Dan Bylsma called the first period the best and most energetic the Sabres have played all season. You could feel it in the building, especially after Marcus Foligno scored in the first two minutes of the game thanks to a perfect pass from Jack Eichel.
The Sabres added to their lead at the end of the frame, as Kyle Okposo beat Tuuka Rask with a shot so fast they had to go to replay to see it clearly hit the top corner of the net and popped out.
You can cue the most dangerous lead in hockey cliche, but these days it feels like every Sabres lead is dangerous.