UNDATED (AP) — There’s still no end to the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak.
The Sabres are 0-13-2 in their last 15 games following a 5-2 loss to the Penguins. Sidney Crosby netted his 13th goal of the season and Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots as Pittsburgh climbed within four points of the NHL’s East Division-leading Islanders.
Evan Rodrigues, Kris Letang, John Marino and Zach Aston-Reese also tallied for the Penguins, who recovered from a sluggish three-game set against New Jersey in which they managed just one victory.
Buffalo’s winless streak is a record for futility since the shootout was introduced during the 2005-06 season. It’s also the league’s longest stretch without a victory since Arizona went 15 games between wins from Feb. 21-March 21, 2004.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Jared Spurgeon scored twice and Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots as the Wild won for the seventh time in nine games, 3-2 over the Ducks. Nico Sturm snapped a 2-2 tie seven minutes into the second period, minutes after Max Comtois knotted the score. Ryan Suter collected two assists to help Minnesota sweep a two-game set with Anaheim.
— Martin Jones turned back 42 shots to stymie the Kings for a second straight game and lead the Sharks to a 4-2 victory. After getting pulled five times in his first 15 starts this year, Jones has allowed just five goals on 147 shots in his past four. Evander Kane scored twice for San Jose.
— Andrew Copp scored four times in leading the Jets to a 5-1 win over the Canucks. Copp had a pair of power-play strikes in the second and two more goals in the third to give Winnipeg its second straight win against Vancouver. Mark Scheifele also scored and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 38 shots for the Jets.
— Rookie Filip Gustavsson handled 28 shots and Chris Tierney scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:59 remaining in the Senators’ 3-1 win over the Flames. Rookie Josh Norris tied it with at 4:48 of the third with his third goal in four games. Ottawa is 3-0-2 in its last five games and is 5-2 against Calgary this season.
