NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Final
5 - 2
Regular Season Series

PIT leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:46 Jason Zucker Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (30), Bowen Byram (18)
Goal 1st Period 9:18 Avery Hayes Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ilya Solovyov (5), Rutger McGroarty (3)
Goal 1st Period 18:47 Avery Hayes Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (22), Parker Wotherspoon (16)
Goal 2nd Period 7:44 Ben Kindel Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 1:55 Tage Thompson Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (25), Rasmus Dahlin (37)
Goal 3rd Period 15:33 Thomas Novak Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Egor Chinakhov (7), Evgeni Malkin (31)
Goal 3rd Period 19:46 Ben Kindel Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (11)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 10
20 Hits 16
6 Takeaways 4
32 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 36
45.5 Faceoff Win Percent 54.5
17 Giveaways 15
6 Total Penalties 4
15 Penalty Minutes 11
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noah Ostlund, C Out Mar 31
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bryan Rust, RW Out Mar 31
Blake Lizotte, C Out Mar 17
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Feb 4
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 47 21 100 6
Pittsburgh 38 21 92 16
NY Islanders 42 29 89 5
Columbus 38 25 88 12
Philadelphia 37 25 86 12
Washington 38 28 85 9
New Jersey 38 34 78 2
NY Rangers 31 35 71 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 46 21 100 8
Tampa Bay 46 22 98 6
Montreal 43 21 96 10
Boston 43 24 94 8
Ottawa 38 26 86 10
Detroit 39 27 86 8
Toronto 32 30 77 13
Florida 36 35 75 3
Full Standings