Buffalo Sabres left winger Evander Kane scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season Saturday evening in Toronto, helping the Sabres deal a significant blow to the Leafs’ playoff push. (Toronto’s loss allowed the Philadelphia Flyers to tie them in the Eastern Conference standings.)
Those two goals temporarily made Kane Buffalo’s leading goal scorer (Kyle Okposo scored once on Sunday, giving him 18 on the season as well), and established him as the Sabres hottest player since December 1:
With his 2nd goal, Evander Kane ranks 4th in the league with 18 goals since Dec.