BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) â Embarrassment for Brandon Montour and the Buffalo Sabres turned into relief on Wednesday night.
The Sabres ended their 18-game skid â the NHLâs longest in 17 years â with a resounding 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Rather than squandering a 3-0 third-period lead, like it did during a 4-3 overtime loss to the Flyers on Monday, Buffalo put it away by scoring the final four goals.
Montour capped the surge by scoring short-handed goals 37 seconds apart, the first into an empty net.
âIt was a tough stretch. You never want to lose, especially the streak we had there. Everybody was talking about it,â the defenseman said. âTonight, luckily we all played together and got the win. It was good for everyone.
Buffalo ends 18-game winless streak
Apr 1, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Linus Ullmark stopped 31 shots and the Buffalo Sabres snapped an 18-game skid the NHL’s longest in 17 years with a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin was the first off the bench as the final horn sounded and led a line of Sabres players high-fiving Ullmark in an arena without fans.
It was the first win for Buffalo since a 4-1 victory at New Jersey on Feb. 23, and ended an 0-15-3 streak. The slump was tied for the league’s 14th longest, and worst since the Pittsburgh Penguins had a 0-17-1 stretch during the 2003-04 season.