Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

28-25-8, 10-15-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	3	0	2	5
Penguins PIT	0	1	1	2

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

37-17-6, 22-6-4 Home

Eichel scores twice, Sabres races past sluggish Penguins 5-2

Jack Eichel scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres jumped on the Pittsburgh Penguins early in a 5-2 victory on Saturday.

Feb 23, 2021, 05:37 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	3	0	2	5
	Penguins	0	1	1	2

1st Period		BUF
0:14	Zemgus Girgensons (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (8)	1
6:48	Sam Reinhart (22) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2
10:51	Jack Eichel (34) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (25), Sam Reinhart (28)	3

2nd Period			BUF	PIT
11:10		Evgeni Malkin (19) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	3	1

3rd Period		BUF	PIT
5:39	Jeff Skinner (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (18), Michael Frolik (7)	4	1
12:17	Jack Eichel (35) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (33), Rasmus Ristolainen (26)	5	1
17:57	Evgeni Malkin (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Patric Hornqvist (14)	5	2

SABRES

PENGUINS

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-0

Sabres
3
Penguins
1

Game 1

4/10

Sabres
5
Penguins
2

Game 2

23/2

Penguins
4
Sabres
2

Game 3

6/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Forward Collin Graf, who had 21 goals and 25 assists in 81 games last season, re-signed with the Sharks on a three-year deal worth $12.75 million.

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed dependable forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension on Friday.

NHL rookie roundtable: Gavin McKenna and other top rookies answer burning questions

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Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Jack EichelC - BUF

Carter HuttonG - BUF

Evgeni MalkinC - PIT

Eichel scores twice, Sabres races past sluggish Penguins 5-2

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Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension

NHL rookie roundtable: Gavin McKenna and other top rookies answer burning questions