GDT: Pittsburg Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres 3/27/25 --Yes, Pittsburg --7pm Face off MSG, ESPN + and on the radio

[bob_sauve28]

https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/3/27/24394396/game-preview-pittsburgh-penguins-buffalo-sabres-3-27-2025

While several of the bottom-feeders in the East have seemingly given up or simply lost a lot lately (CBJ, DET, BOS, PHI all between 1-8-1 and 3-7-0 in the last 10), that doesn’t apply to either team tonight. Buffalo is 5-5-0 in the last 10, the Pens are 5-4-1. 

Season Series: Sidney Crosby had an OT goal (and 1,600th point) in the first game, where Evgeni Malkin also notched his 500th career games in Pittsburgh’s 6-5 win back on October 17th in one of the more fun and memorable games of the season. The Pens won the second matchup 5-2 in January, so Pittsburgh could clinch a season-sweep over BUF in today’s third and final meeting.

Hidden Stat: Per Pens PR, the Penguins have scored three or more goals in nine of their last 11 games against Buffalo.

Trivia Question: Inspired by someone who recently joined this club (hint, hint) — who are the five Penguin players in the Crosby era (2005-current) who have scored at least three 25+ goal seasons (another hint that you don’t need: two of these are very obvious)...(The rest of this article kind of trashes Sabres recent history) 

 

https://insidetherink.com/nhl-game-preview-pittsburgh-penguins-at-buffalo-sabres-with-line-combinations-3-27-2025/

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.

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.

 

[Doohickie]

Opening Day in Major League Baseball!

[Pimlach]

The first time we played them we blew a big lead.  The TNT crew predicted a Pittsburgh win and milestone points for Sid.  
 

Biz called the team soft and predicted their collapse and a loss in OT.  They knew what the Sabres had back in October.  
 

 

Edited Thursday at 12:36 PM by Pimlach

[SwampD]

33 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Opening Day in Major League Baseball!

As bad as the Sabres get, they are still not baseball.

[CallawaySabres]

1 hour ago, SwampD said:

As bad as the Sabres get, they are still not baseball.

Yup, shockingly the Sabres have not reached WNBA or MLB status...yet.

[Night Train]

3 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:

Yup, shockingly the Sabres have not reached WNBA or MLB status...yet.

I bet if Caitlin Clark played in Buffalo, the building would be sold out.

[Palm Trees And Taxes]

2 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Opening Day in Major League Baseball!

Yes so we can all watch the Los Angeles Deferrer$ win 120 games and ruin baseball more. Pass.

[mjd1001]

2 hours ago, Palm Trees And Taxes said:

Yes so we can all watch the Los Angeles Deferrer$ win 120 games and ruin baseball more. Pass.

I watch less of all sports now than I used to (except for hockey.) In the past I would never miss a Bills game, but now I watch maybe half of them....but of all sports, Baseball is the one that has fallen the hardest for me.

As a kid, If I could watch 100 games a year I would.  Collected baseball cards and sticker books.  Even into my 20's, if I traveled for work the tv in the hotel room went to whatever baseball game I could watch.  Probably watched over 120 games per year (if I was working at home it was still on the TV as background noise.)

Now, I haven't been to a game in over a decade and its been close to 10 years since I watched a single game from start to end.  2-3 times a year and once or twice in the playoffs I'll put the game on, but I rarely last more than 10 minutes before reaching total boredom or ambivalence and just turn to something else.

I loved watching baseball and following it. Now, its not directly about anything like politics or who plays the game or anything like that. I don't know what it is but I just can't get into it at all. Its like Soccer for me. I tried it, I forced myself to watch it, but I just can't do it.

Edited Thursday at 04:45 PM by mjd1001

[HOUSE]

Go to any bar in Buffalo tonight and guess what will not be on TV anywhere?

 

[DarthEbriate]

10 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

Go to any bar in Buffalo tonight and guess what will not be on TV anywhere?

Athletics @ Mariners?

[Night Train]

58 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

Go to any bar in Buffalo tonight and guess what will not be on TV anywhere?

 

Rich Wives of Cheektowaga 

[SJSabres Fan]

I’m still waiting on an answer to the trivia question

[Thorner]

Go Jays

[Hawerchuk]

Hey, Sabres can move into 9th place in the East with a beatdown of the Penguins and a Philly loss tonight. So there's that.

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, Hawerchuk said:

Hey, Sabres can move into 9th place in the East with a beatdown of the Penguins and a Philly loss tonight. So there's that.

[Hawerchuk]

4 minutes ago, Thorner said:

 

[Thorner]

I reckon our ceiling is around 24th for this season, I think we can get there. 5 teams (Philly, Seattle*, Boston, Pittsburgh, outside shot at Anaheim) I’d say we can reasonably catch. 4 of which we have a better goal differential than*. 

Of course this is most notable re: draft position. Could see us picking around 9th if we finish strong 

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, Night Train said:

I bet if Caitlin Clark played in Buffalo, the building would be sold out.

I started watching WNBA games because of her.

[CallawaySabres]

2 hours ago, SJSabres Fan said:

I’m still waiting on an answer to the trivia question

Me too, my guess is NCAA Mens with a muted tv in the corner showing Sabres?

[Mustache of God]

Today is Pegula's birthday. Does the team hunker down and win one for the bossman or do they lay a giant turd on the ice?

[JohnC]

2 hours ago, Night Train said:

Rich Wives of Cheektowaga 

I thought the rich wives were in Williamsville? 

[sabremike]

4 hours ago, Palm Trees And Taxes said:

Yes so we can all watch the Los Angeles Deferrer$ win 120 games and ruin baseball more. Pass.

WE NEED A HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thewookie1]

6 hours ago, Pimlach said:

The first time we played them we blew a big lead.  The TNT crew predicted a Pittsburgh win and milestone points for Sid.  
 

Biz called the team soft and predicted their collapse and a loss in OT.  They knew what the Sabres had back in October.  
 

 

Frankly that game was about as fixed as you could get if you remember the absurdity of some of the calls/non-calls that went down. Plus all of those milestones  by Crosby and Malkin being hit on national TV seemed too good to be purely a case of the Pens being better.

[Marty]

4 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

I watch less of all sports now than I used to (except for hockey.) In the past I would never miss a Bills game, but now I watch maybe half of them....but of all sports, Baseball is the one that has fallen the hardest for me.

As a kid, If I could watch 100 games a year I would.  Collected baseball cards and sticker books.  Even into my 20's, if I traveled for work the tv in the hotel room went to whatever baseball game I could watch.  Probably watched over 120 games per year (if I was working at home it was still on the TV as background noise.)

Now, I haven't been to a game in over a decade and its been close to 10 years since I watched a single game from start to end.  2-3 times a year and once or twice in the playoffs I'll put the game on, but I rarely last more than 10 minutes before reaching total boredom or ambivalence and just turn to something else.

I loved watching baseball and following it. Now, its not directly about anything like politics or who plays the game or anything like that. I don't know what it is but I just can't get into it at all. Its like Soccer for me. I tried it, I forced myself to watch it, but I just can't do it.

To each his/her own. I love baseball, watch every Cleveland game I can.   To me it’s not boring at all.  To me, soccer is the most boring sport.  You kick the ball, I kick the ball, back and forth, with about 3 total minutes of action where there’s actually the slightest possibility of a goal.  Baseball has elements of team play as well as one on one, pitcher vs batter.  Any pitch can result in a score. Any number of possible outcomes every batter. And having one superstar guarantees nothing, because if the superstar is a batter he only bats every 9th time and if he’s a pitcher he only starts every 5th day.  Unfortunately the Dodgers are killing this aspect, as they have a zillion dollar team of superstars. But in theory it’s a great game to me. 

[Pimlach]

46 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

Frankly that game was about as fixed as you could get if you remember the absurdity of some of the calls/non-calls that went down. Plus all of those milestones  by Crosby and Malkin being hit on national TV seemed too good to be purely a case of the Pens being better.

Fixed?  Didn't the Sabres blow a 3 or 4 goal lead?   Pittsburgh changed their goalie and then they started playing harder, and the Sabres wilted just like they did all season.    

The TNT guys kept pushing the Crosby and Malkin narrative and the Sabres proceeded to do their Washington Generals imitation.  

Maybe the Sabres will prevent the sweep tonight.  Lets see.