nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Ices Pittsburgh 3-1 - Recap
The Sabres earned a 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday behind a 41-save performance from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen at PPG Paints Arena.
Buffalo won as a +142 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Buffalo got goals from Rasmus Dahlin, Zemgus Girgensons, and Alex Tuch in the victory. Tuch opened the scoring at 2:53 of the first period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 41 of 42 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Pittsburgh got a goal from Rickard Rakell in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Pittsburgh got a 29-stop effort from Tristan Jarry in the loss.
Buffalo scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Buffalo 42-32 in the game.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Kraken. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.