BUF 5, PIT 1 — 2026-03-05

2026-03-05·2025-26final

Scoring

6 goals

P1	12:00	BUF	R. McLeod(12) — unassisted	1-0
P1	14:48	PIT	B. Rust(21) — B. Kindel	1-1
P2	04:10	BUF	J. Norris(9) — J. Doan, B. Byram	2-1
P2	06:18	BUF	A. Tuch(25) — O. Power, T. Thompson	3-1
P2	10:30	BUF	O. Power(6) — J. Norris, N. Ostlund	4-1
P3	16:53	BUF	M. Samuelsson(12) — unassisted	5-1

Shots

full sheet — away attacking left, home attacking right

BUF ● 5G ● 21 SOG · 3.34 xG

PIT ● 1G ● 27 SOG · 3.03 xG

Every unblocked attempt, each team attacking the net it shot on; dot size scales with xG. Teams switch ends between periods, so shots are rotated onto one sheet rather than plotted where they physically happened. Blocked shots are recorded at the block, not the shot origin, so they sit short of the net — off by default.

BUFteam totalsPIT

26Shots28

3.33Expected goals3.02

45Unblocked att41

1PP goals0

20Hits18

11Blocks11

13Giveaways17

3Takeaways2

10PIM23

Expected goals by period

regulation only — xG has no model for 3-on-3 or the shootout

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
BUF	0.90	1.55	0.89	3.34
PIT	0.84	1.12	1.07	3.02

BUF skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	S	H	B	PIM	TOI
O. PowerD	1	1	2	+3	1	1	1	0	20:45
J. NorrisC	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	17:41
B. ByramD	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	22:32
M. SamuelssonD	1	0	1	+3	1	0	3	0	21:19
T. ThompsonC	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	18:43
J. DoanR	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	18:28
R. McLeodC	1	0	1	+2	1	0	0	2	18:23
A. TuchR	1	0	1	+2	3	1	1	0	17:37
N. OstlundC	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	16:42
R. DahlinD	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	4	21:29
B. MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	14:25
J. ZuckerL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	14:11
Z. BensonL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	13:22
M. KesselringD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	12:58
J. QuinnR	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	11:49
Z. MetsaD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11:00
P. KrebsC	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	2	10:35
J. DunneC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	8:37

PIT skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	S	H	B	PIM	TOI
B. RustR	1	0	1	+1	5	0	0	0	19:53
B. KindelC	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	2	14:52
E. KarlssonD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	2	23:05
R. RakellR	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	18:34
R. SheaD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2	0	18:30
S. GirardD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	18:02
C. CliftonD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	17:55
E. ChinakhovR	0	0	0	-4	1	1	0	0	17:27
K. LetangD	0	0	0	-3	1	3	0	0	17:09
B. LizotteC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	16:44
A. ManthaR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	15:58
N. AcciariC	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	15:27
T. NovakC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	15:03
P. WotherspoonD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	14:54
C. DewarC	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	14:43
J. BrazeauR	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	14:13
A. HayesR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	12:43
E. MalkinC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	5:54

BUF goaltending

U. LuukkonenW	27/28	0.964	59:24
C. Ellis	0/0	—	0:00

PIT goaltending

A. SilovsL	21/25	0.840	55:54
S. Skinner	0/0	—	0:00

Penalties

13 called

P1	03:22	BUF	P. Krebs	hooking	2
P1	08:16	PIT	E. Karlsson	holding	2
P1	10:24	BUF	—	too many men on the ice	2
P1	14:04	PIT	N. Acciari	holding	2
P2	00:38	BUF	R. Dahlin	cross checking	2
P2	00:38	PIT	E. Malkin	cross checking	2
P2	00:38	PIT	E. Malkin	slashing	5
P2	00:38	PIT	E. Malkin	game misconduct	10
P2	04:10	PIT	—	delaying game unsuccessful challenge	2
P2	05:25	BUF	R. McLeod	slashing	2
P2	14:44	BUF	B. Malenstyn	boarding	2
P3	07:04	PIT	B. Kindel	holding the stick	2
P3	11:54	BUF	R. Dahlin	slashing	2

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