MOSCOW, Mar 24 Buffalo Sabers beat Pittsburgh Penguins on shootout » in the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in Buffalo, ended with a score of 4:3 (1:0, 1:2, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0) in favor of the hosts. Teij Thompson (18th, 42nd minutes) scored a double among the winners, he also scored a winning shootout, another goal was scored by Zemgus Girgensons (36). Pittsburgh scored Sidney Crosby (21), Evgeni Malkin (39) and Chris Letang (56). Malkin also chalked up one assist. In total this season, the Russian striker has played 29 matches in which he scored 28 (13 goals + 15 assists) points, Malkin scored the puck in the third game in a row. In the Eastern Conference standings, Pittsburgh (88 points, 65 matches) is in third place . “Buffalo” (54 points, 64 games) is in 12th place. In their next game, the Penguins will play on the road against the New York Rangers on March 25, the Buffalo will host the Washington Capitals on the same day. :2.
