Buffalo SabresvsPittsburgh Penguins — Mar 4, 2026

Mar 4, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
O. Power
BUF logo

O. Power

BUF • #25 • D
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1
Second Star
U. Luukkonen
BUF logo

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G
SV% .964PPSA 2/2SHSA 0/1
Third Star
B. Rust
PIT logo

B. Rust

PIT • #17 • R
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 5

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF1315
PIT1001

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF711826
PIT6121028

Goals

1st Period

R. McLeod
BUF

R. McLeod(12th)

12:00(SH)

Short-handed goal (unassisted)

B. Rust
PIT

B. Rust(21st)

14:48(SH)

Short-handed goal assisted by B. Kindel

2nd Period

J. Norris
BUF

J. Norris(9th)

4:10(PP)

Power play goal assisted by J. Doan and B. Byram

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(25th)

6:18(SH)

Short-handed goal assisted by O. Power and T. Thompson

O. Power
BUF

O. Power(6th)

10:30(EV)

Assisted by J. Norris and N. Ostlund

3rd Period

M. Samuelsson
BUF

M. Samuelsson(12th)

16:53(EV)

Empty net (unassisted)

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

26

Shots On Goal

28

59.6

Faceoff %

40.4

1-6 (16.7%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-5

12

Penalty Minutes

25

20

Hits

18

11

Blocked Shots

11

13

Giveaways

17

3

Takeaways

2

Box Score

17B. Rust101+100002050.019:53
81B. Kindel011-220100000.414:52
16J. Brazeau000-100201030.014:13
18T. Novak000-200002010.415:03
19C. Dewar000000300020.014:43
39A. Mantha000-100002020.015:58
46B. Lizotte000000111120.416:44
55N. Acciari000020120020.615:27
59E. Chinakhov000-400101010.017:27
67R. Rakell000-100200020.418:34
71E. Malkin0000170001010.005:54
85A. Hayes000-200000020.012:43
5R. Shea000+100020110.018:30
28P. Wotherspoon000-100103000.014:54
49S. Girard000-100131000.018:02
58K. Letang000-300301010.017:09
65E. Karlsson000-120012030.023:05
75C. Clifton000000220000.017:55
37A. Silovs.8402521412/1319/1010/2255:54
74S. Skinner-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
6th
BUF
209183+267-2-1W478
8th
PIT
204175+296-2-2L175
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

PITStatBUF
3.34Goals/Game3.40
2.82Goals Against/Game2.97
29.2Shots/Game27.9
25.3%Power Play %19.8%
84.5%Penalty Kill %83.4%
48.9%Faceoff %45.0%

Goaltenders

PIT

1
Arturs Silovs

Arturs Silovs

5 GP

Record

13-8-8

GAA

2.80

EV%

.976

PK%

.000

SV%

.900

2
Sergei Murashov

Sergei Murashov

5 GP

Record

1-1-2

GAA

2.56

EV%

.886

PK%

.950

SV%

.897

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

16-8-3

GAA

2.66

EV%

.912

PK%

.947

SV%

.915

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

14-7-2

GAA

2.55

EV%

.932

PK%

.933

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

PIT

1
B. Kindel

B. Kindel

C | 5GP

G

3

A

1

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

2
B. Rust

B. Rust

R | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

3
A. Mantha

A. Mantha

R | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
P. Krebs

P. Krebs

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.051.10
1.201.03
1.081.13
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
PIT

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (3)PIT (7)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.80
PIT
3.70

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.70
PIT
2.80

Shots / Game

BUF
16.3
PIT
13.8

Power Play %

BUF
13.3%
PIT
31.2%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
68.8%
PIT
86.7%

Face-Off %

BUF
44.5%
PIT
55.5%

Scratches

PIT

1
Kevin Hayes

Kevin Hayes

2
Ryan Graves

Ryan Graves

3
Ilya Solovyov

Ilya Solovyov

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

2
Jacob Bryson

Jacob Bryson

3
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

PIT

1
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C

PIM

51

2
Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby

C

PIM

38

3
Parker Wotherspoon

Parker Wotherspoon

D

PIM

36

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

69

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

57

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

49

Past H2H Results