Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
11 |
8 |
26 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 |
12 |
10 |
28 |
Three stars
- O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (12) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
BUF 1, PIT 0 |
| 1st |
14:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (21) |
Ben Kindel (15) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
04:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris (9) |
Josh Doan (23), Bowen Byram (22) |
Power play |
BUF 2, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
06:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (25) |
Owen Power (15), Tage Thompson (32) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 3, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
10:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power (6) |
Josh Norris (13), Noah Ostlund (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
16:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson (12) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 5, PIT 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
28 |
| Power play |
1 of 6 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
25 |
| Hits |
20 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/47 (59.6%) |
19/47 (40.4%) |
Box score
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
17:41 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:11 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:35 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:49 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
14:25 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:37 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
18:23 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
18:43 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
17:37 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:28 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:58 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:45 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:29 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:00 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
28 |
27 |
1 |
.964 |
59:24 |
Win |
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 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
15:03 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
16:44 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
15:27 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
18:34 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:54 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
14:52 |
| Number 85 A. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
25 |
21 |
4 |
.840 |
55:54 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
08:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Karlsson |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
10:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
14:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Slashing (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
00:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
04:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Kindel |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Referees
- Furman South, Brandon Blandina
- Linesmen
- Ben O'Quinn, Jonny Murray
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Alex Lyon, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Ilya Solovyov
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Final
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Final
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|
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2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final
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|
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3
 at Nashville Predators
6
|
Final
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
1
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
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|
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 5, 2026
|
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3
 at Los Angeles Kings
5
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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