It doesn’t really matter that the final score last night was Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 2. Given the lineups of both teams, the homestanding Sabres putting out a much stronger squad — that sounds about right.
More important takeaways are how some individuals storylines progressed.
Newcomer 24-year-old defenseman Juuso Riikola is emerging as one of the better stories in camp. Late in the game, he scored a goal.
He did simple things like getting shots on net from the point and getting a little lucky with a deflection off a Buffalo player in front — you have throw it on net to get lucky, right?