The Buffalo Sabres' 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday marked Game No. 1 for Buffalo without alternate captain Ryan O'Reilly in the lineup. Coach Dan Bylsma announced afterward that it is only the beginning of the time they'll spend without their All-Star center.
O'Reilly will miss 3-to-4 weeks with the lower-body injury he sustained in Friday night's win in Columbus.
"He's a guy who plays in every situation for our team," Bylsma said."He plays in the offensive zone, he plays in the defensive zone, he's playing power-play, he's playing penalty kill. You need a big draw he's the guy that's stepping over the boards and that's something we're going to miss.