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Sidney Crosby raises his game another to level when the calendar reads November. The Buffalo Sabres know how dangerous he can be regardless of what month it is.Crosby looks to continue his high-scoring ways and help the Pittsburgh Penguins extend some lengthy winning streaks over the Sabres when the teams face off on Saturday night in western New York.The accomplishments by Sid the Kid are well-documented-- two-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP, two-time Art Ross Trophy winner as league scoring leader, and a two-time Stanley Cup winner among many others.Over the course of 11-plus NHL seasons, November has clearly been Crosbys time to shine even brighter. His power-play goal in Friday nights 3-2 overtime win against the New York Islanders was the 73rd of his career, far and away the most hes had in any month.Crosby also assisted on Kris Letangs game-winner 1:24 into the extra session.When hes got time and space, hes going to hurt you, Letang said of Crosby, whose career numbers against Buffalo are eye-popping.In 31 games, Crosby has 14 goals and 35 assists, helping the Penguins to a 22-7-2 record. In 17 career games at KeyBank Arena, Crosby has nine goals and 19 assists leading them to a 12-4-1 mark.Pittsburgh (11-4-2) has won nine straight from the Sabres by a combined 37-13 score, thanks in large part to 15 assists from Crosby, and six in a row in Buffalo by a combined 26-11 count with Crosby contributing 12 assists.Crosby has 11 goals in 11 games after missing the first six with a concussion, and is one goal shy of 350 for his career. Despite the delayed start to his season, Crosby is tied for second in goals, one behind rookie Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets for the NHL lead.After Matt Murray defeated the Islanders, Marc-Andre Fleury may get the chance to bounce back from some recent subpar play. In his last three appearances, including two starts, Fleury has surrendered 11 goals in just over 162 minutes for a 4.06 goals-against average.But Fleury has hardly struggled versus the Sabres. In 26 career starts, Fleury is 19-5-2 with 2.18 goals-against average and four shutouts, and hes won seven straight starts in Buffalo, posting a 1.43 GAA and .950 save percentage with two shutouts.Buffalo (5-8-4) has not made the playoffs since 2011 and any hopes of ending that streak appear to be a long shot. The Sabres are 1-4-2 at home, have an NHL-low 31 goals and are at the bottom of the Atlantic Division with 14 points.Left winger Matt Moulson said Buffalo needs to refocus on the ice.We talked (Friday) about concentrating on playing the right way, Moulson told the teams official website. It seems like were giving up a lot of odd-man rushes to some pretty skilled groups the last couple of games, so I think thats the focus. Playing the right way will lead to offensive chances and scoring chances.A three-time 30-goal scorer, Moulson has six goals in 17 games after totaling eight in 81 games with Buffalo last season. He also has two goals and an assist in a three-game point streak versus the Penguins.Among the Sabres struggling to score consistently is right wing Kyle Okposo. Though hes second on the team behind Moulson with five goals and has a team-best 10 points, Okposo has failed to score in six straight games, and he has just one goal at home.Weve got to make sure were playing the right way and we cant press, Okposo told the teams website.While with the Islanders, Okposo had a career-best four goals in a win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 16, 2015. In five matchups since then, hes had a goal and two assists.Buffalo center Ryan OReilly -- the teams second-leading scorer with nine points (four goals, five assists) -- is expected to miss his fourth straight game with an oblique injury.However, one player who could help the Sabres sputtering offense is left wing Evander Kane, whos been limited to six games this season after missing 11 with cracked ribs. Though Kane has just one assist so far, hes scored three goals and added six assists in his last five games against the Penguins.Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (no points, minus-4 in 12 games) has missed the last four games with a back injury and is not likely to suit up Saturday for Buffalo.Right winger Patric Hornqvist (five goals, eight assists, 16 games) missed Fridays contest for Pittsburgh with a concussion suffered in Wednesdays 7-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. Its not immediately known if he will be cleared to face the Sabres. Stitched Red Wings Jerseys .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Detroit Red Wings Store . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. https://www.cheapredwings.com/ . 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Michael Phelps wants to dive into Silicon Valleys investment opportunities as he tries to make the transition from Olympic swimming star and product pitchman to entrepreneur.I would love to get involved, whether its in a couple little startups here and there, take a little risk, have some fun and see where it goes, Phelps said in an interview during a recent visit to San Jose, California, while appearing at Intuits QuickBooks software conference.For now, Phelps isnt providing any details about what he is going to do, though he says he has been getting advice from venture capitalists and other experienced investors in Silicon Valley startups.Getting into tech investing would be a new direction for Phelps, whose business experience to date consists mostly of his own line of swimwear and endorsement deals with the likes of Under Armour, Visa and Wheaties.These and other big brands have paid him an estimated $75 million during his career. Thats far more than the $1.65 million that he received from the U.S. Olympic Committee and Speedo for winning a record 28 medals, including 23 golds, in five Olympics. Hes still promoting products; he is currently doing commercials for computer chipmaker Intel in a campaign that began in October.Whatever he does next, Phelps isnt ready to start his own investment fund, like retired Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant did earlier this year with entrepreneur Jeff Stibel. And if Phelps has ideas for founding a startup of his own, hes keeping them to himself.Making the leap from pitchman to businessman wont be easy, said David Carter, executive ddirector of the University of Southern Californias Marshall Sports Business Institute.dddddddddddd Athletes come and go and many talk a big game, but they dont follow through, he said. Phelps is really going to have commit to learning about business and demonstrate his seriousness about it.Other celebrities have ventured into the tech industry in search of riches, with decidedly mixed results.Notable successes include rapper and record producer Dr. Dre, who was part of the founding team that sold Beats to Apple for $3 billion 2014. Actor Ashton Kutcher co-founded an investment fund in 2010 that made early investments in startups such as the ride-hailing service Uber, the home rental-service Airbnb and the music streaming service Spotify. The funds value had soared to $250 million from $30 million, based on a review of its books earlier this year by Forbes magazine.Among the flops: HJR Capital, a tech-investment firm that collapsed in 2009, a decade after former San Francisco 49er lineman Harris Barton founded it and later enticed ex-teammates Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott to join him. In Rhode Island, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling started a video game company that went bankrupt in 2012.Phelps is exploring ways to expand his business ventures beyond a line of swimwear and other clothing bearing his MP logo. Other products are in the pipeline for next year, though he wont say what.I am getting my feet wet, Phelps said with a grin. 2017 will be a big year. ' ' '