Recap: Jets Blow Past the Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres had a sleepy start to the game which is never a good idea against a team like the Winnipeg Jets. Brendan Guhle made his presence know early in the game, but not in a good way. He went off for hooking Joel Armia just 4:47 into the game.

The second-ranked power play in the league took the ice and capitalized to score the first goal of the game. Snipe Patrik Laine beat Robin Lehner with a shot from the faceoff dot, with Kyle Connor providing the screen in front.

Buffalo would start to get some sustained pressure on the Jets in the middle of the period. On one of their best shifts of the period, Jack Eichel wired a shot by Steve Mason from the faceoff dot on a delayed penalty…