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.
The offensively-challenged Buffalo Sabres have played five games on home ice so far this season and have won just once. On Wednesday night at Key Bank Center, the Sabres and Ottawa Senators played to a 1-1 tie thru 60 minutes before the Sabres finally found their legs in overtime. They dominated the extra session, outshooting the Senators 8-0, but couldn't beat goaltender Mike Condon.