The Buffalo Sabres notched a huge road win Tuesday evening in Ottawa, flipping a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory thanks to some familiar heroes (Ryan O’Reilly) and some not-so-familiar ones (Justin Bailey, who scored his first ever NHL game-winner).
With the win, the Sabres are now tied with the Florida Panthers and the New Jersey Devils at 58 points, which is just 5 points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second and last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. This is a good thing, Sabres fans: the Sabres’ February and probably even March slate of games actually mean something this season!