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Penguins best hapless Sabres

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins pushed Buffalo's winless streak to 15 games Wednesday night with a 5-2 win over the Sabres at PPG Paints Arena.

The Penguins (20-11-2) received goals from five different players and outshot Buffalo, 42-28.

Sidney Crosby scored his 13th goal of the season on a breakaway. Zach Aston-Reese scored a goal shorthanded for Pittsburgh.

Kris Letang, John Marino and Evan Rodrigues also found the net for the Pens. Rodriguez' goal was the first of the game.

Tristan Jarry made 28 saves to get the victory in goal.

Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Dahlin scored for Buffalo (6-21-4), which is mired in last place with one of the NHL's worst records.

Dustin Tokarski made 37 saves in net for the Sabres.

The two teams square off again at 7 p.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Sidney Crosby and Tom Wilson have found something they agree on after years spent battling on opposite sides of the Penguins-Capitals rivalry.Crosby, the longtime Pittsburgh captain, broached the topic of NHL players wanting to better understand the line between clean and dirty hits after teammate Brandon Tanev was given a major penalty for a hit on Boston's Jarred Tinordi that appeared to many to be legal.After serving a seven-game suspension for boarding, Wilson cited Crosby's comments when pointing out there's some confusion around the league.“I hope as players we can get some clarity on what's a good hit and what's not,” Crosby said. “I know it's fast, but right now it's really hard to know what is in fact clean and what's not and when you're out there playing it's important that you do know that.”Wilson added: “There's a lot of guys talking out about it.”

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