WIVB

‘Zemgus Girgensons put home the empty net goal to give Buffalo the 4-2 victory. With 1.2 seconds remaining, Eichel scored his second goal of the night to put Buffalo up 5-2. The Sabres continue their homestand against Nashville Thursday, December 12th, at 7pm.’

‘With the win, Buffalo picks up three of a possible six points on their West Coast road trip.’

‘The onslaught of goal scoring continued for Buffalo in the first period when Rasmus Asplund scored his first career NHL goal with :58 seconds remaining in the period. It was the first five goal 1st period for Buffalo since October 21, 2009 against the Florida Panthers.’

‘Rasmus Ristolainen provided the lone goal for the Blue & Gold, who have not won back-to-back games since winning three straight games against Los Angeles and San Jose in mid-October.’

‘Toronto scored to pull within a goal again midway through the period, but Eichel would net his second of the game with the empty netter to seal the victory for the Sabres.’

‘Trailing 1-0 after the first period, Vesey struck for the second time in as many games, firing the puck past the outstretched pad of Calgary’s David Rittich to tie the game on a breakaway.’

‘The Sabres power-play unit has struggled to score, just one goal in the last 11 games, the issues continued on Monday.’

‘Zemgus Girgensons led Buffalo on the night with two goals. Jack Eichel finished with a goal, his 14th of the season, and an assist. Jeff Skinner and Victor Olofsson each had a goal a piece.’

‘Ristolainen’s tally in the first period, which snapped a 57 game goalless streak for the defenseman, also snapped the Sabres out an 0-for-21 skid on the power play.’

‘Buffalo found themselves trailing 2-0 after the first period. Zach Parise scored both goals in the period for Minnesota. The assistant captain broke open the scoring just over seven minutes into the first period, when he and Joel Eriksson Ek forced a turnover on Casey Mittelstadt, and Parise eventually beat Linus Ullmark.’