Dark period dooms SabresSource: Buffalo News ‘After a sedate and scoreless first period, the Sabres were burned in a three-goal Minnesota second and that was that.’ Related posts: Awful second period dooms Sabres in overtime loss to Senators Third period dooms Sabres again Awful first period dooms Sabres in loss to Avalanche Another poor second period dooms Sabres in Winnipeg Sabres gallant effort comes up one period short