‘Just five players have scored at least 13 goals, and Evander Kane, who scored 20, was traded to the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 26. Jason Pominville (12 goals) has only six since Halloween, Johan Larsson has four (two into an empty net), Zemgus Girgensons has seven in 65 games and no defenseman scored a goal until December. Buffalo is 30th in the League in scoring, averaging 2.41 goals per game despite ranking sixth with a 51.8 face-off percentage. It ranks 24th (17.5 percent) on the power play after finishing first (24.5 percent) in 2016-17.’
Sabres season defined by key injuries, offensive woes
Source: NHL.com