Sidney Crosby leads Pens past Sabres for 5th straight win

Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the visiting Buffalo Sabres 3-1 for their fifth win in a row.

That gave Pittsburgh a sweep of the teams' home-and-home series after winning 4-3 in overtime Friday in Buffalo.

Rickard Rakell also scored and Jake Guentzel added two assists for the Penguins, who are 12-2-2 in their past 16 games.

Pittsburgh goaltender Casey DeSmith, who