Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Buffalo Sabres 2: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 to Buffalo Sabres 2, on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLThursday, February 5, 2026
DateFeb 5, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
29-15-12Record32-19-6
6th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-8Road record / home record4-6
WLWLLLast 5LLWLW
W1StreakL2
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:11 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 9:33 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 1:33 | 0:03 | 11:32 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:05 | 4:23 | 0:00 | 15:42 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 6:10 | 9:31 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:07 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 6:53 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:09 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:27 | 4:24 | 2:13 | 10:50 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:59 | 4:36 | 0:00 | 13:23 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 15:06 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:01 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 8:18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:31 | 4:27 | 5:57 | 13:07 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17:19 | 0:00 | 6:17 | 11:02 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:47 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 18:17 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 16:40 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 1:30 | 1:45 | 16:14 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 11:15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23:37 | 0:00 | 5:21 | 18:16 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 59:38 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 18:35 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 12:21 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:02 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 | 0:40 | 2:24 | 7:34 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 9:59 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 11:10 | 0:14 | 3:13 | 7:43 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:01 | 1:05 | 3:39 | 15:17 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:23 | 1:18 | 0:31 | 10:34 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:24 | 6:11 | 0:00 | 13:13 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 9:19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 23:18 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 17:04 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:53 | 2:54 | 2:12 | 15:47 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:48 | 6:15 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 26:00 | 1:16 | 2:56 | 21:48 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:32 | 6:54 | 1:17 | 18:21 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 7:56 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 7:15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:12 | 0:52 | 3:05 | 21:15 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 22:42 | 0:00 | 4:02 | 18:40 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .871 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 56:51 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 5-2, on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Buffalo Sabres 2.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Avery Hayes (2 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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