A bounce here, a deflection off a skate there, a couple of inches and a back-and-forth game resulted in the Buffalo Sabres taking two points out of San Jose early Sunday morning.
The Sabres improved to 7-1-1 with the 4-3 win over the Sharks in a solid performance to cap off the team’s three-game Western Conference road trip.
It was a slow start, but Buffalo took a 1-0 lead midway through the first period on a goal from Marcus Johansson. Henri Jokiharju, who is proving to be quite a valuable player and who should have no problem sticking with the Sabres when others return to the lineup from injury, brought the puck into the zone.