BUFFALO, N.Y. — Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots, and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed Buffalo its 10th straight loss with a 3-0 victory over the lowly Sabres.
Jake Guentzel scored the go-ahead goal by batting in his own rebound with 3:23 remaining in the second period.
The power-play goal was set up by Evgeni Malkin, who has three goals and seven assists in a seven-game point streak.
The Sabres dropped to 0-8-2 in their past 10 games. The winless streak matches the fourth-worst in team history.
Earlier Saturday, it was announced that Sabres captain Jack Eichel is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury that is not yet considered season-ending.
Coach Ralph Krueger on Saturday was unable to provide a fixed timetable except to say Eichel is "out for the foreseeable future." The update came after Eichel traveled to see a specialist to further determine the severity of the injury.