2. Last time out
The Sabres limited the Lightning to just 23 shots in their 3-2 overtime victory on Tuesday. The Lightning tied the game with seven seconds remaining in regulation, but the Sabres responded by dominating possession in the extra period until Dylan Cozens buried the winning goal off the post.
It was the sort of low-scoring, defensive battle the Sabres proved they were capable of winning down the stretch last season as they fought for a spot in the playoffs.
“We’re a team that knows we can score,” Samuelsson said. “Not every game you’re going to be able to score five goals, so you’ve got to be able to win the tight ones. Last year, just having that stretch at the end where we were in a bunch of close ones and getting the job done, we kind of proved to ourselves that if we lock in on defensive details, we can beat anybody 2-1, 1-0, whatever it is.”
