A little Eichel goes a long way.
Two weeks ago the Buffalo Sabres were struggling to find the back of the net and losses were piling up. Fast forward and add a return to the lineup this week, and the Sabres are a new club with Jack Eichel back in the fold, getting two wins under their belt,
With a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers Thursday night, the Sabres have now collected wins in two straight, with a combined nine goals. In fact, prior to Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, the Sabres' previous nine goals came over a five-game span.
Jack Eichel scored twice in a span of 1:43 to tie and win the game as @BuffaloSabres improved to 4-1-1 in their last six contests. #NYRvsBUF pic.twitter.com/qTe3oKyhhk
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 2, 2016
Of course, of those goals Eichel has three and points on four, including the game-tying and game-winning goals on Thursday.
Entering Thursday's contest the Sabres were scoring at a clip of just 1.95 goals per game - being the only team to manage fewer than two goals per game in the league.
Eichel may be just one player, but his return appears to be just what the doctor ordered to get this young team scoring again.
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