Robin Lehner proved he can control a game. In his second start for the Sabres and first in three months, the goaltender gloved pucks with ease, froze them when the action got harried and teed them up for his defensemen behind the net.
None of it helped the Sabres avoid yet another home loss.
Boston beat Lehner three times in a 4-1 victory Friday night, though none of the goals can really be pinned on the returning netminder. The loss gets pinned on his record, however, spoiling his return from a long injury absence.
“It’s tough to lose, but I think there was a lot of positives in the game, too, for me personally,” Lehner said in First Niagara Center.