On Friday, the Sabres weren’t drastically outplayed by the Penguins. Buffalo finished with a 42-19 advantage in shots. The Sabres had 63 percent of the expected goals at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

You can never quite know what to expect from this Buffalo Sabres team. Even when they win, as they did over the Carolina Hurricanes a few days ago, it’s mired by some embarrassment like not officially registering a shot in the third period.