‘Tim Connolly scored the go-ahead goal to cap the surge and added an assist for a Buffalo team that overcame a 3-1 deficit and won for only the second time in eight games (2-5-1). Clarke MacArthur, Craig Rivet and Maxim Afinogenov, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Sabres, who needed a win to avoid falling further out of playoff contention.’