The Buffalo Sabres face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at 7 p.m. at KeyBank Center.
Columbus remains alive for a wild card spot despite a recent slide, while Buffalo faces a quick turnaround after Wednesday’s 5-3 win in New York.
Against the Rangers, the Sabres struggled with puck management and trailed 3-2 through two periods. In the third, however, they outshot New York 8-1 and flipped the score with goals from Alex Tuch, Jason Zucker and Zach Benson.
“We got back to it in the third period, our game,” Tuch said. “Simple, fast, direct, a little chaos in front. Ended up with two net-front goals, so it was good.”
The comeback win – Buffalo’s fourth this season when trailing after 40 minutes – provided another example of the Sabres earning two points without…
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