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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins on March 5th 2026

Buffalo Sabres (5)

at

Pittsburgh Penguins (1)

Game No: 977

Started: 2026-03-05 19:08:00

Ended: 2026-03-05 21:36:00

Attendance: 17,572

Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media

Full Recap

Period Time Team Scorer Shot Type Distance (ft) Assist Assist Highlight
1 12:00 BUF Ryan McLeod
1 14:48 PIT Bryan Rust Ben Kindel
2 4:10 BUF Josh Norris Josh Doan Bowen Byram
2 6:18 BUF Alex Tuch Owen Power Tage Thompson
2 10:30 BUF Owen Power Josh Norris Noah Ostlund
3 16:53 BUF Mattias Samuelsson

Referees

#13 Furman South

#39 Brandon Blandina

Officials

#95 Jonny Murray

#91 Ben O'Quinn

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 3:22 BUF Peyton Krebs Hooking 2 Evgeni Malkin
1 10:24 BUF Too many men/ice - bench 2
2 0:38 BUF Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking 2 Evgeni Malkin
2 5:25 BUF Ryan McLeod Slashing 2 Noel Acciari
2 14:44 BUF Beck Malenstyn Boarding 2 Parker Wotherspoon
3 11:54 BUF Rasmus Dahlin Slashing 2 Anthony Mantha
1 8:16 PIT Erik Karlsson Holding 2 Jack Quinn
1 14:04 PIT Noel Acciari Holding 2 Tage Thompson
2 0:38 PIT Evgeni Malkin Cross-checking 2 Ryan McLeod
2 0:38 PIT Evgeni Malkin Slashing (maj) 5 Ryan McLeod
2 0:38 PIT Evgeni Malkin Game Misconduct 10 Ryan McLeod
2 4:10 PIT Delay Game - Unsucc chlg 2
3 7:04 PIT Ben Kindel Holding the stick 2 Peyton Krebs

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
8 Michael Kesselring D
9 Josh Norris C
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
44 Joshua Dunne C
44 Josh Dunne C
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G

Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

Coach: Dan Muse

# Player Position
5 Ryan Shea D
16 Justin Brazeau R
17 Bryan Rust R
18 Thomas Novak C
19 Connor Dewar C
28 Parker Wotherspoon D
37 Arturs Silovs G
39 Anthony Mantha R
46 Blake Lizotte C
49 Samuel Girard D
55 Noel Acciari C
58 Kris Letang D
59 Yegor Chinakhov R
59 Egor Chinakhov R
65 Erik Karlsson D
67 Rickard Rakell R
71 Evgeni Malkin C
74 Stuart Skinner G
75 Connor Clifton D
81 Ben Kindel C
85 Avery Hayes R

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
34 Alex Lyon G
48 Tyson Kozak C
78 Jacob Bryson D

Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches

# Player Position
7 Ilya Solovyov D
13 Kevin Hayes R
27 Ryan Graves D

5 Goals 1
6 Assists 1
14 Plus / Minus -17
6 Penalties 7
12 PIM 25
48 Corsi For 41
53.93 Corsi % 46.07
26 Fenwick For 41
38.81 Fenwick % 61.19
26 Shots 28
13 Shots Blocked 15
22 Missed Shots 13
20 Hits 18
13 Giveaways 17
3 Takeaways 2
11 Blocked Shots 11
28 Faceoffs Won 19
19 Faceoffs Lost 28
60% Faceoff Percentage 40%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 4:56 1
2 4:12 2
3 26:23 3
4 3:07 4

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - Pittsburgh Penguins Time With Lead
1 - 0 2:48
2 - 1 2:08
3 - 1 4:12
4 - 1 26:23
5 - 1 3:07

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bowen Byram 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 Michael Kesselring 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Josh Norris 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 50
17 Jason Zucker 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 100
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 67
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 100
44 Joshua Dunne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Josh Dunne 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 100
71 Ryan McLeod 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 6 54
72 Tage Thompson 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 4 0 100
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
89 Alex Tuch 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 25
91 Josh Doan 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pittsburgh Penguins

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
5 Ryan Shea 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
16 Justin Brazeau 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 Bryan Rust 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 Thomas Novak 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 40
19 Connor Dewar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Parker Wotherspoon 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
37 Arturs Silovs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Anthony Mantha 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
46 Blake Lizotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 44
49 Samuel Girard 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
55 Noel Acciari 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 4 56
58 Kris Letang 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
59 Yegor Chinakhov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 Egor Chinakhov 0 0 0 -4 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
65 Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 -1 1 2 3 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
67 Rickard Rakell 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 40
71 Evgeni Malkin 0 0 0 0 3 17 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
74 Stuart Skinner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 Connor Clifton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
81 Ben Kindel 0 1 1 -2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 36
85 Avery Hayes 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 22 01:01 22:32 05:10 03:16 14:06
6 Zach Benson 18 00:44 13:22 00:02 04:42 08:38
8 Michael Kesselring 18 00:43 12:58 00:00 01:15 11:43
9 Josh Norris 18 00:58 17:41 06:58 00:04 10:39
17 Jason Zucker 13 01:05 14:11 07:38 00:00 06:33
19 Peyton Krebs 16 00:39 10:35 00:00 00:00 10:35
22 Jack Quinn 17 00:41 11:49 02:46 00:00 09:03
23 Mattias Samuelsson 24 00:53 21:19 00:00 06:30 14:49
25 Owen Power 21 00:59 20:45 01:28 05:08 14:09
26 Rasmus Dahlin 25 00:51 21:29 04:55 02:30 14:04
29 Beck Malenstyn 20 00:43 14:25 00:04 03:58 10:23
44 Joshua Dunne
44 Josh Dunne 12 00:43 08:37 00:00 01:00 07:37
71 Ryan McLeod 25 00:44 18:23 03:49 04:12 10:22
72 Tage Thompson 17 01:06 18:43 07:50 00:08 10:45
73 Zach Metsa 12 00:55 11:00 00:00 00:00 11:00
86 Noah Ostlund 19 00:52 16:42 03:17 00:12 13:13
89 Alex Tuch 25 00:42 17:37 03:43 04:13 09:41
91 Josh Doan 19 00:58 18:28 07:07 00:00 11:21

Pittsburgh Penguins

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
5 Ryan Shea 19 00:58 18:30 00:00 06:16 12:14
16 Justin Brazeau 20 00:42 14:13 02:05 00:01 12:07
17 Bryan Rust 20 00:59 19:53 07:10 03:01 09:42
18 Thomas Novak 18 00:50 15:03 01:54 00:00 13:09
19 Connor Dewar 13 01:07 14:43 00:00 05:15 09:28
28 Parker Wotherspoon 16 00:55 14:54 00:05 03:30 11:19
39 Anthony Mantha 13 01:13 15:58 07:13 00:00 08:45
46 Blake Lizotte 17 00:59 16:44 01:02 04:24 11:18
49 Samuel Girard 18 01:00 18:02 00:10 02:23 15:29
55 Noel Acciari 16 00:57 15:27 00:01 05:07 10:19
58 Kris Letang 18 00:57 17:09 02:14 01:19 13:36
59 Yegor Chinakhov
59 Egor Chinakhov 20 00:52 17:27 06:00 00:00 11:27
65 Erik Karlsson 17 01:21 23:05 07:09 02:26 13:30
67 Rickard Rakell 18 01:01 18:34 07:13 00:46 10:35
71 Evgeni Malkin 6 00:59 05:54 02:28 00:00 03:26
75 Connor Clifton 17 01:03 17:55 00:00 06:10 11:45
81 Ben Kindel 19 00:46 14:52 02:13 01:40 10:59
85 Avery Hayes 16 00:47 12:43 00:37 00:14 11:52

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1 1 6 0.833
2 0 12 1
3 0 10 1

Pittsburgh Penguins

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
37 Arturs Silovs 1 1 7 0.857
2 3 11 0.727
3 0 7 1
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