Sabres win Devon Levi's debut on Jeff Skinner's OT objective

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)-- Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.

Devon Levi made 31 conserves in his NHL launching to help Buffalo pull 5 points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

J.J. Peterka and Jordan Greenway likewise scored for the Sabres, who recuperated after giving up a 2-0 result in improve to 3-0-1 in their last 4 games.

In the additional period, Skinner gathered the puck after a pass from Owen Power, skated in between a set of protectors and fired a shot past Halak. It was Skinner's 32nd goal of the season.

Levi, who played at Northeastern University the past two seasons, signed a three-year entry-level contract on March 17.

When he buried a no-look backhand pass from Dylan Cozens for his 11th, Peterka provided the Sabres a 1-0 lead with 8:40 left in the first period.

When he took a pass from Casey Mittelstadt up the right side and one-handed a shot past Jaroslav Halak for his 4th, Greenway made it 2-0 at 7:39 of the 2nd.

Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox scored for New York, which has actually lost 2 straight however pulled three points behind second-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division. Halak made 31 conserves.

When he batted a drifting puck past Levi after Filip Chytil's shot was obstructed wotj 7:43 staying in the middle duration, Kakko got the Rangers on the scoreboard.

Fox tied it 2-2 when he poked a loose puck throughout a net-mouth scrum past Levi at 9:45 of the 3rd for his 12th.

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Sabres play at Philadelphia on Saturday night to open a three-game journey.