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Buffalo Ices Pittsburgh 3-2 - Recap

The Sabres beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's 31 saves.

The Sabres were a +110 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Buffalo got goals from Jeff Skinner, Alex Tuch, and Kyle Okposo in the victory. Skinner opened the scoring at 5:13 of the third period.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 31-save effort for the Sabres.

Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby, and Lars Eller in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 of 34 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Buffalo scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 34-33.

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