As shot after shot bounced off Toronto’s goaltender and goal posts, a few dark thoughts entered the Sabres’ minds. They’ve had trouble scoring, and it appeared Wednesday’s game might end with nothing in the goal column.
“I think we were feeling it all game,” Jack Eichel said. “When you have a little trouble finding the back of the net, you start to get a little frustrated.”
Evander Kane had every reason to feel the frustration. Kept without a goal in the first five games, he was on his way to a sixth despite being the most aggressive offensive player on the First Niagara Center ice.