Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL KeyBank Center, Buffalo·March 3, 2027

PIT

Pittsburgh Penguins PIT 2-2-1, 1-1-1 Away

March 3, 2027 12:00 am

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Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

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Standings

Atlantic Division Metropolitan Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
2	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
3	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
4	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
5	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
6	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
7	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
8	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
5	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
6	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
7	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
8	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Penguins

TN

T. Novak C

1 PTS/G

3 G

3 A

EM

E. Malkin C

0.83 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

AŠ

A. Šilovs G

.868 SV%

3.05 GAA

2 W

Sabres

TT

T. Thompson C

1.25 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

RD

R. Dahlin D

0.75 PTS/G

1 G

2 A

CE

C. Ellis G

.906 SV%

2.13 GAA

1 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 2–1

4.0 5th

Goals For

26th 2.3

3.2 21st

Goals Against

17th 3.0

0.8 11th

Goal Diff

21st -0.7

Special Teams 2–0

23.5 13th

PP%

23rd 11.1

93.3 2nd

PK%

19th 77.8

Offense 2–1

25.8 11th

Shots

22nd 22.3

12.9 10th

Shooting%

25th 9.0

43.1 31st

Faceoff%

25th 47.4

Defense 3–3

25.8 18th

Shots Against

1st 16.3

13.2 16th

Blocks

32nd 9.5

10.5 32nd

Hits

23rd 17.5

3.5 20th

Takeaways

32nd 2.3

15.5 16th

Giveaways

18th 15.8

6.0 4th

PIM

3rd 4.5

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–2

3.5 3rd

Goals For

3rd 3.5

3.2 21st

Goals Against

5th 2.9

0.3 7th

Goal Diff

3rd 0.6

Special Teams 1–1

31.4 1st

PP%

19th 17.9

85.2 5th

PK%

2nd 87.9

Offense 2–1

26.8 21st

Shots

16th 27.9

11.5 10th

Shooting%

14th 11.2

50.0 15th

Faceoff%

32nd 43.3

Defense 2–4

28.5 21st

Shots Against

29th 30.9

15.5 11th

Blocks

3rd 16.4

15.5 32nd

Hits

21st 19.5

4.3 16th

Takeaways

6th 4.9

17.0 28th

Giveaways

18th 16.0

8.3 12th

PIM

20th 9.7

Head-to-Head

Penguins leads 1-0

Final

PIT Penguins

212

5

BUF Sabres

101

2

Recent Form

Penguins

L @ CBJ 2-3

L @ WSH 3-5

L vs WPG 2-3

W vs MTL 6-5

W @ PHI 7-0

Sabres

L vs DAL 0-4

W vs MIN 3-2

W vs CHI 4-3

L vs MTL 2-3

W @ MTL 8-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

KeyBank Center

Buffalo, US · 19,070 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: March 3, 2027
Time: 12:00 am