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11/26 20:55 CST Strong 3rd period pushes Penguins past Sabres, 4-2 Strong 3rd period pushes Penguins past Sabres, 4-2 By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Bryan Rust and Kevin Hayes scored in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Hayes tapped in Erik Karlsson's pass from the top of the crease with 7:26 remaining to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead. Jack Quinn trimmed the deficit for Buffalo with 4:18 left, and Connor Dewar had an empty-net goal for Pittsburgh in the final minute. Mathew Dumba also scored for Pittsburgh. The Penguins have won just three of last 10 games since an 8-2-2 start. Karlsson had an assist to tie Brad Park for the 12th-most assists by a defenseman in NHL history with 683. Tristan Jarry stopped 29 shots for Pittsburgh. Jarry returned after missing the last seven games with a lower-body injury. Jason Zucker also scored for Buffalo. Tage Thompson's six-game goal scoring streak ended for Buffalo, which is 5-6-4 in its last 15 games. The Sabres are 1-6-2 on the road. In all of their road losses, the Sabres were tied or within a goal during the third period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 15 saves. Zucker briefly tied it at 1 at 7:20 of the third period, but Rust helped Pittsburgh regain the lead 29 seconds later. Rust's initial try was blocked, he picked up the rebound, skated across the slot and put a shot between Luukkonen's pads.

Up next Sabres: Host New Jersey on Friday. Penguins: At Columbus on Friday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl