The people of Buffalo woke up Friday morning sad and disappointed, and not for the usual late-November reasons.
For the first time since Nov. 4, the city’s beloved Sabres were coming off a loss.
The Lightning squeaked out a 5-4 home victory Thursday against Buffalo, ending a 10-game winning streak for the visitors that briefly shot them to the top of the NHL standings.
“It shows that we can win every night we’re out there, and that should be our mindset no matter what,” captain Jack Eichel told reporters after Thursday’s loss. “We should expect to win every night we go on the ice, and that’s the confidence you build through a winning streak like that.