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Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 3-1

Sidney Crosby was the difference, potting a pair for Pittsburgh on Saturday as the Penguins skated off with a 3-1 victory over the Sabres at PPG Paints Arena.

Pittsburgh won as a -205 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby(2), and Rickard Rakell in the victory. Rakell opened the scoring at 4:22 of the first period.

Casey DeSmith stopped 37 of 38 Buffalo shots in the victory.

Buffalo got a goal from Peyton Krebs in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Buffalo got a 28-stop effort from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the loss.

Pittsburgh scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 38-31.

Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Dallas looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Los Angeles.