The Buffalo Sabres came in to tonight’s game at MSG in dire straits. They were coming off of two weeks of poor play, and their best player exploded in the locker room at the end of their last game out of frustration. So how would they respond against the NHL’s most potent offense on the road?
With one of their best games of the season.
Everyone wondered how the Sabres would respond to Eichel’s locker room outburst after losing back-to-back games to Boston, and they responded with one of their best opening periods of the season. Buffalo dominated the Rangers, holding them without a shot for almost 10 minutes, while scoring two goals of their own along the way.