Despite holding an early 2-0 lead in the first period, the Buffalo Sabres couldn’t keep up with a very physical Anaheim Ducks squad on the road. The 5-2 loss to kick-off their Western Conference road trip was their first regulation defeat of the season. The Ducks simply had answers for all of the things the Sabres had previously done well to start the 2019-20 season.
Plus-1: The Skinner-Johansson-Sobotka line
Despite not registering any goals in this one, Jeff Skinner and Marcus Johansson put together very strong individual analytical performances.