Both Buffalo and Pittsburgh went to overtime Saturday, and they got opposite results.
In Washington, the Sabres lost to the Capitals, 4-3. Jack Quinn and Josh Doan gave Buffalo a two-nothing lead in the first period. Dylan Strome then scored twice for Washington, and Noah Ostlund tied it in the third. Alex Tuch, facing his old team, won it with one-eighteen left in overtime. Luukkonen stopped thirty shots, but the Sabres were outshot thirty-four to twenty-one. Buffalo is four-four-and-three and has lost three straight.
In Pittsburgh, the Penguins beat Nashville, 3-2. Rickard Rakell tied it with a minute-oh-six left in regulation, on a pass from Sidney Crosby. It was Crosby’s eleven-hundred-eleventh assist, tying Ray Bourque for the most with one franchise. Ville Koivunen won it in overtime. Arturs Silovs made twenty-four saves, and Pittsburgh outshot the Predators thirty-seven to twenty-six. The Penguins are five-six-and-one.
The Sabres play Tuesday at San Jose. The Penguins host Utah Thursday.
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