Buffalo 5, Pittsburgh 1

First Period_1, Buffalo, McLeod 12, 12:00 (sh). 2, Pittsburgh, Rust 21 (Kindel), 14:48 (sh). Penalties_Krebs, BUF (Hooking), 3:22; Karlsson, PIT (Holding), 8:16; Buffalo bench, served by Quinn (Too Many Men on the Ice), 10:24; Acciari, PIT (Holding), 14:04.

Second Period_3, Buffalo, Norris 9 (Byram, Doan), 4:10 (pp). 4, Buffalo, Tuch 25 (Thompson, Power), 6:18 (sh). 5, Buffalo, Power 6 (Ostlund, Norris), 10:30. Penalties_Malkin, PIT (Cross Checking), 0:38; Dahlin, BUF (Cross Checking), 0:38; Pittsburgh bench, served by Brazeau (Slashing), 0:38; Malkin, PIT (Misconduct), 0:38; Pittsburgh bench, served by Chinakhov (Delay of Game), 4:10; McLeod, BUF (Slashing), 5:25; Malenstyn, BUF (Boarding), 14:44.

Third Period_6, Buffalo, Samuelsson 12, 16:53 (en). Penalties_Kindel, PIT (Holding Stick), 7:04; Dahlin, BUF (Slashing), 11:54.

Shots on Goal_Buffalo 7-11-8_26. Pittsburgh 6-12-10_28.

Power-play opportunities_Buffalo 1 of 6; Pittsburgh 0 of 5.

Goalies_Buffalo, Luukkonen 14-7-2 (28 shots-27 saves). Pittsburgh, Silovs 13-8-8 (25-21).

A_17,572 (18,387). T_2:28.

Referees_Brandon Blandina, Furman South. Linesmen_Jonny Murray, Ben O'Quinn.