Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins
- Thomas Novak faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Giveaway by Egor Chinakhov
- Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
- Connor Dewar Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Anthony Mantha Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Thomas Novak faceoff won against Alex Tuch
- Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Ben Kindel faceoff won against Zach Benson
- Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Samuel Girard
- Erik Karlsson Holding against Jack Quinn
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Alex Tuch shot blocked by Samuel Girard
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Ben Kindel shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
- Noel Acciari Holding against Tage Thompson
- Ben Kindel faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Bryan Rust Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (15)
- Bowen Byram shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
- Giveaway by Bryan Rust
- Egor Chinakhov Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Zach Metsa shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Giveaway by Bryan Rust
- Connor Clifton hit Josh Norris
- Evgeni Malkin Cross-checking against Rasmus Dahlin
- Evgeni Malkin Slashing against Rasmus Dahlin served by Justin Brazeau
- Evgeni Malkin Game Misconduct
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Bowen Byram shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Connor Dewar hit Jason Zucker
- Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Egor Chinakhov
- Takeaway by Blake Lizotte
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Connor Clifton
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Alex Tuch
- Blake Lizotte Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
- Samuel Girard hit Michael Kesselring
- Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Rickard Rakell Batted Wide Left
- Rickard Rakell Tip-In Hit Left Post
- Rickard Rakell hit Ryan McLeod
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Thomas Novak faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Justin Brazeau hit Bowen Byram
- Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
- Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Kris Letang hit Alex Tuch
- Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Takeaway by Ryan Shea
- Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
- Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Egor Chinakhov Slap Shot Hit Right Post
- Bryan Rust Slap Shot Wide Left
- Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Connor Dewar shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Connor Dewar hit Peyton Krebs
- Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
- Ben Kindel faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Ben Kindel hit Peyton Krebs
- Justin Brazeau hit Michael Kesselring
- Thomas Novak faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Giveaway by Tommy Novak
- Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
- Kris Letang hit Zach Benson
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Blake Lizotte hit Owen Power
- Blake Lizotte Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Noel Acciari hit Owen Power
- Ben Kindel Holding the stick against Peyton Krebs
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ryan Shea
- Parker Wotherspoon hit Ryan McLeod
- Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Egor Chinakhov hit Noah Ostlund
- Kris Letang Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
- Kris Letang hit Peyton Krebs
- Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Alex Tuch
- Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Noel Acciari Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Rickard Rakell hit Jack Quinn
- Justin Brazeau Tip-In Wide Left
- Justin Brazeau Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
- Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
- Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Samuel Girard
- Giveaway by Samuel Girard
- Giveaway by Blake Lizotte
- Connor Clifton hit Ryan McLeod
- Connor Dewar hit Zach Metsa
- Jack Quinn shot blocked by Ryan Shea
- Giveaway by Tommy Novak
- Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Off-side
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Peyton Krebs hit Connor Clifton
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Alex Tuch hit Noel Acciari
- Owen Power hit Blake Lizotte
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Dunne faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Beck Malenstyn hit Samuel Girard
- Goalie Stopped
- Thomas Novak shot blocked by Alex Tuch
- Peyton Krebs Hooking against Evgeni Malkin
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Giveaway by Alex Tuch
- Off-side
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
- Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Noah Ostlund Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Zach Metsa hit Avery Hayes
- Peyton Krebs hit Ryan Shea
- Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Jack Quinn
- TV Timeout
- Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Ryan McLeod Slap Shot Wide Left
- Too many men/ice served by Jack Quinn
- TV Timeout
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
- Ryan McLeod Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none
- Beck Malenstyn hit Kris Letang
- Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Puck in Netting
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
- TV Timeout
- Zach Benson hit Kris Letang
- Josh Dunne hit Samuel Girard
- Beck Malenstyn hit Rickard Rakell
- Zach Benson hit Noel Acciari
- Beck Malenstyn hit Bryan Rust
- Takeaway by Tage Thompson
- Giveaway by Zach Metsa
- Giveaway by Zach Metsa
- Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Short
- Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking against Evgeni Malkin
- Josh Doan Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Tage Thompson Slap Shot Short
- Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Josh Doan Deflected saved by Arturs Silovs
- Josh Norris Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (23), Bowen Byram (22)
- Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Puck in Netting
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Puck in Netting
- Ryan McLeod Slashing against Noel Acciari
- Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Goalie Stopped
- Alex Tuch faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Alex Tuch Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Owen Power (15), Tage Thompson (32)
- Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Zach Benson
- Goalie Stopped
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Avery Hayes shot blocked by Jason Zucker
- Off-side
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Thomas Novak
- Thomas Novak shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
- Puck in Netting
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Thomas Novak
- Icing
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Owen Power Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (13), Noah Ostlund (12)
- Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by Jason Zucker
- Goalie Stopped
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Connor Dewar
- Peyton Krebs hit Samuel Girard
- Alex Tuch Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
- Beck Malenstyn Boarding against Parker Wotherspoon
- TV Timeout
- Peyton Krebs hit Samuel Girard
- Noel Acciari shot blocked by Tage Thompson
- Tage Thompson hit Connor Dewar
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Off-side
- Hand Pass
- Off-side
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Thomas Novak
- Michael Kesselring hit Thomas Novak
- Icing
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
- Giveaway by Jason Zucker
- Kris Letang shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
- Josh Dunne hit Kris Letang
- Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Josh Dunne Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Goalie Stopped
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Jason Zucker Tip-In Wide Right
- Michael Kesselring Slap Shot Wide Right
- Beck Malenstyn hit Samuel Girard
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Josh Dunne Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
- Off-side
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ben Kindel
- Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Bowen Byram
- Giveaway by Jack Quinn
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
- Goalie Stopped
- Rasmus Dahlin Slashing against Anthony Mantha
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
- Goalie Stopped
- Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
- Bryan Rust shot blocked by Owen Power
- Goalie Stopped
- Hand Pass
- Puck in Netting
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
- Icing
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Tage Thompson hit Rickard Rakell
- Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
- Owen Power shot blocked by Josh Doan
- Rasmus Dahlin hit Justin Brazeau
- Mattias Samuelsson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Zach Benson
- Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Thomas Novak
SABRES
PENGUINS
| TIME | PLAY | BUF | PIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Thomas Novak | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:11 | Off-side | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:11 | Thomas Novak faceoff won against Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:27 | Giveaway by Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:36 | Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:39 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:52 | Peyton Krebs hit Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:33 | Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:40 | Connor Dewar Wrist Shot High and Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:16 | Alex Tuch hit Noel Acciari | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:18 | Owen Power hit Blake Lizotte | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:29 | Giveaway by Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:36 | Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:38 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:38 | Josh Dunne faceoff won against Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:57 | Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:10 | Anthony Mantha Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:10 | Beck Malenstyn hit Samuel Girard | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:12 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:12 | Thomas Novak faceoff won against Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:14 | Thomas Novak shot blocked by Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:19 | Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:20 | Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:22 | Peyton Krebs Hooking against Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:22 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:44 | Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:53 | Giveaway by Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:35 | Off-side | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:35 | Ben Kindel faceoff won against Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:10 | Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:53 | Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:57 | Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:59 | Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Samuel Girard | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:00 | Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:14 | Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:19 | Noah Ostlund Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:48 | Zach Metsa hit Avery Hayes | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:00 | Peyton Krebs hit Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:45 | Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:15 | Giveaway by Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:16 | Erik Karlsson Holding against Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:16 | TV Timeout | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:16 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:54 | Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:38 | Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:57 | Alex Tuch shot blocked by Samuel Girard | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:08 | Ryan McLeod Slap Shot Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:24 | Too many men/ice served by Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:24 | TV Timeout | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:24 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:39 | Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:55 | Takeaway by Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Ryan McLeod Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none | 1 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | |
| 12:18 | Beck Malenstyn hit Kris Letang | 1 | 0 | |
| 12:27 | Ben Kindel shot blocked by Justin Brazeau | 1 | 0 | |
| 13:25 | Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot Wide Left | 1 | 0 | |
| 13:27 | Puck in Netting | 1 | 0 | |
| 13:27 | Tage Thompson faceoff won against Blake Lizotte | 1 | 0 | |
| 14:01 | Tage Thompson shot blocked by Blake Lizotte | 1 | 0 | |
| 14:04 | Noel Acciari Holding against Tage Thompson | 1 | 0 | |
| 14:04 | TV Timeout | 1 | 0 | |
| 14:04 | Ben Kindel faceoff won against Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | |
| 14:48 | Bryan Rust Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (15) | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:48 | Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 1 | 1 | |
| 15:33 | Bowen Byram shot blocked by Erik Karlsson | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:17 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:17 | Zach Benson hit Kris Letang | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:25 | Josh Dunne hit Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:26 | Beck Malenstyn hit Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:30 | Zach Benson hit Noel Acciari | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:32 | Beck Malenstyn hit Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:52 | Egor Chinakhov Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:20 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:33 | Zach Metsa shot blocked by Connor Clifton | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:57 | Giveaway by Zach Metsa | 1 | 1 | |
| 18:12 | Giveaway by Zach Metsa | 1 | 1 | |
| 18:14 | Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon | 1 | 1 | |
| 18:19 | Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs | 1 | 1 | |
| 18:37 | Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Short | 1 | 1 | |
| 18:57 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 1 | 1 | |
BUF @ PIT Videos
Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights
Mattias Samuelsson lights the lamp
Owen Power nets goal for Sabres
Regular Season Series
PIT wins 2-1
Game Information
PPG Paints Arena
12:00 AM, 6 March 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,572
- Referees:
- Furman South
- Brandon Blandina
- Linesmen:
- Jonny Murray
- Ben O'Quinn
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 39 | 16 | 6 | 84 |
| Pittsburgh | 31 | 17 | 13 | 75 |
| NY Islanders | 35 | 23 | 5 | 75 |
| Columbus | 32 | 21 | 8 | 72 |
| Washington | 31 | 25 | 7 | 69 |
| Philadelphia | 28 | 22 | 11 | 67 |
| New Jersey | 31 | 29 | 2 | 64 |
| NY Rangers | 24 | 29 | 8 | 56 |

