‘”You can see that pretty well right through the night they just had a higher level of energy in the battles,” Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. “We weren’t able to defend the way we wanted to, closing gaps the way we’re capable of. And also with the puck, the management of it always seemed a little hesitant. The eight games in 13 days coming out of COVID is something we knew was coming at us. We got a game again here in 24 hours, but it is a mental fight to continue to keep consistent with our game.”‘