The Sabres also shuffled their power-play groups heading into the game. They put two defensemen, Owen Power and Rasmus Dahlin, on the top unit with Thompson, Dylan Cozens and Jason Zucker. The second unit was Bowen Byram up top with Jack Quinn, Alex Tuch, Zach Benson and Peterka.

Getting a point in overtime was fine and well but losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins wasn't ideal for the Buffalo Sabres.

Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal at 1:38 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Wednesday night. J.J. Peterka, back after missing the last two games with a concussion,

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby passed 1,600 NHL points with a goal and two assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday.

The Carolina Hurricanes take a trip to Pittsburgh for a Friday night game, then the Pens hit the road for a Sunday afternoon (3pm start) against Winnipeg and s

With two of the best young defensemen in hockey jumping the boards and a goalie due for positive regression, our NHL betting picks think youth will be served with the Sabres topping the Penguins in a game with few goals.