• Who: Penguins vs. Sabres • What: NHL preseason, Game 6 • When: 7:08 p.m. • Where: KeyBank Center • Goaltenders: Arturs Silovsvs. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh+ • Stream: SN360 • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Sabres
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Official word on Jack St. Ivany is he's still being evaluated but I saw him after and it didn't look too bad. I could see he had his right foot wrapped up but he had his dress shoes on and was walking around like normal, didn't look like he had a limp.
• Third round: Danforth is stopped Hallander is stopped. Sabres take the fake shootout.
• Second round: Thompson beats Silovs Pickering goes way wide on the way in and is stopped
• First round, Sabres shooting first: Silovs stops Norris Koivunen is stopped.
• They're doing another bonus shootout, like the Penguins did the other day. It's the home team's choice to do that in the preseason.
• Final: Penguins 5, Sabres 3 … Goals from Tristan Broz, Matt Dumba, Avery Hayes, Ville Koivunen, Filip Hallander. Preseason wraps Friday against the Sabres.
• GOAL: Filip Hallander hits the empty net.
• Sabres' net is empty, looking for a tying goal.
• Back to full strength.
• Penguins get a power play with 5:12 left. Old friend Conor Timmins takes an interference penalty. Sent Ben Kindel flying. Second penalty Kindel has drawn tonight.
• Back to full strength.
• GOAL: Sabres capitalize on the first half of the double minor. Rasmus Dahlin blew past Harrison Brunicke and Ryan Graves. Penguins 4, Sabres 3
• Officials looked back at that and Blake Lizotte is actually the culprit, not Filip Hallander. Still four minutes.
• Penguins to the PK with 9:19 left. Four-minute double minor on Filip Hallander for high-sticking.
• GOAL: Ryan Shea springs Ville Koivunen on a breakaway, Koivunen roofs it over Alex Georgiev. Penguins 4, Sabres 2
• GOAL: Sabres get one back. The Owen Pickering-Harrison Brunicke pair was out there. Pickering was defending Tage Thompson behind the net, Phil Tomasino was the only one in front of the net, Thompson finds Josh Norris in the slot and Norris finishes it. Penguins 3, Sabres 2
• Third is underway.
• Ben Kindel is up to 8-4 in faceoffs. He has not had one bad game in the dot.
• Shane Doan is here. His son Josh plays for the Sabres. He's a special assistant to the GM in Toronto but he's also a part owner of Harrison Brunicke's WHL team, the Kamloops Blazers.
• End of the second. Goals from Tristan Broz, Matt Dumba, Avery Hayes have the Penguins up 3-1. Shots are 21-20 Sabres.
• GOAL: Avery Hayes with 5.8 left in the second, on the power play. Filip Hallander set Matt Dumba up from behind the net, Dumba's shot was stopped, Hayes cleaned up the rebound. Penguins 3, Sabres 1
• Penguins to the power play with 1:!2 left in the second. Blatant interference on Robby Fabbri.
• To me, easiest answer when it comes to which of the young guys stay to start is Tristan Broz. It'd be nice to give Ben Kindel the nine games if there's a spot. But he's definitely not physically ready to stay for too long and would go back eventually. Broz has NHL strength and has been just as impressive.
• Big glove save from Arturs Silovs on the penalty-kill.
• Penguins to the PK with 4:36 left in the second. Ryan Graves gets two for high-sticking. Was going to bat a loose puck out of the air and hit a Sabre in the face.
• They're just rotating all the defensemen, really. Some on their natural side, some not, some of the original pairs, some not.
• Back to full strength.
• It'll be four-on-four for two minutes with 10:17 left in the second. Josh Norris for cross-checking, Owen Pickering for roughing in retaliation.
• Looks like they're still attempting to see some of the D on their off side even though they're down to five. Ryan Graves is out there on his right side.
• Penguins say Jack St. Ivany won't return to the game. Tough luck for him, not ideal timing.
• GOAL: Penguins regain the lead. Yet another rocket of a shot from Matt Dumba, Ben Kindel with the pass to set it up. That came off a delayed penalty that Kindel drew. Penguins 2, Sabres 1
• Oh, Jack St. Ivany isn't out there. Doesn't look like he actually played since coming back to the bench later in the first period. He's not even on the bench now. Shot to the foot, in case you missed it.
• Starting the PK: Matt Dumba, Ryan Shea, Noel Acciari Blake Lizotte
• Penguins to the PK with 17:22 left in the second. Joona Koppanen for interference,
• Alex Georgiev is in net now for Buffalo. Don't think that was planned.
• Second period is underway,
• For anyone wondering: There is no Pittsburgh broadcast. It's the preseason, the TV crews don't travel. If you want a Penguins call, it's on the radio.
• End of the first, and it's 1-1. Penguins goal from Tristan Broz. Shots are 12-12.
• Could just be because of the power play that just happened but Owen Pickering and Harrison Brunicke are out there together.
• GOAL: Sabres immediately answer. Josh Norris gets by Ryan Shea. Looked like he was tripped by Shea right after but he got up and got a shot off. Penguins 1, Sabres 1
• GOAL: Tristan Broz crashes the net and stuffs in a puck in the crease. Rebound off a Phil Tomasino shot. Penguins 1, Sabres 0.
• Second unit: Harrison Brunicke, Tristan Broz, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Phil Tomasino, Robby Fabbri
• Wowza. Rocket of a shot from Matthew Dumba from the point set up by Filip Hallander. No idea how Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen got the glove up in time.
• First power play: Avery Hayes, Filip Hallander, Ville Koivunen, Ben Kindel, Matt Dumba
• Penguins to the power play with 4:16 left. Filip Hallander drew a hooking call.
• Jack St. Ivany is back on the bench, that was quick.
• Jack St. Ivany went to the locker room after taking a shot to the foot.
• Ben Kindel, whose faceoff percentage is rivaled by only Sidney Crosby for the Penguins this preseason, has already won his first two draws in this one.
• Penguins are awake now, finally spending some time in the Buffalo end and getting shots off. Slow start for both sides, nobody was able to get much going.
• The Sabres' video board is tracking Vasily Ponomarev's ice time right now, which is impressive since he plays in the KHL.
• Congratulations to Avery Hayes, who finally got the Penguins' first shot on goal about seven minutes in.
• Hey, a Sabres shot. Arturs Silovs makes the save.
• Three minutes in and still looking for a shot from either team here. The dozens in attendance aren't too into this game yet.
• This is underway.
• Penguins just modified their practice schedule -- originally was just supposed to be one group at noon tomorrow, now it's two groups, one at 10:30 a.m. and another at noon. So, probably no re-assignments or anything like that until after practice at the earliest.
• Just a thought on who is on their off side -- you figure if Jack St. Ivany is making this roster, it's on the left, just given the personnel on either side. So, might as well try him there now.
• Defense pairings are a little interesting. Only one that was clear at the skate was Ryan Graves-Ryan Shea, the rest rotated because Matt Dumba didn't skate. They broke up Owen Pickering-Harrison Brunicke, have an all left-handed top pair and an all right-handed second pair. They could have dressed three lefties/three righties on their natural sides but are choosing not to. Dan Muse talked the other day about not really thinking that balance is essential.
• Penguins' lines, pairings vs. Sabres:
Ville Koivunen - Ben Kindel - Avery Hayes Filip Hallander - Blake Lizotte - Phil Tomasino Rafael Harvey-Pinard - Tristan Broz - Noel Acciari Robby Fabbri - Joona Koppanen - Danton Heinen
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea Jack St. Ivany - Harrison Brunicke Owen Pickering - Matt Dumba
THE ASYLUM
Final: Penguins 5, Sabres 3
• Who: Penguins vs. Sabres
• What: NHL preseason, Game 6
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: KeyBank Center
• Goaltenders: Arturs Silovs vs. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh+
• Stream: SN360
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Sabres
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Official word on Jack St. Ivany is he's still being evaluated but I saw him after and it didn't look too bad. I could see he had his right foot wrapped up but he had his dress shoes on and was walking around like normal, didn't look like he had a limp.
• Third round:
Danforth is stopped
Hallander is stopped. Sabres take the fake shootout.
• Second round:
Thompson beats Silovs
Pickering goes way wide on the way in and is stopped
• First round, Sabres shooting first:
Silovs stops Norris
Koivunen is stopped.
• They're doing another bonus shootout, like the Penguins did the other day. It's the home team's choice to do that in the preseason.
• Final: Penguins 5, Sabres 3 … Goals from Tristan Broz, Matt Dumba, Avery Hayes, Ville Koivunen, Filip Hallander. Preseason wraps Friday against the Sabres.
• GOAL: Filip Hallander hits the empty net.
• Sabres' net is empty, looking for a tying goal.
• Back to full strength.
• Penguins get a power play with 5:12 left. Old friend Conor Timmins takes an interference penalty. Sent Ben Kindel flying. Second penalty Kindel has drawn tonight.
• Back to full strength.
• GOAL: Sabres capitalize on the first half of the double minor. Rasmus Dahlin blew past Harrison Brunicke and Ryan Graves. Penguins 4, Sabres 3
• Officials looked back at that and Blake Lizotte is actually the culprit, not Filip Hallander. Still four minutes.
• Penguins to the PK with 9:19 left. Four-minute double minor on Filip Hallander for high-sticking.
• GOAL: Ryan Shea springs Ville Koivunen on a breakaway, Koivunen roofs it over Alex Georgiev. Penguins 4, Sabres 2
• GOAL: Sabres get one back. The Owen Pickering-Harrison Brunicke pair was out there. Pickering was defending Tage Thompson behind the net, Phil Tomasino was the only one in front of the net, Thompson finds Josh Norris in the slot and Norris finishes it. Penguins 3, Sabres 2
• Third is underway.
• Ben Kindel is up to 8-4 in faceoffs. He has not had one bad game in the dot.
• Shane Doan is here. His son Josh plays for the Sabres. He's a special assistant to the GM in Toronto but he's also a part owner of Harrison Brunicke's WHL team, the Kamloops Blazers.
• End of the second. Goals from Tristan Broz, Matt Dumba, Avery Hayes have the Penguins up 3-1. Shots are 21-20 Sabres.
• GOAL: Avery Hayes with 5.8 left in the second, on the power play. Filip Hallander set Matt Dumba up from behind the net, Dumba's shot was stopped, Hayes cleaned up the rebound. Penguins 3, Sabres 1
• Penguins to the power play with 1:!2 left in the second. Blatant interference on Robby Fabbri.
• To me, easiest answer when it comes to which of the young guys stay to start is Tristan Broz. It'd be nice to give Ben Kindel the nine games if there's a spot. But he's definitely not physically ready to stay for too long and would go back eventually. Broz has NHL strength and has been just as impressive.
• Big glove save from Arturs Silovs on the penalty-kill.
• Penguins to the PK with 4:36 left in the second. Ryan Graves gets two for high-sticking. Was going to bat a loose puck out of the air and hit a Sabre in the face.
• They're just rotating all the defensemen, really. Some on their natural side, some not, some of the original pairs, some not.
• Back to full strength.
• It'll be four-on-four for two minutes with 10:17 left in the second. Josh Norris for cross-checking, Owen Pickering for roughing in retaliation.
• Looks like they're still attempting to see some of the D on their off side even though they're down to five. Ryan Graves is out there on his right side.
• Penguins say Jack St. Ivany won't return to the game. Tough luck for him, not ideal timing.
• GOAL: Penguins regain the lead. Yet another rocket of a shot from Matt Dumba, Ben Kindel with the pass to set it up. That came off a delayed penalty that Kindel drew. Penguins 2, Sabres 1
• Oh, Jack St. Ivany isn't out there. Doesn't look like he actually played since coming back to the bench later in the first period. He's not even on the bench now. Shot to the foot, in case you missed it.
• Starting the PK: Matt Dumba, Ryan Shea, Noel Acciari Blake Lizotte
• Penguins to the PK with 17:22 left in the second. Joona Koppanen for interference,
• Alex Georgiev is in net now for Buffalo. Don't think that was planned.
• Second period is underway,
• For anyone wondering: There is no Pittsburgh broadcast. It's the preseason, the TV crews don't travel. If you want a Penguins call, it's on the radio.
• End of the first, and it's 1-1. Penguins goal from Tristan Broz. Shots are 12-12.
• Could just be because of the power play that just happened but Owen Pickering and Harrison Brunicke are out there together.
• GOAL: Sabres immediately answer. Josh Norris gets by Ryan Shea. Looked like he was tripped by Shea right after but he got up and got a shot off. Penguins 1, Sabres 1
• GOAL: Tristan Broz crashes the net and stuffs in a puck in the crease. Rebound off a Phil Tomasino shot. Penguins 1, Sabres 0.
• Second unit: Harrison Brunicke, Tristan Broz, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Phil Tomasino, Robby Fabbri
• Wowza. Rocket of a shot from Matthew Dumba from the point set up by Filip Hallander. No idea how Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen got the glove up in time.
• First power play: Avery Hayes, Filip Hallander, Ville Koivunen, Ben Kindel, Matt Dumba
• Penguins to the power play with 4:16 left. Filip Hallander drew a hooking call.
• Jack St. Ivany is back on the bench, that was quick.
• Jack St. Ivany went to the locker room after taking a shot to the foot.
• Ben Kindel, whose faceoff percentage is rivaled by only Sidney Crosby for the Penguins this preseason, has already won his first two draws in this one.
• Penguins are awake now, finally spending some time in the Buffalo end and getting shots off. Slow start for both sides, nobody was able to get much going.
• The Sabres' video board is tracking Vasily Ponomarev's ice time right now, which is impressive since he plays in the KHL.
• Congratulations to Avery Hayes, who finally got the Penguins' first shot on goal about seven minutes in.
• Hey, a Sabres shot. Arturs Silovs makes the save.
• Three minutes in and still looking for a shot from either team here. The dozens in attendance aren't too into this game yet.
• This is underway.
• Penguins just modified their practice schedule -- originally was just supposed to be one group at noon tomorrow, now it's two groups, one at 10:30 a.m. and another at noon. So, probably no re-assignments or anything like that until after practice at the earliest.
• Just a thought on who is on their off side -- you figure if Jack St. Ivany is making this roster, it's on the left, just given the personnel on either side. So, might as well try him there now.
• Defense pairings are a little interesting. Only one that was clear at the skate was Ryan Graves-Ryan Shea, the rest rotated because Matt Dumba didn't skate. They broke up Owen Pickering-Harrison Brunicke, have an all left-handed top pair and an all right-handed second pair. They could have dressed three lefties/three righties on their natural sides but are choosing not to. Dan Muse talked the other day about not really thinking that balance is essential.
• Penguins' lines, pairings vs. Sabres:
Ville Koivunen - Ben Kindel - Avery Hayes
Filip Hallander - Blake Lizotte - Phil Tomasino
Rafael Harvey-Pinard - Tristan Broz - Noel Acciari
Robby Fabbri - Joona Koppanen - Danton Heinen
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
Jack St. Ivany - Harrison Brunicke
Owen Pickering - Matt Dumba
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