Josh Norris flying around the ice en route to a three-point night, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen making key saves to thwart any thought of a Winnipeg Jets comeback and Alex Tuch scoring a weird-angle goal that would make Jochen Hecht proud.
For at least one night, the Buffalo Sabres produced a performance that reminded fans why they were a preseason darling of the analytics community. The 5-1 victory marked the club's sixth win in its past nine games to regain a .500 points percentage (11-11-4 record).
Norris, who scored two goals in his first appearance since the season opener, looked healthy and primed to make the type of game-changing impact the Sabres were betting on when they acquired him from the Ottawa Senators ahead of last season's trade deadline.