Two NHL preseason finales reached the final buzzer in the early hours of 27 September in India. The official NHL preseason schedule set Carolina at Nashville and Pittsburgh at Buffalo for 3 p.m. Eastern on 26 September, which was 00:30 on 27 September in Asia/Kolkata. The NHL’s official roundup records both as completed: Carolina 6, Nashville 0, and Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 1.
At KeyBank Center, Sidney Crosby put Pittsburgh ahead at 9:00 of the first period and Ville Koivunen made it 2–0 less than two minutes later. Buffalo cut the deficit through Ryan McLeod’s third-period power-play goal, but Nicholas Robertson sealed a 3–1 Penguins win with an empty-netter. Buffalo’s official game report and ESPN’s box score match the score, venue and scoring sequence. Arturs Silovs stopped 23 of 24 shots for Pittsburgh.
Carolina controlled the other finale at Bridgestone Arena, scoring three times in the first period on the way to a 6–0 result. Jackson Blake opened the scoring on the power play and added two assists, while Brandon Bussi stopped all 22 Nashville shots. The Hurricanes’ official recap, ESPN’s game record and Sportsnet’s highlights report independently corroborate the final, Blake’s three points and Bussi’s shutout.
Both were exhibition finales, so they do not alter regular-season standings. This update records only the two completed games that finished inside the closed India-time window and does not attribute a regular-season points impact. For an earlier verified international result, read India’s 8–2 win against South Korea at the Asian Games.
