"We need to play faster. We need to play hungry," Malkin said. "It's not good for us, how we played tonight. We need to change. ... The season started already. We need to understand that. It's not like we have 20 games to wake up. No, it already started. Every point is important."
Sheary, who has six points (four goals, two assists) in four games against the Penguins, scored on the power play to put the Sabres ahead 2-1 at 14:03 of the second. Colin Miller shot off Murray's pad, and Mittelstadt tapped the rebound to Sheary.
Rasmus Dahlin made it 3-1 on a wrist shot over Murray's glove at the end of a rush with 44 seconds remaining in the second.