Desperate, I was seeking respite from America's version of Brexit. A hockey game was what I went with.
On the heels of a pitiful showing against the hated Boston Bruins on Monday, the Buffalo Sabres hosted a struggling Senators squad. Could they pull off a win in front of the new Divided States of America crowd before them?
Just three minutes into the game, Derek Grant won a face off in the Ottawa zone, directly leading to the second goal of the season for rookie Nicholas Baptiste. Called up from the AHL's Rochester Americans earlier in the day, Cole Schneider picked up an assist, for the first NHL point of his career.