nhl Game Recap
Penguins Down Buffalo 6-5 - Match Report
The Penguins beat Buffalo 6-5 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Joel Blomqvist's 26 saves.
The Penguins were a -110 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Bryan Rust, Jesse Puljujarvi, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Drew O'Connor, and Rickard Rakell in the victory. Rust opened the scoring at 11:01 of the first period.
Joel Blomqvist stopped 26 of 28 Buffalo shots in the victory.
JJ Peterka(2), Ryan McLeod, Jordan Greenway, and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Joel Blomqvist.
Buffalo got a 36-stop effort from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 2-for-5, while the Sabres were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Buffalo 42-33 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Columbus.