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3 reasons fans can’t give up on the 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres season

By Sion Fawkes

Feb 13, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Peyton Krebs (19) celebrates his goal scored against the Los Angeles Kings with defenseman Owen Power (25) and center Casey Mittelstadt (37) during the third period at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Peyton Krebs (19) celebrates his goal scored against the Los Angeles Kings with defenseman Owen Power (25) and center Casey Mittelstadt (37) during the third period at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Casey Mittelstadt #37 of the Buffalo Sabres skates the puck against Mikey Anderson #44 of the Los Angeles Kings in the first period at Crypto.com Arena on February 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

3 – The Sabres are still among the league’s highest-scoring teams

With 190 goals scored, the Buffalo Sabres are fourth in the NHL in the category. Sure, they’ve allowed 182 goals this season, far more than any championship-caliber team should allow, but the Sabres aren’t championship-caliber yet.

Then again, playoff-caliber teams don’t threaten the league lead in goals scored. Their scoring alone has won them games they otherwise would have lost in previous seasons, and you can expect that to happen a few more times this year once they work their way out of this latest slump.

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If the Sabres can continue to mask their shortcomings defensively with high-scoring games, don’t count them out of the wild card race until you see an (e) beside their names. That said, Buffalo is still very much alive.

(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)

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