Sabres' Playoff Push: A League-Wide Threat

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The Buffalo Sabers are one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now.

Sitting atop the Atlantic Division with just 14 games left in the season.

They snapped a 14-year playoff drought and just picked up a solid two-nothing win over

the Vegas Golden Knights.

This marks their best shot at contending since the 2006-2007 season when they grabbed the

President's trophy.

Meanwhile, the Eastern Conference stands wide open this year, with no clear powerhouse leading

the pack.

The Florida Panthers look headed for the sidelines after injuries pout up, while the Boston

Bruins are happy just to sneak into the playoffs during their rebuild.

Even the Tampa Bay Lightning have hit a rough patch lately, getting passed by Buffalo, and

the Carolina Hurricanes still hunt for that top score, despite topping the Metropolitan

Division.

Buffalo fans have waited over a decade for this kind of excitement, and the city is buzzing

with hope after years of heartbreak.

Just making the playoffs would be a huge win, but winning the division or grabbing the

top Eastern seed could turn this into one of the leagues.

All-time great turnaround stories.

No one wants to face this fired up crowd at home.

What sets the Sabers apart are their strengths across the board.

Offensively, they are super deep with nine players over 35 points, including three defensemen

in their top scores, and they average three, 0.43 goals per game while rolling four solid

lines.

Plus, their goal-tending has been lights out, ranking fourth league-wide in save percentage

at 0.901, thanks to career years from Alex, Lyon, and Uco Peca, Luaconin.

They match physical teams toe-to-toe, too, protecting their stars and frustrating opponents,

which should pay off big in the playoffs.

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