The Pittsburgh Penguins (6-6) host the Buffalo Sabres (7-6-1) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG-B, and SportsNet PT. The Penguins have won three straight games.
Penguins vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Penguins and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Penguins Insights
- The Penguins rank 16th in the NHL with 42 goals scored (3.5 per game).
- The Penguins have allowed 34 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking seventh in league action for the fewest goals against.
- They have the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +8.
- The six power-play goals the Penguins have put up this season rank 23rd in the NHL (on 35 power-play chances).
- The Penguins have the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.14%).
- The one shorthanded goal the Penguins have scored this season rank 16th among NHL squads.
- The Penguins kill 82.50% of opponent power plays, the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Penguins win the highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 55.9%.
- The Penguins have a 10.2% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Penguins have secured three shutouts this season. Their skaters average 14.8 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Pittsburgh, Jake Guentzel has recorded 15 points.
- Sidney Crosby has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- With 14 points through 12 games (seven goals and seven assists), Evgeni Malkin has been an important part of Pittsburgh’s offensive efforts this season.
- As Pittsburgh’s top goalie, Alex Nedeljkovic has recorded 1 win and 1 loss this season while giving up six goals with 63 saves.
Penguins Injuries
Mark Pysyk: Lower Body (Out), Tristan Jarry: Undisclosed (Questionable), John Ludvig: Concussion (Out), Alex Nedeljkovic: Lower Body (Out), Will Butcher: Undisclosed (Out)
Sabres Insights
- With 44 goals (3.1 per game), the Sabres have the league’s 12th-ranked offense.
- The Sabres concede 3.1 goals per game (43 in total), 17th in the league.
- With a goal differential of +1, they are 15th in the league.
- With five power-play goals (on 43 chances), the Sabres are 26th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 27th-ranked power-play percentage (11.63).
- The Sabres have two shorthanded goals (sixth in league).
- The Sabres’ have the ninth-best penalty kill percentage (85.45).
- The Sabres win 43.7% of faceoffs, 31st-ranked in the NHL.
- The 11.1% shooting percentage of the Sabres is ninth in the league.
- The Sabres have held their opponents scoreless one time.
Sabres Key Players
- Jeff Skinner has totaled seven goals and six assists in 14 games for Buffalo, good for 13 points.
- Casey Mittelstadt is one of the top contributors for Buffalo with 12 total points (0.9 per game), with three goals and nine assists in 14 games.
- Tage Thompson is a key player on offense for Buffalo with six goals and six assists.
- Eric Comrie is 1-1-0 in three games this season, conceding 6 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 64 saves and a .914 save percentage (19th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jack Quinn: Achilles (Out), Alex Tuch: Upper Body (Questionable), Brandon Biro: Upper Body (Out), Eric Comrie: Lower Body (Out), Zachary Benson: Lower Body (Out), Mattias Samuelsson: Lower Body (Out)