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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres Recap - Sabres Win 4-3

The Penguins came up short Wednesday against the Sabres, falling 4-3 in a shootout.

Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as +194 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson(2), and Zemgus Girgensons in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 17:15 of the first period.

Craig Anderson stopped 23 of 26 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Casey DeSmith stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Buffalo scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 2-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 33-26.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head on the road to face New York.