Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Pittsburgh Penguins31-17-13

15Final

Buffalo Sabres37-19-6

Shots

28Shots26
0/5Power plays1/6
1Short-handed goals2

Puck

19 (40%)Faceoffs won28 (60%)
2Takeaways3
17Giveaways13
18Hits20
11Blocked shots11

Discipline

7Penalties6
25Penalty minutes12

Shots

28Shots26
0/5Power plays1/6
1Short-handed goals2

Puck

19 (40%)Faceoffs won28 (60%)
2Takeaways3
17Giveaways

Stats

Shots

28Shots26
0/5Power plays1/6
1Short-handed goals2

Puck

19 (40%)Faceoffs won28 (60%)
2Takeaways3

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Clifton	2	2	0	0	17:55	0:00	6:10	11:45	17	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Girard	3	1	0	-1	18:02	0:10	2:23	15:29	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
E. Karlsson	1	0	0	-1	23:05	7:09	2:26	13:30	17	0	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
K. Letang	0	3	0	-3	17:09	2:14	1:19	13:36	18	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. Shea	2	0	1	1	18:30	0:00	6:16	12:14	19	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
P. Wotherspoon	0	1	0	-1	14:54	0:05	3:30	11:19	16	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Penguins

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
N. Acciari	2	1	0	0	15:27	0:01	5:07	10:19	16	0	6	0	2	0	0	5	4	55.6	0	1	2
J. Brazeau	0	2	0	-1	14:13	2:05	0:01	12:07	20	0	16	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
E. Chinakhov	0	1	0	-4	17:27	6:00	0:00	11:27	20	0	13	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
C. Dewar	0	3	0	0	14:43	0:00	5:15	9:28	13	0	13	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
A. Hayes	0	0	0	-2	12:43	0:37	0:14	11:52	16	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. Kindel	0	1	0	-2	14:52	2:13	1:40	10:59	19	0	15	1	0	0	0	4	7	36.4	0	1	2
B. Lizotte	1	1	1	0	16:44	1:02	4:24	11:18	17	0	7	0	2	0	0	4	5	44.4	1	0	0
E. Malkin	0	0	0	0	5:54	2:28	0:00	3:26	6	0	13	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.0	1	3	17
A. Mantha	0	0	0	-1	15:58	7:13	0:00	8:45	13	0	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
T. Novak	0	0	0	-2	15:03	1:54	0:00	13:09	18	0	12	0	1	0	0	4	6	40.0	2	0	0
R. Rakell	0	2	0	-1	18:34	7:13	0:46	10:35	18	0	11	0	2	3	0	2	3	40.0	0	0	0
B. Rust	0	0	0	1	19:53	7:10	3:01	9:42	20	1	21	0	5	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Clifton	2	2	0	0	17:55	0:00	6:10	11:45	17

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Silovs	4	25	0	0	21	.840	12	9	0	55:54	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	2	0	1	13:22	0:02	4:42	8:38

Game

Team	1	2	3
PIT	1	0	0
BUF	1	3	1

Leaders

Face-off: 6 Mar 2026, 01:00
Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Attendance: 17’572

Match report on ESPN: McLeod and Tuch score short-handed goals to power Sabres past Penguins, 5-1

Top stats

28Shots26

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	10	7	3	0	+5	14
6	Panthers	10	5	3	2	+1	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
12	Sabres	10	4	4	2	−9	10
15	Penguins	10	3	6	1	−5	7

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 2 meetings

Penguins wins: 2
Draws: 0
Sabres wins: 0

Earlier meetings

27 NovFinal
Pittsburgh Penguins4
Buffalo Sabres2

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	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
R. Dahlin	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
M. Kesselring	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
Z. Metsa	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
O. Power	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
M. Samuelsson	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