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Sabres top Penguins in preseason finale
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PITTSBURGH – Casey Mittelstadt scored in the sixth round of the shootout to lift Buffalo past Pittsburgh, 3-2, Saturday evening at PPG Paints Arena.
Tage Thompson also scored for Buffalo in the shootout. Thompson’s goal in the second round drew Buffalo even, after Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang opened the round by scoring on a wrist shot. Letang was the only Penguin to score in the shootout.
Buffalo’s Linus Ullmark made 34 saves, and Marco Scandella and Zemgus Girgensons scored for the Sabres. Patric Hornqvist and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins, and Matt Murray made 28 saves.
The two teams will meet Thursday for their regular-season opener.