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November has been a ruthlessly brutal month for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but for one night, all felt mostly well. Of course, the most important element was that the Penguins got a win. Sidney Crosby suiting back up was almost guaranteed to be a comfort for Pittsburgh, like Thanksgiving’s looming belly full of tryptophan. Continue to Article

November 21, 2018 10:24:pm EST

The Flyers' trip to Buffalo would have gone more smoothly had they sailed over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The Sabres exploded for four first-period goals to hand the Flyers a 4-2 loss Wednesday at KeyBank Center. Which Flyer dropped the gloves for the first time this season and how did Alex Lyon collapse in his first game of the season? Continue to Article

November 21, 2018 10:05:pm EST

With the Penguins up 4-1 on the Sabres on home ice Monday, order, it seemed, was in the beginning stages of being restored in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Instead Buffalo answered with three to tie in regulation before Jack Eichel won it for the Sabres in overtime, widening the rather head-scratching gap between two franchises that have operated at opposite ends of the conference for the last decade or so. More losses like these will bring on more and more skepticism about the Penguins and if their inevitable decline has indeed arrived. Continue to Article

November 21, 2018 4:16:pm EST

These aren’t the Buffalo Sabres you have come to know over the past seven years. The two teams continued on their early season paths — which are going in completely opposite directions — on Monday night as the Sabres stormed back and erased a three-goal second period deficit to pick up a 5-4 overtime win on a Jack Eichel goal, leaving the Penguins stunned and still searching for answers. For the Sabres, it continues what has been the team’s best start in close to a decade, extending their current winning streak to six games and giving them a 10-2-2 record in their past 14 games. Continue to Article

November 19, 2018 11:29:pm EST