‘Once veteran Teppo Numminen aggravated his hip flexor muscle injury and didn’t play after the first period, it became a very long night for the Buffalo defense. Numminen’s exit left the Sabres with just five backliners — McKee, Campbell, Lydman, Rochester Amerk Doug Janik and Irondequoit’s Rory Fitzpatrick for the final 44-plus minutes.’
Defense digs deep in hard-fought battle
Source: Rochester D&C