Buffalo is home to the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
By Chris Ryndak / Sabres.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. — “It was just making the right decisions, keeping things simple, not taking things into our own hands and sticking to the game plan. You could see when they make the choices and those decisions, it just seems things work out in your favor.”
That was the postagme takeaway from coach Phil Housley after Buffalo’s 3-1 win over Washington last night on home ice. Evander Kane scored twice and Benoit Pouiliot scored the game winner on an end-to-end beauty.
Buffalo next plays Friday night at home against the Florida Panthers at 7 pm. It’s our annual Military Appreciation Game at KeyBank Center, dedicated to honoring both current and former members of our nation’s armed forces and will feature several tributes throughout the night.
From @SabresPR’s notes
The Sabres held the Washington Capitals to 25 total shots and four shots in the first period, marking the season low for total shots by an opponent and tying the previous single-period low (3x, last: 11/4 at Dallas).
With his goal, Benoit Pouliot now has five goals and six points in his last seven games.
Pouliot earned his third game-winning goal of the season, tying for fourth-most in the NHL.
The Sabres are now 4-0-0 when Pouliot scores and 5-0-0 when he records a point.
Pouliot also has totaled five points (4+1) in his last five games against the Capitals.
With two goals tonight, Evander Kane is tied for sixth in the NHL with nine goals.
Taylor Fedun skated a career-high 20:59 tonight, topping his previous high (18:48, 1/15/16 at Carolina) by more than two minutes.
With a 24-save performance tonight, Robin Lehner improved to 2-1-1 in five appearances at home this season with a .956 save percentage and a 1.37 goals-against average.
More Military Appreciation Game details
The first 15,000 fans in attendance Friday will receive a Sabres-themed military dog tag.
And as a salute to the military, Sabres players will wear special camouflage jerseys during warm-ups. The jerseys will be auctioned on Sabres.com/auctions from Wednesday, Nov. 8 starting at 5 p.m. to Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m., and proceeds will benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation, which consistently supports veterans programs.
Sabres alternate captains Ryan O’Reilly and Zach Bogosian will donate a suite to members of the Coast Guard for the game. Those Coast Guard members will be invited down for a meet-and-greet with the players following the game. The Sabres will also donate more than 200 tickets and an additional five suites to military organizations. Sabres players will also do a meet-and-greet with children of military families after their morning skate, families will also be invited to the game.
The Sabres will offer all active, reserve, National Guard and retired military personnel the opportunity to purchase tickets in the Buffalo Creek 300 Level for $25.
These tickets can be ordered here at sabres.com/military.
Military members will also receive a 25 percent discount at the Sabres Store the day of the game.