The Buffalo Sabres need to make a lot of changes to a roster that is underperforming to the ice and has become the lagging stock of the NHL for their lack of toughness.
The Buffalo Sabres were just 30 seconds away from winning their fifth straight road game when the Ottawa Senators tied the score sending the game into overtime.
Win a game, lose a game. That's the way it's been for the Buffalo Sabres during the first eight games in February, but on Tuesday night in Ottawa it was their turn to put one in the winning column with a come from behind victory over the Senators. Justin Bailey's tip of a shot by Jake McCabe in the third period put the Sabres on top 3-2 and the Sabres held on to beat Ottawa for the fourth time i
After sitting out the first 21 games of the season with a high ankle sprain, Jack Eichel was back in the Buffalo Sabres lineup last night and his impact was almost immediate. Eichel scored a power play goal and assisted on another in the Sabres 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators.