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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL · Thursday, March 5, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

BUF5
Final
SOG 26–28
PIT1

Win probability

Win probability model not yet published.

Shot map

Shot map, BUF at PITEach team's shot attempts are drawn in the end it attacks: BUF the left net, PIT the right net.PIT blocked shot, T. Novak, 1stBUF blocked shot, N. Ostlund, 1stBUF blocked shot, A. Tuch, 1stPIT blocked shot, B. Kindel, 1stBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 1stBUF blocked shot, B. Byram, 1stBUF blocked shot, Z. Metsa, 1stBUF blocked shot, B. Byram, 2ndBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 2ndPIT blocked shot, E. Karlsson, 2ndPIT blocked shot, A. Hayes, 2ndPIT blocked shot, T. Novak, 2ndPIT blocked shot, A. Mantha, 2ndPIT blocked shot, E. Karlsson, 2ndPIT blocked shot, E. Karlsson, 2ndPIT blocked shot, N. Acciari, 2ndPIT blocked shot, C. Dewar, 2ndPIT blocked shot, K. Letang, 3rdBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 3rdBUF blocked shot, R. Dahlin, 3rdPIT blocked shot, E. Karlsson, 3rdPIT blocked shot, E. Chinakhov, 3rdPIT blocked shot, B. Rust, 3rdPIT blocked shot, A. Mantha, 3rdBUF blocked shot, O. Power, 3rdBUF blocked shot, B. Malenstyn, 3rdBUF blocked shot, B. Malenstyn, 3rdBUF blocked shot, J. Quinn, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 1stPIT missed shot, C. Dewar, 1stPIT missed shot, E. Malkin, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Norris, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Zucker, 1stBUF missed shot, R. McLeod, 1stPIT missed shot, E. Karlsson, 1stBUF missed shot, M. Kesselring, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Quinn, 1stBUF missed shot, T. Thompson, 2ndBUF missed shot, T. Thompson, 2ndPIT missed shot, B. Rust, 2ndPIT missed shot, R. Rakell, 2ndPIT missed shot, R. Rakell, 2ndPIT missed shot, E. Chinakhov, 2ndBUF missed shot, Z. Benson, 2ndPIT missed shot, E. Chinakhov, 2ndPIT missed shot, B. Rust, 2ndPIT missed shot, C. Clifton, 2ndBUF missed shot, R. Dahlin, 2ndBUF missed shot, M. Samuelsson, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Dunne, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 3rdBUF missed shot, T. Thompson, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Zucker, 3rdBUF missed shot, M. Kesselring, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Zucker, 3rdBUF missed shot, O. Power, 3rdPIT missed shot, R. Rakell, 3rdPIT missed shot, K. Letang, 3rdPIT missed shot, J. Brazeau, 3rdBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 1stPIT shot on goal, J. Brazeau, 1stBUF shot on goal, M. Kesselring, 1stPIT shot on goal, A. Mantha, 1stPIT shot on goal, E. Malkin, 1stPIT shot on goal, E. Karlsson, 1stBUF shot on goal, N. Ostlund, 1stBUF shot on goal, J. Norris, 1stBUF shot on goal, B. Byram, 1stPIT shot on goal, E. Chinakhov, 1stBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 1stBUF shot on goal, J. Doan, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Zucker, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Doan, 2ndBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 2ndBUF shot on goal, A. Tuch, 2ndPIT shot on goal, B. Lizotte, 2ndPIT shot on goal, A. Hayes, 2ndPIT shot on goal, B. Rust, 2ndPIT shot on goal, E. Karlsson, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Doan, 2ndBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 2ndPIT shot on goal, C. Dewar, 2ndBUF shot on goal, A. Tuch, 2ndPIT shot on goal, R. Rakell, 2ndPIT shot on goal, N. Acciari, 2ndPIT shot on goal, B. Rust, 2ndPIT shot on goal, R. Rakell, 2ndPIT shot on goal, E. Karlsson, 2ndPIT shot on goal, B. Rust, 2ndPIT shot on goal, K. Letang, 2ndPIT shot on goal, C. Dewar, 3rdBUF shot on goal, P. Krebs, 3rdBUF shot on goal, J. Dunne, 3rdPIT shot on goal, B. Lizotte, 3rdBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 3rdBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 3rdPIT shot on goal, R. Shea, 3rdPIT shot on goal, A. Mantha, 3rdPIT shot on goal, B. Rust, 3rdPIT shot on goal, J. Brazeau, 3rdPIT shot on goal, N. Acciari, 3rdPIT shot on goal, J. Brazeau, 3rdPIT shot on goal, T. Novak, 3rdBUF shot on goal, M. Kesselring, 3rdBUF shot on goal, B. Byram, 3rdBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 3rdPIT shot on goal, A. Hayes, 3rdBUF goal, R. McLeod, 1stPIT goal, B. Rust, 1stBUF goal, J. Norris, 2ndBUF goal, A. Tuch, 2ndBUF goal, O. Power, 2ndBUF goal, M. Samuelsson, 3rd
◀ BUF attacksPIT attacks ▶

BUF: 5 goals, 21 shots on goal, 22 missed shots, 13 blocked shots (61 attempts). PIT: 1 goal, 27 shots on goal, 13 missed shots, 15 blocked shots (56 attempts).

Scoring

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Box score

Team totals
BUFPIT
Shots on goal2628
Power-play goals10
Penalty minutes1023
Hits2018
Blocked shots1111
Faceoff %——
BUF skaters
PlayerGAP+/−SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
J. Norris C1120200017:41
O. Power D112+3111020:45
A. Tuch R101+2311017:37
M. Samuelsson D101+3103021:19
R. McLeod C101+2100218:23
J. Doan R0110300018:28
B. Byram D0110200022:32
N. Ostlund C011+2100016:42
T. Thompson C0110121018:43
R. Dahlin D000+1410421:29
J. Quinn R000+1200011:49
M. Kesselring D0000210012:58
J. Dunne C000012008:37
J. Zucker L000−1101014:11
P. Krebs C0000141210:35
B. Malenstyn L0000052214:25
Z. Benson L000+1021013:22
Z. Metsa D0000010011:00
PIT skaters
PlayerGAP+/−SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
B. Rust R101+1500019:53
B. Kindel C011−2010214:52
E. Karlsson D000−1301223:05
J. Brazeau R000−1320014:13
A. Hayes R000−2200012:43
A. Mantha R000−1200015:58
B. Lizotte C0000211016:44
C. Dewar C0000230014:43
N. Acciari C0000212215:27
R. Rakell R000−1220018:34
E. Chinakhov R000−4110017:27
E. Malkin C0000100175:54
K. Letang D000−3130017:09
R. Shea D000+1102018:30
T. Novak C000−2100015:03
C. Clifton D0000022017:55
P. Wotherspoon D000−1010014:54
S. Girard D000−1013018:02
Goalies
GoalieDECSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen BUFW28271.96459:24
A. Silovs PITL25214.84055:54