Sabres Even Series With 5-2 Victory

Mario Lemieux had no shots, Jaromir Jagr had no impact. Everything went right for the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, and now it’s the Pittsburgh Penguins who are trying to figure out what has gone wrong.

Stu Barnes had two goals in the third period and Vladimir Tsyplakov added another as the Sabres beat the Penguins, 5-2, to even their series at two games each.

Jean-Pierre Dumont scored 1:28 into the game and Curtis Brown also had a goal as the Sabres won twice in Pittsburgh after being dominated in two games at home by the Penguins.

“We were trying to force things at home, and you can’t be playing run and gun with these guys,” Jason Woolley said. “We were much more patient here and relied on our defense. At home, you’re always trying to put a show on for the fans.”

Martin Straka had a goal for Pittsburgh, but was stopped easily by Dominik Hasek on a penalty shot at 8:07 of the third that would have tied the score at 3.

“What did I do wrong? I should have let Mario [Lemieux] take the shot,” Straka said.

Maybe not--Lemieux, shadowed as closely as he was in a scoreless Game 3, didn’t manage a shot, though he assisted on both Penguin goals.