nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Falls 3-0 to Penguins - Recap
Pittsburgh's defense, led by netminder Casey DeSmith, shut down Buffalo 3-0 at KeyBank Center on on Saturday.
Pittsburgh was favored by -230 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby, Mark Jankowski, and Jake Guentzel in the victory. Guentzel opened the scoring at 16:37 of the second period.
Casey DeSmith turned in a 24-save effort for the Penguins.
Carter Hutton stopped 31 of 32 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 34-24.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Boston looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Washington.