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‘The Sabres took advantage of the lethargy to end a five-game winless skid and win for just the second time in 14 games.’

‘“He’s played 14 seasons, and it looks like it’s his first,” Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. “His enthusiastic approach to the games, the way he plays, the way he competes should make all the young kids given opportunities play even harder because of that. I’m really, really impressed with Brian’s approach.”’

Buffalo Sabres rally for win over Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Photo gallery (Arizona Republic)
Sabres series ends, draft talk persists (Fox Sports Arizona)
Battle of the bottom tier ends in Buffalo’s favor over Coyotes: By the Numbers (KMVP-FM)
Photo gallery (PhoenixCoyotes.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

‘The Sabres, the NHL’s lowest-scoring team, had a rare strong night on the offensive end, generating 31 shots in the first two periods against goalie Mike Smith.’

‘”It started with forechecking,” said Lindback. “We were on the right side of the puck all night.”‘

‘”I really believe that for the last number of weeks we’ve been giving what we had to give and it’s great to see when you give it, you get rewarded for it,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. “We mixed up all the line combinations and said ‘Let’s just start doing the simple things.’ Sometimes the simple things work out for you.”‘

‘The 6-foot-1, 186-pound Makarov, 21, joins the Sabres for his fourth career NHL recall after being signed by Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in 2012.’

‘In the third, Buffalo killed off a pair of penalties by Zach Bogosian and Nikita Zadorov. Brian Gionta locked things up with a shorthanded empty-netter while Zadorov was in the box, making it 3-1. Rasmus Ristolainen added extra insurance with an empty net goal of his own at 19:17 of the final frame.’

‘”We don’t want to be last,” said Lindback. “All these guys are here for a reason. They’re all good hockey players and winners. They want to win, that’s why you make it to this league.”‘

‘”I’m not sure how to explain it. Just shooting the puck I guess,” said Meszaros, who scored twice in the third period of a 5-3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. “Things are going in. Sometimes you try too hard and nothing happens, but if you just shoot it works out.’