NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 3/27/2025

Sidney Crosby skates down the ice at LCA
Photo AP Photo/Jose Juarez

Pittsburgh Penguins (29-23-11, 69 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (29-35-6, 64 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Thursday, March 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: MSG-B, SportsNet PT
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 The X
Buffalo – 550 WGR

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh -1.5 ML -110
Buffalo +1.5 ML -110
O/U 6

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins have lost three of their last four games after a 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. Pittsburgh is 11-19-6 on the road this season. The Pens have beaten the Sabres twice by a combined score of 11-7.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres won their second consecutive game by defeating the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday. Buffalo are 18-14-3 at home and have won three straight in Buffalo. The Sabres are in last place in the Atlantic Division.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Heinen-Hayes-Tomasino
Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari
Imama-Koppanen-Remstrom

Grzelcyk-Letang
Timmins-Karlsson
Graves-Kolyachonok

Jarry
Nedeljkovic

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Benson-Kulich-Thompson
Peterka-McLeod-Quinn
Zucker-Krebs-Tuch
Malenstyn-Kozak-Rosen

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power–Bernard-Docker
Byram-Clifton

Reimer
Luukkonen

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Rickard Rakell has 32 goals and 29 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has six goals and eight assists over the last ten games and scored the overtime game-winner against the Sabres in the first matchup of the season between the two clubs.

Buffalo Sabres

JJ Peterka has 23 goals and 32 assists for the Sabres. Tage Thompson has five goals and three assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Pierre-Olivier Joseph – IR
C Tommy Novak – Day to day
C Evgeni Malkin – Day to day

Buffalo Sabres

C Josh Norris – Day to day
LW Jordan Greenway – Day to day
C Sam Lafferty – Day to day

Next Game

Pittsburgh Penguins – March 30 vs Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres – March 29 at Philadelphia Flyers

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