In Pittsburgh, the Penguins’ Maxime Lagace made 29 saves for a 1-0 shutout of the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
“I didn’t want to overcomplicate it,” Lagace said. “I wanted to come in and do what I do at the AHL level. The same thing. My game doesn’t change from down there to here. I’ve been working hard. I like where my game is at and I’m glad to see the result.”
The win clinched the top spot in the East for the Pens.
“We wanted to gain home-ice advantage,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said. “Obviously, we were thrilled that we were able to do that. Having said that, we know we’re going to get a difficult opponent. All the teams that advanced are really good hockey teams.”
The Sabres played an improved game after losing 8-4 on Thursday.
“They should have no confidence going into this building today giving up eight goals the other day,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “They came in that game from the drop of the puck and had confidence. That’s progress.” 
Michael Houser made 22 saves in the loss.
“The effort that I thought we showed for the full 60 minutes, that was a lot of fun to play behind. … I was really happy with the effort we showed,” Houser said.
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