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Sabres vs Penguins

Final · Thu Mar 5 · 7:00 PM ET · PPG Paints Arena

Buffalo SabresSabres37-19-6
5
FinalMar 5, 2026
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins31-17-13
1
TVESPN

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF−115
PIT−105
Puck line
BUF −1.5+205
PIT +1.5−250
Total O/U
Over 6.5−110
Under 6.5−110
  • Puck line: Sabres −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (6 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres routed the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Mar 5, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 37-19-6.

The Sabres have won 5 straight. The Sabres won despite being outshot 28-26. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the second period.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins, score by period
Team123T
BUF1315
PIT1001

W: Luukkonen · L: Silovs

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 12:00Ryan McLeod Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none1-0
  2. PITGoal · 14:48Bryan Rust Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (15)1-1

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 4:10Josh Norris Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (23), Bowen Byram (22)2-1
  2. BUFGoal · 6:18Alex Tuch Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Owen Power (15), Tage Thompson (32)3-1
  3. BUFGoal · 10:30Owen Power Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (13), Noah Ostlund (12)4-1

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 16:53Mattias Samuelsson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none5-1

Team stats

BUFPIT
Shots
26
28
Power Play Goals
1
0
Faceoff Win Percent
59.6
40.4
Hits
20
18
Blocked Shots
11
11
Penalty Minutes
12
25

Top performers

Buffalo SabresPittsburgh Penguins

Goals

Owen Power1
Bryan Rust1

Assists

Owen Power1
Ben Kindel1

Points

Josh Norris2
Bryan Rust1

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW120113:2200000.00
Josh Doan RW000018:2801300.00
Josh Dunne C02008:370010100.00
Peyton Krebs C140010:35001066.72
Beck Malenstyn LW250014:250000100.02
Ryan McLeod C001218:23101053.82
Josh Norris C000017:41112050.00
Noah Ostlund C000216:4201100.00
Jack Quinn RW000111:4900200.00
Tage Thompson C121018:430110100.00
Alex Tuch RW110217:37103025.00
Jason Zucker LW100-114:110010100.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D000022:3201200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D010121:2900400.04
Michael Kesselring D010012:5800200.00
Zach Metsa D010011:0000000.00
Owen Power D110320:4511100.00
Mattias Samuelsson D301321:1910100.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G12827.96459:240

Penguins · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Noel Acciari C210015:27002055.62
Justin Brazeau RW020-114:1300300.00
Egor Chinakhov RW010-417:2700100.00
Connor Dewar C030014:4300200.00
Avery Hayes RW000-212:4300200.00
Ben Kindel C010-214:52010036.42
Blake Lizotte C111016:44002044.40
Evgeni Malkin C00005:5400100.017
Anthony Mantha RW000-115:5800200.00
Tommy Novak C000-215:03001040.00
Rickard Rakell RW020-118:34002040.00
Bryan Rust RW000119:5310500.00

Penguins · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Connor Clifton D220017:5500000.00
Samuel Girard D310-118:0200000.00
Erik Karlsson D100-123:0500300.02
Kris Letang D030-317:0900100.00
Ryan Shea D201118:3000100.00
Parker Wotherspoon D010-114:5400000.00

Penguins · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Arturs Silovs G42521.84055:540

Three stars

  1. Owen Power (BUF)
  2. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF)
  3. Bryan Rust (PIT)

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