WASHINGTON -- Damar Hamlin was forefront in the minds of the Buffalo Sabres from the time they woke up on a game day through the end of their 5-4 overtime victory at the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
It was evident from the "LOVE FOR 3" shirts players wore into the arena to Hamlin's jersey number in Bills colors on the lapel of general manager Kevyn Adams, who did not even want to talk about Tage Thompson's hat trick and his team's seventh victory in eight games. He and the Sabres were entirely focused on Hamlin, the Bills safety who remained hospitalized in critical condition in Cincinnati after collapsing and going into cardiac arrest during Buffalo's NFL game Monday night against the Bengals.