‘Scripting a storyline worthy of Hollywood was newcomer and backup netminder, Ty Conklin, who withstood a season-high shot barrage to lead the Sabres to a tenuous but slump-busting conquest. Bending but rarely breaking under the intense pressures of several goalmouth scrambles resembling Chinese fire drills, the Buffalo goaltender held the fort long enough for the Sabres’ recently-thrifty offense to awake from its slumber and inflict its damage yet again.’