Overview
- Undrafted 23-year-old Avery Hayes, recalled just hours before puck drop, scored twice in his NHL debut, including on his first career shot.
- Eighteen-year-old Ben Kindel added two goals for Pittsburgh, finishing the night with a short-handed empty-netter in the final seconds.
- Tommy Novak also scored for the Penguins, who halted a two-game skid with the road win.
- Goaltender Arturs Silovs was credited with either 26 or 27 saves depending on the outlet, while Buffalo’s Alex Lyon stopped 27 of 31 shots.
- Buffalo’s Jason Zucker opened the scoring and Tage Thompson netted his 30th of the season.