A trio of rookies spoiled Drew Stafford and Joel Armia's return to Buffalo.
Buffalo's rookies dragged them out of an early 2-0 hole by scoring three straight, showing a taste of the Sabres' future in a 3-2 victory.
Hudson Fasching scored his first NHL goal eight minutes into his debut. He capitalized on Jacob Trouba losing an edge, skating around the fallen defenseman and crashing the net. Casey Nelson got his NHL point on the goal as well, getting the secondary assist.
Sam Reinhart tied the game in the third period, thanks largely to the had work of Zemgus Girgensons.