Sabres Come Back to Tie Game, Fall Short in OT

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty ImagesScore: Penguins 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

Shots: BUF: 21 PIT: 48

Buffalo Sabres: Goals: Zemgus Girgensons (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1)

Piitsburgh Penguins: Goals: Evan Rodrigues (1), Brock McGinn (1), Jeff Carter (1)

Plus 1: Sabres Come Back From a 2-0 Deficit to Force an OT

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored first, with an Evan Rodrigues power play goal 5:53 into the first period. Buffalo couldn’t answer back during that period, and after the Sabres killed off two penalties in the second, Brock McGinn scored again to put the Sabres in a 2-0 hole. Buffalo’s offense didn’t give up and with 7:25 left in the period, Zemgus Girgensons halved the deficit with a wrist shot to make it…