Kulich will be part of a lineup featuring most of the Sabres’ NHL regulars against the Penguins. He skated Saturday morning on the right wing alongside Lukas Rousek and Peyton Krebs as well as on the right flank of the second power-play unit.

Goaltender Joel Blomqvist surrenders six goals and Jesse Puljujarvi records a hat trick as the Penguins fall to Buffalo, 7-3

There were things to like including JJ Peterka’s hat trick. To me the Peterka goals were significant because of the way they were scored. The first came five seconds into a power play. It was the type of goal the team is trying to learn how to score.