‘”We all knew the challenge of the [holiday] break going in and both teams had the same challenge,” Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. “I thought we really, after the slow start, first three, four minutes, I thought we really settled into a good game 5-on-5 and then what happened was the [penalty-kill] breakdown just sent shockwaves through us. We gave up that pace and battle and somehow our confidence went astray.”‘