Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break.

Pregame A trio of forward changes to the lineup tonight, Blake Lizotte is unavailable for tonight due to an impending birth which opens the door for Kevin Hayes to play for the first time since January 11th.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jason Zucker broke a tie on a power play at 5:31 of the third period and he Buffalo Sabres beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night. The Sabres have won six of seven and took over the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres are taking control of the production and distribution of their live game broadcasts and daily talk shows in a move that will change the landscape for where fans can consume that content.

The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night. With a regulation win in their sights, the Sabres allowed the score-tying goal with 26 seconds left in regulation and then made a defensive blunder in overtime to allow Jake Guentzel a clean breakaway for the game-winning goal.

Thursday's win against the <a href=" Sabres was a storybook game that <a href=" Penguins' rookie Avery Hayes could only dream about.

The Sabres climbed the NHL standings despite an endless stream of key injuries, which will keep some Buffalo stars sidelined through the 2026 Winter Olympics.