Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

37-19-6, 80 PTS

5-1

Final

31-17-13, 75 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

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).

Leaders

BUFPIT

Goals

Owen Power

1

Bryan Rust

1

Assists

Owen Power

1

Ben Kindel

1

Points

Josh Norris

2

Bryan Rust

1

Scoring

1st

12:00

Goal

Ryan McLeod Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none

1-0

14:48

Goal

Bryan Rust Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (15)

1-1

2nd

4:10

Goal

Josh Norris Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (23), Bowen Byram (22)

2-1

6:18

Goal

Alex Tuch Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Owen Power (15), Tage Thompson (32)

3-1

10:30

Goal

Owen Power Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (13), Noah Ostlund (12)

4-1

3rd

16:53

Goal

Mattias Samuelsson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none

5-1

Scores shown as BUF-PIT.

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