Patrik Laine had a chance to win it for the Jets in the final seconds of the third period, but he hit the left post after intercepting a pass from Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian below the left face-off circle. The puck came back into Sabres goalie Carter Hutton and sat loose in the crease. Laine whiffed on his attempt to put in the rebound, and Bogosian slid it under Hutton as time expired.
"I was kind of on cruise control. I thought we were going to get it out," Hutton said. "It happens. No damage, right? It didn't end up in the net, so obviously a fun one."
Hutton made 25 saves for the Sabres (11-6-2), who have won four straight, including 2-1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, when Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov hit the post with three seconds left.
Kyle Connor scored for the Jets (11-5-2), who went 3-0-1 on a four-game homestand after returning from the NHL Global Series. Brossoit made 31 saves and is 3-0-1 in four starts this season.
"It was a really good homestand," Connor said. "I thought we really started to play our game and we got contributions from everybody up and down the lineup. I thought it was a full team effort throughout those four games."
Winnipeg forward Blake Wheeler had his point streak end at 11 games. He had two goals and 18 assists during the streak, which matched his NHL career high.
Connor gave the Jets a 1-0 lead, extending his point streak to five games (three goals, two assists), when he beat Hutton with a wrist shot after a cross-ice pass from Laine on a 2-on-1.
"I think each game I've grown and really taken strides to be a more consistent player day in and day out," Connor said. "I think that's what makes great players in this league great: bringing it every single night."