Welcome from the PPG Paints Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins on this Thursday, March
36-19-6 - W4
Buffalo Sabres
31-16-13 - L1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
March 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
33G - 31A
(64P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
12G - 41A
(53P)
3
R
Alex Tuch
24G - 28A
(52P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 32A
(43P)
5
R
Josh Doan
18G - 22A
(40P)
BUF Injuries
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Mar 7, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 8, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 14, 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.
Mar 21, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
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PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
27G - 32A
(59P)
2
C
Evgeni Malkin
13G - 34A
(47P)
3
R
Anthony Mantha
21G - 24A
(45P)
4
R
Bryan Rust
20G - 24A
(44P)
5
D
Erik Karlsson
5G - 34A
(39P)
PIT Injuries
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Day to Day
Hallander (leg) was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Mar 5, 2026
Lizotte, Blake
Lower Body
Day to Day
Lizotte is dealing with a lower-body injury that will sideline him against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Mar 5, 2026
Crosby, Sidney
Lower Body
Week to Week
Crosby (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will be out of action for at least four weeks.
Mar 26, 2026
St. Ivany, Jack
Hand
Week to Week
St. Ivany (hand) was put on injured reserve Thursday.
Mar 26, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Suspension
Week to Week
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
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
Jan 20 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 7th round pick
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Goaltending
BUF
16-8-3
2.66 GAA
91.5% SV
PIT
19-13-6
2.74 GAA
89.2% SV
BUF
13-7-2
2.62 GAA
90.8% SV
PIT
13-7-8
2.75 GAA
90.2% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
Goaltenders
BUF
36-19-6
GAA: 3.00
SV%: 0.901
vs
PIT
31-16-13
GAA: 2.78
SV%: 0.898