The Penguins brought a very young squad up to Buffalo for the first exhibition game of 2024-25. The Sabres didn’t show any mercy, coming out with a lineup stocked with NHl talent. The end result was predictable enough at that point,

In addition to tonight's lineups, the Penguins also announced that they trimmed their roster from 69 to 64, sending some younger players and prospects back to the their junior teams. Those players include: Fans should expect to see the team's next round of cuts sometime next week.

The only line of likely starters that will not suit up is the unit of Jason Zucker, Ryan McLeod, and Jordan Greenway, who participated in the second scrimmage on Saturday morning. Team Blue edged out Team White 4-3 on a Mason Jobst shootout goal.

Lindy Ruff will be back behind the bench for the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night – and he’ll have nearly his full team with him. The Sabres have been ramping up their training camp faster than usual with a trip to Europe for the NHL Global Series quickly approaching.