What a day, folks, and I gotta say, the chill in the air outside feels
28-15-12 - OT1
Pittsburgh Penguins
32-18-6 - OT1
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
27G - 32A
(59P)
2
C
Evgeni Malkin
13G - 30A
(43P)
3
R
Anthony Mantha
20G - 21A
(41P)
4
R
Bryan Rust
19G - 21A
(40P)
5
D
Erik Karlsson
4G - 31A
(35P)
PIT Injuries
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Week to Week
Hallander (blood clot in leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Feb 26, 2026
Letang, Kris
Foot
Week to Week
Letang (foot) will miss at least four weeks and landed on injured reserve Saturday.
Feb 28, 2026
St. Ivany, Jack
Hand
Month to Month
St. Ivany (hand) was put on injured reserve Thursday.
Mar 26, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Suspension
Month to Month
Jones (lower body) was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday for a conditioning loan.
Apr 2, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Jan 20 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 7th round pick
Dec 31 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Yegor Zamula from the Philadelphia Flyers for Philip Tomasino
Dec 29 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Danton Heinen, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick
Metropolitan
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
29G - 29A
(58P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
22G - 26A
(48P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
11G - 36A
(47P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 29A
(40P)
5
R
Josh Doan
18G - 21A
(39P)
BUF Injuries
Benson, Zach
Upper Body
Day to Day
Benson (upper body) was ruled out ahead of Tuesday's road matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
Feb 5, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) won't play Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
Feb 5, 2026
Norris, Joshua
Ribs
Day to Day
Head coach Lindy Ruff said that Norris (ribs) is progressing in his recovery but won't play in Monday's game against the Florida Panthers, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Feb 5, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Feb 5, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Week to Week
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Feb 25, 2026
Dunne, Joshua
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Dunne (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Feb 25, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Week to Week
Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Kulich (ear) is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue, Brayton J. Wilson of WBEN reports.
Feb 25, 2026
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka
Lower Body
Week to Week
Luukkonen (lower body) will not be joining Finland for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Buffalo Sabres announced Tuesday.
Feb 25, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
Atlantic
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Goaltending
PIT
19-12-5
2.79 GAA
89.0% SV
BUF
14-7-3
2.66 GAA
91.4% SV
PIT
10-7-8
2.97 GAA
89.5% SV
BUF
11-7-2
2.73 GAA
90.3% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
Goaltenders
PIT
28-15-12
GAA: 2.91
SV%: 0.894
vs
BUF
32-18-6
GAA: 3.05
SV%: 0.898