Alex Nylander scores the lone Buffalo goal in the 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
PITTSBURGH, PA. — Phil Kessel scored two first-period goals to start the Pittsburgh Penguins toward a 5-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena.
Kessel scored at 17:23 and 19:54 to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead. They were his first two goals of the preseason.
Alex Nylander scored 6:50 into the second period, off an assist from Jason Pominville, to make it 2-1, before Kris Letang (7:22), Derick Brassard (16:54) and Matt Cullen (17:07) made it 5-1.
Matt Murray made 21 saves for Pittsburgh. Linus Ullmark made 27 for Buffalo, which dropped to 2-4 in the preseason.
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The Sabres travel Friday night to New York City to take on the Islanders at 7 pm.