Sometimes, you simply can't predict sports.
The Buffalo Sabres entered Wednesday night having scored a total of two goals through three games on the young NHL season.
And then they beat the Ottawa Senators 8-4.
Yep, they scored four-times their goal total in just one game that they had gotten so far through three.
Their goal differential was negative-8 through three games, and then they won by four.
It's certainly not a good sign for the Senators, who certainly were missing captain Brady Tkachuk in his first game out with injury. But that's not the full explanation.
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The Sabres simply played their best game of the season so far.
Zach Benson, the 20-year old left winger, was everywhere en route to dishing out four assists.
Josh Doan, the former Utah Mammoth winger, dished out three assists.
Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn and Jason Zucker all scored a pair of goals apiece.
Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists.
The Sabres are now just 1-3, but they're out of the basement in the Eastern Conference, which can't be a bad feeling.
And it seems like players probably fall asleep a little better on a night with an eight-goal output and a victory.
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