VISITOR 1 BUFFALO SABRES Game 1 Away Game 1 Face-off Comparison   Monday, September 21, 2026 Attendance 11,947 at PPG Paints Arena Start 7:08 EDT; End 9:31 EDT Game 0016 Final HOME 4 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Game 1 Home Game 1

Faceoffs Won - Faceoffs Total / Percentage

BUFFALO SABRES Zone   # Pos Player Off. Def. Neu. TOT 13 C PECA, MATTHEW 3-5 / 60% 3-7 / 43% 1-3 / 33% 7-15 / 47%     vs. 13 C GUSTAFSSON, DAVID 2-2 / 100% 1-2 / 50% 0-1 / 0% 3-5 / 60%     vs. 19 C DEWAR, CONNOR 0-2 / 0% 1-1 / 100% 1-1 / 100% 2-4 / 50%     vs. 26 C BROZ, TRISTAN 1-1 / 100% 0-1 / 0%   1-2 / 50%     vs. 81 C KINDEL, BEN   1-3 / 33% 0-1 / 0% 1-4 / 25%   15 R DANFORTH, JUSTIN 1-3 / 33% 1-2 / 50%   2-5 / 40%     vs. 13 C GUSTAFSSON, DAVID 1-1 / 100%     1-1 / 100%     vs. 19 C DEWAR, CONNOR 0-2 / 0%     0-2 / 0%     vs. 22 C LAPIERRE, HENDRIX   1-2 / 50%   1-2 / 50%   20 C KULICH, JIRI 3-4 / 75% 1-2 / 50% 1-6 / 17% 5-12 / 42%     vs. 13 C GUSTAFSSON, DAVID 1-1 / 100%     1-1 / 100%     vs. 22 C LAPIERRE, HENDRIX   0-1 / 0% 1-3 / 33% 1-4 / 25%     vs. 26 C BROZ, TRISTAN 2-2 / 100% 1-1 / 100% 0-1 / 0% 3-4 / 75%     vs. 81 C KINDEL, BEN 0-1 / 0%   0-2 / 0% 0-3 / 0%   27 L MCDONOUGH, AIDAN 0-1 / 0%     0-1 / 0%     vs. 26 C BROZ, TRISTAN 0-1 / 0%     0-1 / 0%   41 R POLIN, JASON   2-2 / 100%   2-2 / 100%     vs. 22 C LAPIERRE, HENDRIX   2-2 / 100%   2-2 / 100%   45 C FIDDLER-SCHULTZ, RILEY 0-1 / 0% 1-2 / 50% 4-5 / 80% 5-8 / 63%     vs. 13 C GUSTAFSSON, DAVID   1-1 / 100% 2-2 / 100% 3-3 / 100%     vs. 19 C DEWAR, CONNOR 0-1 / 0%   1-2 / 50% 1-3 / 33%     vs. 22 C LAPIERRE, HENDRIX   0-1 / 0% 1-1 / 100% 1-2 / 50%   48 C KOZAK, TYSON 2-3 / 67% 1-3 / 33% 0-3 / 0% 3-9 / 33%     vs. 13 C GUSTAFSSON, DAVID 0-1 / 0% 0-1 / 0% 0-1 / 0% 0-3 / 0%     vs. 17 R RUST, BRYAN   1-1 / 100%   1-1 / 100%     vs. 22 C LAPIERRE, HENDRIX 1-1 / 100% 0-1 / 0% 0-2 / 0% 1-4 / 25%     vs. 26 C BROZ, TRISTAN 1-1 / 100%     1-1 / 100%

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Zone   # Pos Player Off. Def. Neu. TOT 13 C GUSTAFSSON, DAVID 2-4 / 50% 1-5 / 20% 2-4 / 50% 5-13 / 38%     vs. 13 C PECA, MATTHEW 1-2 / 50% 0-2 / 0% 1-1 / 100% 2-5 / 40%     vs. 15 R DANFORTH, JUSTIN   0-1 / 0%   0-1 / 0%     vs. 20 C KULICH, JIRI   0-1 / 0%   0-1 / 0%     vs. 45 C FIDDLER-SCHULTZ, RILEY 0-1 / 0%   0-2 / 0% 0-3 / 0%     vs. 48 C KOZAK, TYSON 1-1 / 100% 1-1 / 100% 1-1 / 100% 3-3 / 100%   17 R RUST, BRYAN 0-1 / 0%     0-1 / 0%     vs. 48 C KOZAK, TYSON 0-1 / 0%     0-1 / 0%   19 C DEWAR, CONNOR 0-1 / 0% 5-5 / 100% 1-3 / 33% 6-9 / 67%     vs. 13 C PECA, MATTHEW 0-1 / 0% 2-2 / 100% 0-1 / 0% 2-4 / 50%     vs. 15 R DANFORTH, JUSTIN   2-2 / 100%   2-2 / 100%     vs. 45 C FIDDLER-SCHULTZ, RILEY   1-1 / 100% 1-2 / 50% 2-3 / 67%   22 C LAPIERRE, HENDRIX 4-7 / 57% 0-1 / 0% 4-6 / 67% 8-14 / 57%     vs. 15 R DANFORTH, JUSTIN 1-2 / 50%     1-2 / 50%     vs. 20 C KULICH, JIRI 1-1 / 100%   2-3 / 67% 3-4 / 75%     vs. 41 R POLIN, JASON 0-2 / 0%     0-2 / 0%     vs. 45 C FIDDLER-SCHULTZ, RILEY 1-1 / 100%   0-1 / 0% 1-2 / 50%     vs. 48 C KOZAK, TYSON 1-1 / 100% 0-1 / 0% 2-2 / 100% 3-4 / 75%   26 C BROZ, TRISTAN 1-2 / 50% 1-5 / 20% 1-1 / 100% 3-8 / 38%     vs. 13 C PECA, MATTHEW 1-1 / 100% 0-1 / 0%   1-2 / 50%     vs. 20 C KULICH, JIRI 0-1 / 0% 0-2 / 0% 1-1 / 100% 1-4 / 25%     vs. 27 L MCDONOUGH, AIDAN   1-1 / 100%   1-1 / 100%     vs. 48 C KOZAK, TYSON   0-1 / 0%   0-1 / 0%   81 C KINDEL, BEN 2-3 / 67% 1-1 / 100% 3-3 / 100% 6-7 / 86%     vs. 13 C PECA, MATTHEW 2-3 / 67%   1-1 / 100% 3-4 / 75%     vs. 20 C KULICH, JIRI   1-1 / 100% 2-2 / 100% 3-3 / 100%

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