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Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins prediction

Buffalo Sabres4–4–2 · Home Pittsburgh Penguins4–6–1 · Away08:00 PMNov 27

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Buffalo Sabres

Last game: Oct 21

1LuukkonenProjected

ZB6BensonLW NO86OstlundC JQ22QuinnRW

1st line

8:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Zach Benson LW	21:21	0	5	5
86	Noah Ostlund C	21:40	2	5	7
22	Jack Quinn RW	20:45	5	4	9

21 points this season

JK20KulichLW TT72ThompsonC JD91DoanRW

2nd line

8:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Jiří Kulich LW	13:42	1	2	3
72	Tage Thompson C	20:06	5	4	9
91	Josh Doan RW	13:32	1	1	2

14 points this season

JZ17ZuckerLW JN9NorrisC KH94HeleniusRW

3rd line

4:38 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Jason Zucker LW	12:16	1	0	1
9	Josh Norris C	13:43	2	1	3
94	Konsta Helenius RW	9:07	1	1	2

6 points this season

BM29MalenstynLW RM71McLeodC PK19KrebsRW

4th line

5:00 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Beck Malenstyn LW	10:07	0	2	2
71	Ryan McLeod C	13:06	1	1	2
19	Peyton Krebs RW	8:49	0	4	4

8 points this season

RD26DahlinD MS23SamuelssonD

1st pair

14:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Rasmus Dahlin D	26:27	2	2	4
23	Mattias Samuelsson D	22:51	2	5	7

11 points this season

OP25PowerD OZ8ZellwegerD

2nd pair

12:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
25	Owen Power D	26:12	2	6	8
8	Olen Zellweger D	18:11	2	1	3

11 points this season

ZM73MetsaD LC46CrevierD

3rd pair

4:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
73	Zach Metsa D	10:43	0	2	2
46	Louis Crevier D	10:30	0	1	1

3 points this season

NO86OstlundF ZB6BensonF JQ22QuinnF

TT72ThompsonF RD26DahlinD

Power play unit 1

4:41 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
86	Noah Ostlund F	21:40	2	5	7
6	Zach Benson F	21:21	0	5	5
22	Jack Quinn F	20:45	5	4	9
72	Tage Thompson F	20:06	5	4	9
26	Rasmus Dahlin D	26:27	2	2	4

34 points this season

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

ZB6BensonF RM71McLeodF

OP25PowerD MS23SamuelssonD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:26 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Zach Benson F	21:21	0	5	5
71	Ryan McLeod F	13:06	1	1	2
25	Owen Power D	26:12	2	6	8
23	Mattias Samuelsson D	22:51	2	5	7

22 points this season

JN9NorrisF BM29MalenstynF

OZ8ZellwegerD ZM73MetsaD

Penalty kill unit 2

1:15 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Josh Norris F	13:43	2	1	3
29	Beck Malenstyn F	10:07	0	2	2
8	Olen Zellweger D	18:11	2	1	3
73	Zach Metsa D	10:43	0	2	2

10 points this season

Goalies: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 (Projected) · Colten Ellis #92 (Backup)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Last game: Oct 22

AS37SilovsProjected

TN18NovakLW SC87CrosbyC RR67RakellRW

1st line

10:05 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Tommy Novak LW	16:37	3	5	8
87	Sidney Crosby C	16:39	3	3	6
67	Rickard Rakell RW	19:06	1	3	4

18 points this season

AK62KuzmenkoLW BL46LizotteC

2nd line

9:30 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Andrei Kuzmenko LW	14:46	0	1	1
46	Blake Lizotte C	16:30	0	4	4
2	Rutger McGroarty RW	15:05	0	0	0

5 points this season

NR14RobertsonLW CD19DewarC ES25SöderblomRW

3rd line

8:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
14	Nick Robertson LW	14:06	6	0	6
19	Connor Dewar C	16:42	1	3	4
25	Elmer Söderblom RW	10:35	0	0	0

10 points this season

HL22LapierreLW EM71MalkinC VK41KoivunenRW

4th line

7:16 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Hendrix Lapierre LW	10:54	2	3	5
71	Evgeni Malkin C	12:54	6	3	9
41	Ville Koivunen RW	13:26	1	3	4

18 points this season

EK65KarlssonD SS24StastneyD

1st pair

13:20 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
65	Erik Karlsson D	24:09	1	10	11
24	Spencer Stastney D	18:23	0	2	2

13 points this season

KK6KorczakD DC72CarlileD

2nd pair

12:13 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Kaedan Korczak D	19:22	0	5	5
72	Declan Carlile D	19:13	3	2	5

10 points this season

KL58LetangD IS7SolovyovD

3rd pair

10:57 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
58	Kris Letang D	16:55	0	5	5
7	Ilya Solovyov D	16:38	0	0	0

5 points this season

RR67RakellF SC87CrosbyF TN18NovakF

VK41KoivunenF EK65KarlssonD

Power play unit 1

2:37 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
67	Rickard Rakell F	19:06	1	3	4
87	Sidney Crosby F	16:39	3	3	6
18	Tommy Novak F	16:37	3	5	8
41	Ville Koivunen F	13:26	1	3	4
65	Erik Karlsson D	24:09	1	10	11

33 points this season

2McGroartyF AK62KuzmenkoF EM71MalkinF

HL22LapierreF KL58LetangD

Power play unit 2

1:05 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
2	Rutger McGroarty F	15:05	0	0	0
62	Andrei Kuzmenko F	14:46	0	1	1
71	Evgeni Malkin F	12:54	6	3	9
22	Hendrix Lapierre F	10:54	2	3	5
58	Kris Letang D	16:55	0	5	5

20 points this season

CD19DewarF BL46LizotteF

KK6KorczakD DC72CarlileD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:37 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
19	Connor Dewar F	16:42	1	3	4
46	Blake Lizotte F	16:30	0	4	4
6	Kaedan Korczak D	19:22	0	5	5
72	Declan Carlile D	19:13	3	2	5

18 points this season

RR67RakellF NR14RobertsonF

EK65KarlssonD IS7SolovyovD

Penalty kill unit 2

1:12 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
67	Rickard Rakell F	19:06	1	3	4
14	Nick Robertson F	14:06	6	0	6
65	Erik Karlsson D	24:09	1	10	11
7	Ilya Solovyov D	16:38	0	0	0

21 points this season

Goalies: Arturs Silovs #37 (Projected) · Sergei Murashov #1 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (3)

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen · CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0
Rutger McGroarty · Martin Rulsch , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sergei Murashov · Gri3720, CC BY-SA 4.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF

.864 save percentage

3.53 GAA · 3–3–2 · 7 starts

Arturs Silovs PIT

.885 save percentage

3.01 GAA · 4–3–0 · 2 shutouts · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (1)

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen · CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0

Team leaders

Buffalo SabresThis seasonPittsburgh Penguins

Points
Jack Quinn8 games9 Erik Karlsson8 games11
Goals
Jack Quinn8 games5 Evgeni Malkin6 games6
Assists
Owen Power7 games6 Erik Karlsson8 games10
Penalty minutes
Mattias Samuelsson6 games13 Declan Carlile6 games11

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Recent form

Buffalo Sabres

L1–3 OTL3–4 W5–4 OTL3–4 W5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins

W4–0 L4–5 L2–6 L2–5 L3–5

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

Sep 26Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins
Sep 21Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres

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