‘”They were hounding us persistently all night,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “I don’t think we were working smart within the framework we want to work in. Our puck management was really bad tonight. We were playing into their hustle, we were playing into their persistent checking. I wouldn’t say we didn’t work. I thought the guys worked hard to get us back from down [2-0] and then down 3-2 again with the late, painful goal.”‘