‘The Sabres’ highest goals-against average in a single season was 3.76 in 1986-87, when Ruff was a team captain. Their highest with Ruff as coach was 2.98 in the 2007-08 season. Buffalo gave up six or more goals in 59 of the 1,165 games Ruff coached in his previous 15-year stint as coach. Only once before, in March, 2000, had teams scored six in consecutive games against a Sabres team coached by Ruff.’