Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins — March 5, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on March 5, 2026. Despite the result, the Pittsburgh Penguins held the edge in expected goals (6.12 to 5.51) at 5-on-5, indicating the Buffalo Sabres received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Rickard Rakell was the most dangerous skater with 1.91 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the Buffalo Sabres 28-26 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Mar 5, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

BUF5 - 1PIT

Mar 5, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
PIT	P1	11	20	35.5	9	15	37.5	6	7	46.2	7	14	33.3	4	2	66.7	2.41	2.58	48.4	1	1	50.0
	P2	27	17	61.4	19	15	55.9	12	11	52.2	20	11	64.5	9	4	69.2	4.20	4.31	49.3	0	3	0.0
	P3	18	24	42.9	13	18	41.9	10	8	55.6	13	15	46.4	4	4	50.0	3.58	2.97	54.7	0	1	0.0
	Total	56	61	47.9	41	48	46.1	28	26	51.9	40	40	50.0	17	10	63.0	10.20	9.86	50.8	1	5	16.7
BUF	P1	20	11	64.5	15	9	62.5	7	6	53.8	14	7	66.7	2	4	33.3	2.58	2.41	51.6	1	1	50.0
	P2	17	27	38.6	15	19	44.1	11	12	47.8	11	20	35.5	4	9	30.8	4.31	4.20	50.7	3	0	100.0
	P3	24	18	57.1	18	13	58.1	8	10	44.4	15	13	53.6	4	4	50.0	2.97	3.58	45.3	1	0	100.0
	Total	61	56	52.1	48	41	53.9	26	28	48.1	40	40	50.0	10	17	37.0	9.86	10.20	49.2	5	1	83.3

Win Probability

PIT Favored

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Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

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Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (PIT) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = PIT players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the PIT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

PIT ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	McLeod	Norris	Ostlund	Krebs	Dunne	Zucker	Benson	Malenstyn	Tuch	Doan	Quinn	Samuelsson	Byram	Dahlin	Power	Kesselring	Metsa
Novak	89	33	0	20	89	50	0	50	50	80	20	50	70	0	44	33	86	60
Kindel	40	67	33	67	100	80	60	57	63	50	33	78	57	56	80	67	57	100
Acciari	36	33	0	0	71	—	0	—	—	25	0	80	—	29	0	33	0	44
Lizotte	46	44	10	20	71	0	50	0	0	36	10	88	—	29	40	50	33	42
Dewar	43	60	8	13	63	—	29	—	—	33	8	86	0	32	50	50	25	50
Malkin	80	67	0	0	75	—	0	100	100	83	0	0	60	100	60	100	0	75
Chinakhov	78	0	38	25	86	67	0	64	50	67	0	0	56	0	57	54	75	60
Rust	17	67	83	44	0	100	83	78	75	40	100	86	60	63	88	75	50	100
Brazeau	—	40	0	75	100	63	33	50	56	75	0	50	67	20	83	67	57	0
Mantha	0	60	50	33	—	67	33	64	60	67	0	33	71	20	86	80	40	0
Rakell	50	100	80	50	50	100	100	78	75	50	100	100	67	100	86	80	75	100
Hayes	83	—	0	20	100	50	100	0	0	80	25	100	80	50	25	0	100	0
Shea	44	50	23	50	71	0	13	50	33	63	18	100	67	25	47	60	50	57
Clifton	50	0	10	25	80	0	0	50	33	50	10	100	67	31	36	67	50	70
Karlsson	63	50	44	40	80	83	17	73	75	67	20	29	75	38	64	63	50	0
Girard	33	67	0	18	80	67	71	50	50	43	0	100	60	39	67	—	63	58
Letang	20	86	0	67	50	67	75	40	40	50	0	100	50	71	67	33	75	100
Wotherspoon	55	27	23	19	80	75	29	83	86	50	9	44	80	18	60	62	50	0