{"id":218470,"date":"2025-10-01T14:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/218470\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:46:13","slug":"nhl-preseason-game-preview-pittsburgh-penguins-at-buffalo-sabres-with-line-combinations-10-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/218470\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Preseason Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10\/1\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tNHL Preseason Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10\/1\/2025 | Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Clean-Logo-1.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Inside The Rink Logo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"item\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/nhl\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>NHL Preseason Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10\/1\/2025<\/p>\n<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tage-Thompson-image-for-article.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo by Kirk Irwin\/Getty Images\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Kirk Irwin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2) at Buffalo Sabres (3-1)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: KeyBank Center<br \/>Date: Wednesday, October 1<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch: MSG-B, SportsNet PT<br \/>Radio: 550 WGR, 105.9 The X<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins play the first of back-to-back games against Buffalo. Pittsburgh has won three preseason games in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Saturday. Buffalo opens the regular season on October 9 against the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Hallander-Fabbri-Koppanen<br \/>Poulin-Koivunen-Heinen<br \/>Lizotte-Tomasino-Harvey-Pinard<br \/>Kindel-Acciari-Hayes<\/p>\n<p>Dumba-Shea<br \/>Graves-Pickering<br \/>St. Ivany-Kemp<\/p>\n<p>Larsson<br \/>Silovs<\/p>\n<p>Buy Pittsburgh Hockey Merchandise Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/toronto-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=tor&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/carolina-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=carolina&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/nashville-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=nashvill&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/pittsburgh-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=pitt&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Hockey \u2013 Inside The Rink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>Kulich-Norris-Thompson<br \/>Zucker-McLeod-Tuch<br \/>Danforth-Quinn-Krebs<br \/>Geertsen-Doan-Malenstyn<\/p>\n<p>Kesselring-Dahlin<br \/>Johnson-Timmins<br \/>Bryson-Mrtka<\/p>\n<p>Luukkonen<br \/>Georgiev<\/p>\n<p>Buy Buffalo Hockey Gear Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/montreal-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=montreal&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/tampa-bay-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=tampa&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/buffalo-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=bu&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Hockey \u2013 Inside The Rink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/kevin-hayes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/noel-acciari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noel Acciari<\/a> will bring the veteran presence to the lineup this evening. Look for the duo to lead the way on the score sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Tage Thompson scored two goals in Saturday\u2019s win. Josh Norris also tallied a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh \u2013 October 3 vs Buffalo <br \/>Buffalo \u2013 October 3 at Pittsburgh <\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/mattb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/e27aaab36ffede299e324f5880c96e966d988a67e5199a61ed72e84a3934c3ae\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/top-30-boston-bruins-prospects-26-30\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759329972_514_Warrior-Arena-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Warrior Ice Arena of the Boston Bruins practice facility\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/top-30-boston-bruins-prospects-26-30\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 30 Boston Bruins Prospects: 26-30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Bruins enter the 2025-26 season in the midst of a rebuild and a roster filled with a superstar, a few good veterans, and a mix of younger players trying to capture a spot in training camp. The Bruins have had a prospect pool that has been dead last in some rankings over the [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/top-30-boston-bruins-prospects-26-30\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-wichita-thunder-sign-son-of-doug-weight\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wichita-Thunder-Player-Signing-Announcement-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-wichita-thunder-sign-son-of-doug-weight\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ECHL: Wichita Thunder Sign Son Of Doug Weight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Wichita Thunder have announced that they have signed forward Danny Weight for the 2025-26 season. Weight, 24, had five goals and seven assists for 12 points in 34 games with American International University in his final season of eligibility. He becomes the 13th forward and 22nd player to sign with Wichita for the 2025-26 [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-wichita-thunder-sign-son-of-doug-weight\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/nate-danielson-out-for-undetermined-time-with-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-1-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Red Wings Prospect Check In\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/nate-danielson-out-for-undetermined-time-with-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nate Danielson Out for Undetermined Time with Injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings writer for The Athletic, Max Bultman, announced that prospect Nate Danielson suffered an injury during Friday\u2019s pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres. No timetable was given for the recovery from this injury by head coach Todd McLellan. The Red Wings drafted Danielson with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/nate-danielson-out-for-undetermined-time-with-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a9 2021-2025 Inside The Rink\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. 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