BUF 2, PIT 4 | Period 3, 19:03 (EN) – Connor Dewar (5) from Danton Heinen (1) and Ryan Shea (8) The Sabres return home for a Black Friday showdown with the New Jersey Devils. Tickets are available here. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m., with MSG's pregame coverage beginning at 3:30.

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.

The Buffalo Sabres fell 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, dropping to 9-10-4 and sliding back into sole possession of last place in the Eastern Conference. Jack Quinn and Jason Zucker both had two-point games (1+1),

At the quarter-point of the season, what are we seeing from the Sabres heading into a pivotal stretch of games?

Pittsburgh Penguins' forward prospect Tristan Broz will make his NHL debut against the Buffalo Sabres On Wednesday

Something has to give with the Sabres' three-heading goaltending monster of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Colten Ellis, and Alex Lyon.

Don’t look now, but the perennially moribund Buffalo Sabres are starting to show signs of life. After having only won five of their first 17 games, the Sabres have taken four of their last five and climbed out of the Atlantic Division’s basement (with special thanks to the swooning Toronto Maple Leafs).

The Buffalo Sabres' playoff drought looks like it will extend for another year. But Sabres fans want more from the team than that. No more promises. Every game now dictates their fight for survival.

Despite clawing back from an early 2-0 deficit and coming close to making it a 4-4 game late in regulation, the Sabres ultimately succumbed to the inevitable in falling to the first-place Avalanche. Whatever positives the Sabres can take from this game will be outweighed by the already grim outlook for their season.