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The Buffalo Sabres saw their eight-game win streak come to an end Thursday night with a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center. Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal with 1:33 remaining in regulation,
Thanks to Chucky and Chychy, the Cockroach Caps leave Buffalo with a pair of points this Thursday night. Playing for the second time in as many nights, the Caps got a stellar netminding performance from Charlie Lindgren (29 saves) and they got what would prove to be the game-winning goal from Jakob Chychrun with just 93 seconds remaining in regulation.
Chychrun’s goal came when forward Aliaksei Protas passed to the defenseman in the circle and he fired it past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for his 23rd goal of the year. Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals,
The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning played what some have referred to as the "game of the year" at KeyBank Center on Sunday.
The Buffalo Sabres had their eight-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday at KeyBank Center. A 1-1 tie lasted for nearly 40 minutes before Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored the game winner with 1:33 left in regulation.
The Buffalo Sabres are the NHL's hottest team, clinching first place in the Eastern Conference with an eight-game win streak. After a decade-long playoff drought, stars like Jack Quinn, Rasmus Dahlin,
"I'm so fired up. I'm so happy. I'm so happy for Buffalo as a city and all the fans, too. This means the world," captain Rasmus Dahlin said.
Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin doesn’t recall being this excited on NHL trade deadline day. Having endured only losing during his previous seven seasons in Buffalo, Dahlin was practically giddy at seeing the Sabres adding rather than unloading talent to what’s become a bona fide playoff contender.
Yes, Virginia, the Buffalo Sabres are for real. What they accomplished Sunday against the Tampa Bay Lightning in one of the wildest games of the season shows they can do damage in the playoffs.