Despite having a tough game, Rasmus Ristolainen played the hero Thursday night as the Buffalo Sabres topped the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in an action-packed, heart-wrenching game. This game had it all: power plays, penalty kills, leads, deficits, big saves and more.
Early on, Buffalo found themselves on the penalty kill, as Jeff Skinner was called for hooking just 1:03 into the game. They quickly went down two men as Zemgus Girgensons joined him in the box on a high-sticking call 46 seconds later.
After successfully killing both penalties, the Sabres opened the scoring just over six minutes in.