The Buffalo Sabres set a goal to finish .500 for the season, and as they head down the final stretch, they’re playing well enough to make it happen.
They’ve won three straight games and are one game below the mark, sitting at 34-35-11 through 80 games with two games remaining in their regular season schedule. After facing the Blue Jackets at home on Friday night at First Niagara Center, the Sabres close the book on 2015-16 with a Saturday night showdown in Brooklyn against the Islanders.
Chad Johnson stopped 18 shots to pick up his 22nd win of the season on Tuesday night in New Jersey.