There's been something missing from the Sabres' game lately, which is exactly why it's become a point of emphasis in the dressing room.
"I thought tonight we had a lot more fun than we've had, especially since we won," forward Alex Tuch said.
Against the New Jersey Devils on Friday, the Sabres tallied three times in the opening 20 minutes and held off a hard-charging Devils team to take home a 5-4 win at KeyBank Center.
"We haven't had the first goal in a while, that was big for us," defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said. "That's what we needed. Today I felt like we had the swagger back. We've been thinking too much and today we just played."
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