Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
7 |
15 |
32 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
9 |
10 |
27 |
Three stars
- A. Hayes, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- B. Kindel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (15) |
Ryan McLeod (30), Bowen Byram (18) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
09:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Avery Hayes (1) |
Ilya Solovyov (5), Rutger McGroarty (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
18:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Avery Hayes (2) |
Anthony Mantha (22), Parker Wotherspoon (16) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
07:44 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Kindel (13) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 3, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
01:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (30) |
Jack Quinn (25), Rasmus Dahlin (37) |
Power play |
PIT 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
15:33 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tommy Novak (11) |
Egor Chinakhov (7), Evgeni Malkin (31) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
19:46 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Kindel (14) |
Connor Dewar (11) |
Shorthanded, Empty net |
PIT 5, BUF 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
11 |
| Hits |
20 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/66 (45.5%) |
36/66 (54.5%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 2 R. McGroarty |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:01 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
07:07 |
| Number 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:11 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:31 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:19 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
15:41 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:59 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
17:27 |
| Number 85 A. Hayes |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:09 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.2% |
20:05 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 7 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:08 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:47 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:44 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
59:38 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
18:48 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:40 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:38 |
| Number 63 I. Rosen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:36 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
56.5% |
20:01 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
44.4% |
23:18 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
71.4% |
12:23 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:53 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 94 K. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:02 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:00 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:56 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:42 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:12 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:32 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:19 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
56:51 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
18:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Shea |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Michael Kesselring |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:33 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Connor Clifton |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
10:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
18:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Jake Brenk, Mike Sullivan
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, James Tobias
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Rickard Rakell, Ryan Graves, Noel Acciari
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Zach Benson, Zach Metsa
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0
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Final
|
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|
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2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final/OT
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2
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
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1
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final
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1
 at Vegas Golden Knights
4
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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