the shots came from

6 goals from 79 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← BUF shootingPIT shooting →

Buffalo Sabres

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Mattias Samuelsson D27:470150.281478
Rasmus Dahlin D25:060050.191184
Bowen Byram D20:130020.010043
Owen Power D19:250010.012053
Jack Quinn R18:391120.580177
Tage Thompson C18:330020.191051
Jason Zucker L18:281140.570076
Ryan McLeod C18:010110.141079
Alex Tuch R17:400020.434152
Zach Benson L16:090010.080055
Josh Doan R16:020010.110156
Tyson Kozak C15:220000.002553
Conor Timmins D14:060010.140242
Noah Ostlund C13:270010.250057
Jacob Bryson D12:340000.001066
Beck Malenstyn L9:440010.014167
Peyton Krebs C9:100000.023067
Josh Dunne C8:110020.201071

Pittsburgh Penguins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Erik Karlsson D23:480100.050127
Parker Wotherspoon D22:370100.012224
Kris Letang D20:500020.191033
Ryan Shea D19:100200.031229
Evgeni Malkin C18:460010.091042
Sidney Crosby C18:460040.170035
Anthony Mantha R17:370010.090032
Connor Dewar C17:131010.853030
Bryan Rust R16:261010.170233
Mathew Dumba D16:161010.062059
Ryan Graves D15:250000.001251
Kevin Hayes R15:231030.311045
Danton Heinen L14:590110.131041
Tommy Novak C13:530000.001022
Joona Koppanen L13:020020.181138
Blake Lizotte C12:460000.002028
Ville Koivunen R11:330000.000145
Tristan Broz C11:300020.110028

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.