‘”I give a lot of credit to our guys, it just showed the character of this team,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “The fight and the battle. Obviously the first period didn’t go the way we wanted it to go. … With the shortened schedule, overtime [and] shootout (on Friday), you have to go through customs and get in here late and turn around. I give a lot of credit to our guys that they found the energy to get the job done.”‘