The Buffalo Sabres (27-34-6) have struggled this season en route to the worst record in the Eastern Conference. But the Sabres may have hit a new low in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Buffalo somehow scored a goal on its own empty net just as it was about to benefit from a high stick penalty.
Trailing 3-2 with under two minutes remaining in the third period, the Sabres, buoyed by a 5-on-4 advantage after pulling goaltender James Reimer, fired off two shots on goal. Then, in some good fortune, Utah Hockey Club center Kevin Stunland was whistled for a delayed high-stick penalty on Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram, meaning a 6-on-4 advantage was on the way.
