‘”They’re obviously a really good team, and we wanted to make sure that we came out making things simple and just taking time and space away from them,” Thompson said. “I think that’s what you see in the first shift there. I think the whole first period we stuck to the game plan pretty well and wore them down. In the second, I think we got a little relaxed, a little too comfortable, and obviously they’re a good team, they’re going to make a push, and they did.”‘
Thompson, Sabres hold off Blues for 4th straight victory
Source: NHL.com