Young goaltender Joel Blomqvist gave up five goals in the second period as the Penguins opened the preseason with a 7-3 loss to the Sabres in Buffalo. All three Penguins goals were scored by veteran Jesse Puljujarvi.
Blomqvist started and made 18 saves on 24 shots before being pulled in the second period. Filip Larsson made 18 saves on 19 shots.
Before the game, the Penguins sent a bunch of players back to their junior teams. They included forwards Justin Cloutier and Cooper Foster, along with defensemen Caeden Carlisle, Donovan McCoy, and Emil Pieniniemi, and goaltender Charlie Schenkel.
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