Los Angeles: Sidney Crosby had five assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned their seventh straight win with a 6-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang had two goals each for the Penguins, and Evgeni Malkin and Roberto Bortuzzo also scored. Letang and Chris Kunitz both added two assists.
Zemgus Girgensons scored the only goal for the Sabres, who lost their third straight and fell to an NHL-worst 3-11-2.
It took only 1:21 for Crosby to continue his mastery of the Sabres. He recorded a point against the Sabres for a 19th consecutive game when he made a behind-the-net feed to Letang for the game’s opening goal.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves in the win.
In Columbus, Ohio, Tyler Johnson scored twice and Ryan Callahan added a goal and two assists to lead Tampa Bay over Columbus. The Lightning won their fifth straight and extended the Blue Jackets’ losing streak to eight games.
Cedric Paquette, Anton Stralman and Brian Boyle also had goals, and J.T. Brown added a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have outscored opponents 27-15 during their streak. Jonathan Drouin had two assists.
For the second straight night, Scott Hartnell had two goals for the Blue Jackets. Ryan Johansen added a goal and an assist, Nick Foligno also scored, and James Wisniewski had two assists.
Columbus had lost six in a row in regulation before earning a point in a 3-2 overtime loss at Carolina on Friday.
