VANCOUVER - For all the good they exhibited for 60 minutes inside Rogers Arena on Friday night, the Buffalo Sabres were able to point to a few key moments as the determining factors in a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
The simple, resilient identity that earned the Sabres an overtime win in Calgary on Wednesday was present throughout the night and showed in their 39-23 shot advantage. But like their loss in Edmonton on Monday, the few mistakes they did make proved costly.
"That's kind of the way it's gone the last week, week and a half," alternate captain Kyle Okposo said. "We have to do a better job limiting our mistakes. I thought we played a really good game tonight and the mistakes cost us. You've got to do your job away from the puck."
Mistakes spoil otherwise strong effort in loss to Canucks
Sabres earn 39-23 edge in shots but fall 4-3
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