Peyton Krebs, the empty-net specialist, padded the lead with 1:17 on the clock – that proved to be the game winner, with the Panthers adding a last-minute goal. Once again, in a closely fought road game against the two-time defending champions, the unfazed Sabres found a way to collect two points.
“That’s been a huge strength of the group as of late: everybody’s willing to do what it takes to win hockey games,” Malenstyn said postgame. “That physical sacrifice, being willing to take a hit as a winger to get a puck out of the zone, take a hit as a D-man to make the right little play that you can break pressure, willingness to get to the front of the net. All of those things are contributing to winning hockey, and it’s looked really good for us.”
Read more in Friday’s Postgame Report.
