With most hockey teams, a 4-2 lead in the third period is solid enough for you to turn off the TV, confident in that team’s ability to close out their win.
With the Buffalo Sabres, a two-goal lead in the third period makes you want to turn off the TV, but for completely different reasons.
For the second night in a row, the Sabres blew a third period lead, and ended up losing to the Nashville Predators 5-4 in overtime.
The term loser point has never been so appropriate.
It was Filip Forsberg who dominated Buffalo in the final ten minutes, earning an assist and scoring the tying and game-winning goals in the last three minutes of regulation and overtime, respectively.