The Buffalo Sabres started November exactly as they finished October: winning, baby.
Not coincidentally, their goaltending started November exactly as it finished October: shutting opponents down.
The Sabres’ goaltending started showing signs of dominance last Tuesday, when Anders Nilsson was dominating the Philadelphia Flyers through two periods. His team let him down in the third, taking its foot of the gas and committing three back-breaking penalties, allowing the Flyers to tie the game late and win in a shootout, but that game was NIlsson’s to win if his teammates simply keep their cool.
Thursday night was a bit of a speedbump for the Sabres’ net minders, but Nilsson and Lehner combined to stop 62 of the 63 shots they faced over the weekend against Florida and Winnipeg.