BUFFALO -- Tyler Ennis scored 19 seconds into his return to the lineup and Jack Eichel scored two goals to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars at KeyBank Center on Monday.
Ennis missed the past 30 games after groin surgery on Nov. 10 and gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead. He skated up the right wing and took a shot from the faceoff circle that beat Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen over his right shoulder for his second goal of the season.
"It felt great," Ennis said. "I was pretty rusty, to be honest. Warm-ups, you got to get used to everything. Last couple days, I was reading up on the systems and making sure I got used to everything… I saw Ryan [O'Reilly] going backdoor. I eventually wanted to pass to him. He kind of got taken away. … [I] tried to go top blocker."
Tyler Ennis sparks Sabres to win against Stars
Forward scores 19 seconds into return from groin surgery; Jack Eichel adds two goals
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