Leafs turn in ugly performance, losing to Sabres on the road Globe_Sports
Buffalo Sabres forward Jimmy Vesey puts the puck past Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen during the third period.There is a lot to like about Buffalo. Clamorous hockey fans that are ever-so-patient. A crowd that sings along to. Great wings. There is sushi in the press box, for goodness sakes. So blue collar yet so very civil.
Jack Eichel did what he always does against Toronto. The Sabres centre broke a 2-2 tie in the third period, which paved the way for a 5-2 victory. It started a series in which the Sabres scored three times in 1 minute 31 seconds to salt the game away. “We just haven’t been able to put a full 60 minutes together,” Toronto captain John Tavares said. “We need to find the sense urgency we need to have. We have to find a way to raise our game.”Buffalo did everything but score in the first. They outshot the Maple Leafs 16-5. They outhit them, blocked 11 of their shots and won more faceoffs. It is another game in which an opponent got a jump on them.
Frederik Andersen, back in the crease after a day off on Saturday, looked like a Big Dutch boy sticking his finger in a dike, or at least damming up a leaky defence. Several times, a large contingent of followers who had driven across the border chanted his name. Yegor Korshkov, who was called up on Saturday from the Marlies of the American Hockey League, got Toronto on the board with 8:31 left in the second period. It is the Russian rookie’s first goal and point and it came in his first NHL game.
Andersen allowed three goals on 19 shots in a loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday when he returned after sitting out four games with a neck injury. He was not as shaky against the Sabres; he simply could not hold back the tide.
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