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Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: game summary

Final · March 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres5
Pittsburgh Penguins1

Shots on goal : BUF 26 — PIT 28 · PPG Paints Arena

Three stars

BUF

Game stats

PIT
26Shots on goal28
60 %Faceoff win %40 %
1/6Power play0/5
12Penalty minutes25
20Hits18
11Blocked shots11
13Giveaways17
3Takeaways2

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
BUF711826
PIT6121028

Season series BUF 1 – 2 PIT

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← BUF 5 / 26 / 481 / 28 / 41 PIT →
Missed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 00:36 · wristMissed shot — Connor Dewar (PIT), P1 01:40 · wristMissed shot — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 03:20 · wristMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 05:57 · wristMissed shot — Josh Norris (BUF), P1 06:00 · wristMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 06:14 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 07:45 · wristMissed shot — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 10:08 · slapMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P1 10:39 · wristMissed shot — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P1 13:25 · wristMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 18:37 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 01:43 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 01:50 · slapMissed shot — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 02:36 · wristMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 08:32 · batMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 08:37 · tip-inMissed shot — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P2 09:30 · wristMissed shot — Zach Benson (BUF), P2 10:45 · wristMissed shot — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P2 16:02 · slapMissed shot — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 16:15 · slapMissed shot — Connor Clifton (PIT), P2 18:02 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 18:51 · wristMissed shot — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 02:37 · wristMissed shot — Josh Dunne (BUF), P3 02:40 · wristMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 03:24 · wristMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 03:39 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 04:07 · tip-inMissed shot — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P3 04:28 · slapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 05:32 · wristMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 07:52 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 08:33 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P3 09:08 · wristMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 10:07 · wristMissed shot — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 10:59 · wristMissed shot — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P3 14:35 · tip-inShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 01:33 · wristShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P1 02:36 · wristShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P1 02:57 · wristShot on goal — Anthony Mantha (PIT), P1 03:10 · snapShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 03:19 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P1 03:44 · wristShot on goal — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P1 06:19 · snapShot on goal — Josh Norris (BUF), P1 08:54 · wristShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 09:38 · wristShot on goal — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P1 16:52 · backhandShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 18:19 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 01:18 · tip-inShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 03:09 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 04:07 · deflectedShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 05:06 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 05:37 · wristShot on goal — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P2 05:45 · tip-inShot on goal — Avery Hayes (PIT), P2 08:14 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 08:31 · backhandShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 09:28 · wristShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 10:14 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 10:20 · wristShot on goal — Connor Dewar (PIT), P2 11:55 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 12:37 · slapShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 13:00 · slapShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P2 17:36 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 18:37 · wristShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 18:39 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 19:03 · snapShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 19:12 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P2 19:42 · wristShot on goal — Connor Dewar (PIT), P3 02:57 · wristShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 03:59 · wristShot on goal — Josh Dunne (BUF), P3 05:20 · tip-inShot on goal — Blake Lizotte (PIT), P3 05:54 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 07:29 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 08:25 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Shea (PIT), P3 11:41 · wristShot on goal — Anthony Mantha (PIT), P3 11:52 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P3 12:46 · wristShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P3 14:03 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 14:09 · tip-inShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P3 14:45 · tip-inShot on goal — Tommy Novak (PIT), P3 16:06 · wristShot on goal — Michael Kesselring (BUF), P3 17:41 · wristShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 18:31 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 18:44 · wristShot on goal — Avery Hayes (PIT), P3 19:59 · wristGoal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 12:00 · backhandGoal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P1 14:48 · wristGoal — Josh Norris (BUF), P2 04:10 · wristGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 06:18 · tip-inGoal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 10:30 · wristGoal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 16:53 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 03:22BUFPeyton Krebs — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin
  • 08:16PITErik Karlsson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Jack Quinn
  • 10:24BUFBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by J. Quinn
  • 14:04PITNoel Acciari — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Tage Thompson

2nd period

  • 00:38BUFRasmus Dahlin — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin
  • 00:38PITEvgeni Malkin — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 00:38PITEvgeni Malkin — Slashing (5 min) · drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
  • 00:38PITEvgeni Malkin — Game misconduct (10 min)
  • 04:10PITBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by E. Chinakhov
  • 05:25BUFRyan McLeod — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Noel Acciari
  • 14:44BUFBeck Malenstyn — Boarding (2 min) · drawn by Parker Wotherspoon

3rd period

  • 07:04PITBen Kindel — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by Peyton Krebs
  • 11:54BUFRasmus Dahlin — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Anthony Mantha

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0010213:22
J. NorrisC1102017:41
J. ZuckerL00-11014:11
P. KrebsC0001410:35
J. QuinnR0012011:49
B. MalenstynL0000514:25
J. DunneC0001208:37
R. McLeodC1021018:23
T. ThompsonC0101218:43
N. OstlundC0121016:42
A. TuchR1023117:37
J. DoanR0103018:28
B. ByramD0102022:32
M. KesselringD0002112:58
M. SamuelssonD1031021:19
O. PowerD1131120:45
R. DahlinD0014121:29
Z. MetsaD0000111:00
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(W)27/2896.4 %59:24
C. Ellis0/0—00:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. BrazeauR00-13214:13
B. RustR1015019:53
T. NovakC00-21015:03
C. DewarC0002314:43
A. ManthaR00-12015:58
B. LizotteC0002116:44
N. AcciariC0002115:27
E. ChinakhovR00-41117:27
R. RakellR00-12218:34
E. MalkinC0001005:54
B. KindelC01-20114:52
A. HayesR00-22012:43
R. SheaD0011018:30
P. WotherspoonD00-10114:54
S. GirardD00-10118:02
K. LetangD00-31317:09
E. KarlssonD00-13023:05
C. CliftonD0000217:55
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Silovs(L)21/2584.0 %55:54
S. Skinner0/0—00:00

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