Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
On the ice
BUF shoots leftPIT shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| PIT | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
In net
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen27/28 SV, .964
Arturs Silovs21/25 SV, .840| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Sabres 5-1
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins win the series 2-1. The Sabres outscored the Penguins 3-0 in the 2nd period. Owen Power led the Sabres in goals (1). Bryan Rust led the Penguins in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:22 | 0:02 | 4:42 | 8:38 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DoanRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | 7:07 | 0:00 | 11:21 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DunneC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 7:37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:35 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:04 | 3:58 | 10:23 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:23 | 3:49 | 4:12 | 10:22 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 6:58 | 0:04 | 10:39 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 3:17 | 0:12 | 13:13 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:49 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 9:03 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:43 | 7:50 | 0:08 | 10:45 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:37 | 3:43 | 4:13 | 9:41 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:11 | 7:38 | 0:00 | 6:33 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 5:10 | 3:16 | 14:06 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:29 | 4:55 | 2:30 | 14:04 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael KesselringD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 11:43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach MetsaD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:00 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:45 | 1:28 | 5:08 | 14:09 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21:19 | 0:00 | 6:30 | 14:49 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .964 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 59:24 | 0 | 0 |
