BUFFALO, N.Y. — For once, Buffalo Sabres coach Dan Bylsma couldn’t complain about his team’s lack of offense.

Anders Nilsson stopped 46 shots, plus three more in the shootout, to stymie the Sidney Crosby-led Pittsburgh Penguins.

And one goal in regulation, plus minor league call-up Cal O’Reilly’s shootout tally, were just enough for the offensively challenged Sabres to pull out a 2-1 victory Saturday night.

“Well, it doesn’t really matter at this point in time who it’s against,” Bylsma said. “But it’s a win we desperately needed and against one of the better teams, if not the best team, in the league.”

William Carrier scored in regulation for Buffalo, which hasn’t scored more than twice in 10 straight games, dating to a 3-1 win at Winnipeg on Oct. 30.

In snapping an 0-4-2 skid, Buffalo’s victory came on the heels of a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Friday after which Sabres forward Evander Kane expressed frustration about his team’s lack of offense. He sarcastically said Buffalo had become the joke of the NHL because opponents needed only two goals to beat them.

The difference on Saturday was the Penguins were unable to score twice.

It took Pittsburgh 31 shots before Crosby beat Nilsson with a power-play goal to tie the game with 14:14 remaining in regulation.

“It’s just one of those games where you leave feeling like you deserve better,” said Crosby, who scored his 12th of the season and 350th goal of his career. “Ultimately, we have to find a way to bury a few chances. ... But he made some good saves.”