PIT @ BUF Gameday Thread
PIT @ BUF
Venue: KeyBank Center
Puck drop: Thu Feb 5, 2026 7:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
PIT
- Record 7-1-2
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.6 · 2.9
- Power play 4/22 (18.2%)
- Last game OTL vs NYI (4–5)
BUF
- Record 6-2-2
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4 · 2.8
- Power play 6/25 (24%)
- Last game OTL vs TBL (3–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-11-26 BUF 2 @ PIT 4
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
PIT
- Anthony Mantha 7 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
- Benjamin Kindel 5 pts · 4 G · 15 SOG
- Yegor Chinakhov 5 pts · 3 G · 15 SOG
- Noel Acciari 4 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
BUF
- Rasmus Dahlin 10 pts · 3 G · 22 SOG
- Alex Tuch 6 pts · 4 G · 12 SOG
- Mattias Samuelsson 6 pts · 3 G · 7 SOG
- Jack Quinn 6 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: PIT 3.79 · BUF 3.68 · Win odds: PIT 51.3% · BUF 48.8% · OT/SO chance: 14.9%
- 3-3 36.8%
- 4-3 31.9%
- 3-2 31.3%
Box Score
PIT 5
Final
BUF 2
2026-02-05
| Stat | PIT | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2 |
| Shots | 32 | 27 |
| Power Play | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/5 (20.0%) |
| PIM | 15 | 11 |
| Faceoffs | 30 / 36 | 36 / 30 |
| Blocks | 8 | 10 |
| Saves | 25 | 27 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Avery Hayes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Benjamin Kindel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Novak | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BUF Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 |