Joe Yerdon

Sabres hockey is fun for the players, especially when they win. It's even more fun when they're scoring shorthanded goals.

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The Sabres as Homer Simpson is too spot on

Red-hot Sabres cruise past Penguins, push winning streak at 5 | NHL.com Norris, Power each has goal, assist for Buffalo; Pittsburgh has lost 3 of 4

Red-hot Sabres cruise past Penguins, push winning streak at 5

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He's also a bit of a hard-ass. He led the Rangers in PIMs and willingly fought Garnet Hathaway recently and held his own. Grit, grind, and perhaps most important for what they're looking for in such a role, a veteran

Carrick has won 53.9 percent of his draws this season and that would make him first on the Sabres by *a lot* (Kozak 49.1 is tops)

You'd almost have to say that's the specific reason he's being acquired.

Elliotte Friedman reporting the Rangers will trade Sam Carrick to the Sabres.

Bottom six help.

Sabres take this one on the road 5-1 over the Penguins. After the Sabres lost a stinker at home to the Pens before the break, the Pens lose a stinker at home to the Sabres after it.

Balance. Welcome the Sabres to first place in the Atlantic Division (by points)

Malenstyn tees one up and it goes right off Zach Benson's forearm and he heads to the bench to shake that off

WIth 3:07 to go, a turn around shot from deep in the zone on the empty net by Mattias Samuelsson makes it 5-1

And now with a faceoff at center ice he returns and heads back off after the Pens gain the zone

Silovs remains on the bench after the timeout.

Sabres kill it off. Alex Tuch is really busting his hump out there and really did a job to help kill off the penalty. He pointed to his skates when he went to the bench and he's getting those tended to during the TV timeout

Silovs leaves for the extra attacker with 7:30 and the Pens on the power play. It's aggressive and we like aggressive - especially down three

Dahlin gets a slashing penalty so the Pens with an opportunity to up the pressure level on this one down 4-1

Tuch comes out with the second PP unit for the final few seconds of a power play that goes by the wayside

Malenstyn hops on in Tuch's place after the TV timeout. Tuch is on the bench taking it easy.

Sabres now headed back to the power play as Kindel is called for holding the stick.

Pens go offside, Brazeau flips it on net at Luukkonen which gets everyone grumping and then Tuch winds up in a smashup between Brazeau and Kindel that gets everyone a bit more excited. Tuch took his time getting up there as he didn't seem comfy.

I'm not sure that I thought this game would be 4-1 after two periods but here we are. Pens aren't playing great but are pissed. Sabres are playing all right, I guess, but haven't pulled the trigger enough when they've had great looks so hey.

Far from over though if we know anything about the league

Hatin'-ass Krebs

I had a meme for this that doesn't belong here that I wish I still had to use for this

Sorry buddy, Syracuse belongs to you now

I'm just the messenger!

THE world hockey report?! a true authority figure

Peyton Krebs is making some Penguins players unhappy after the whistle.

One pass too many from Tuch on a shorthanded rush moments after Rust's stick snapped on a slapper attempt that came moments after Chinakhov ripped one off the post

Bad from the home fans' view of course. It's none of my business

This feels like a game where one more bad call might see some IC Light come raining down

Beck Malenstyn with a hit from behind on Parker Wotherspoon - two for boarding. Fans, eager for blood here, wanted a few more minutes for that one but don't get it.

This week, last week, the week before that, the month before that, the year before that...

Owen Power is feeling it.

He clutches, maybe even double clutches from the circle and his shot goes under SIlovs's arm to make it 4-1 Sabres