‘The Sabres battled back from a two-goal defecit during regulation as the Isles led 3-1 early in the second period. Jochen Hecht tipped in a Teppo Numminen slap shot from the point to close the gap to one just a minute after the Isles third goal. Ales Kotalik then tied the game with less than three minutes left in the game, muscling around Brent Sopel and putting the puck over the shoulder of Rick DiPietro.’