For a Buffalo Sabres team that is currently clinging to a three-point lead for the third slot in the Atlantic Division, the holiday break couldn’t have come at a better time. After playing six games in the past nine days prior to December 23, they’ll look to re-energize and regroup ahead of a critical stretch of games to close out December and welcome the new year.
In terms of overall Wild Card standing, the Sabres have a seven-point cushion over the first team on the outside looking in, the New York Islanders, who do have two games in hand.