Little did Metsa or his teammates know his goal would end up being the decider in a game that got too close for comfort.

While the Buffalo Sabres look to continue their impressive surge, the Florida Panthers are just trying to string together some wins. With one loss over the last month, the Sabres aim for a seventh consecutive home victory Monday night against the Panthers.

Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 for their 11th win in 12 games

Doan's goal streak is up to four games after he opened the scoring 4:07 into Thursday's contest. His continued presence on the top line should allow him to be steady on offense. Doan is up to 14 goals, 29 points, 103 shots on net and 41 hits through 42 outings this season.

Despite many good moments, the Rangers fell to the Sabres, 5-2, on Thursday night. Their record at the Garden dropped to a shocking 5-11-4.

Quinn scored twice, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 for their 13th win in 14 games.

BUFFALO – Sabres rookie Noah Ostlund was within earshot across the visiting dressing room in the Canadian Tire Centre, waiting to be interviewed after scoring again in Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime win, so winger Alex Tuch joked he shouldn’t heap too much praise on his linemate.

Byram scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Ducks.