Kris Letang had 3 assists and Marc Andre Fleury made 24 saves, leading the Penguins (29-20-8, 68 pts) to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres (24-29-7, 55 pts.)

Pittsburgh was outshot 15-6 in the first period but struck first at 9:09 of the period on a goal by Patric Hornqvist. With the game tied at 1-1, Scott Wilson (3) scored a 4-on-4 goal, 5:28 into the second period to put the Penguins up 2-1. Phil Kessel (19) added a goal late in the period off a beautiful setup from Kris Letang for his 19th of the season and Matt Cullen’s (8) shorthanded goal at 7:52 of the third period as Pittsburgh scored three unanswered goals to take a 4-1 lead.

Pittsburgh outshot Buffalo 31-27 in the game, including 25-12 over the final two periods.