Sabres fall behind early, lose to Wild

Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports Shots on Goal: Sabres 31 | Wild 26

Sabres Goal Scorers: Brandon Montour (1)

Minus-1: They Still Can’t Score

Despite matching up against the last-place team in the NHL, and a goaltender that entered tonight’s action with a .903 save-percentage, the Buffalo Sabres still couldn’t score until the waning moments of the third period. Brandon Montour’s tally was the first time in the last three contests where a player not named Jack Eichel scored a goal.

Prior to the game, Jason Botterill met with the Buffalo media, confirming the team’s continued pursuit of scoring help via the trade market. He had better get a move on. Losers of eight of their last nine games,…