‘“It was a special moment, something I’ll never forget,” Eichel said of his first NHL goal. “But it’s tough to really enjoy it when you don’t win the game. You come out in a season opener with so much riding on it. We had a great third period. At the end of the day, we fell a little bit short. It’s going to have to be a better 60-minute effort from all of us.”’
Sabres come to life a bit too late
Source: Buffalo News