Game Notes
QUICK HITS
Pittsburgh has points in five-straight road games (4-0-1) and are 7-1-1 in their last nine road games.
Anthony Mantha has 14 points (5G-9A) in 21 career games against Buffalo. He has four multi-point games against them.
Erik Karlsson’s 42 points (14G-28A) and Kris Letang’s 33 points (6G-27A) against the Sabres rank first and second, respectively, among active defensemen.
The Penguins have killed off 35 of their last 37 penalties over the past eight games (94.6%).
Connor Clifton spent two seasons of his career with Buffalo from 2023-25 where he recorded 34 points (5G-29A) in 152 games. He has five points (2G-3A) in 16 games against his former team.