We know that the second half of the season is very important for us and this is how we want to play every night, says Dahlin to reporters after the match.
And coach Lindy Ruff has only praise, he thought that Dahlin made his best effort so far.
He really led us. He played well, he seemed calm and made several very good efforts. Some of them were something extra.
New York Rangers were hopelessly behind already from the start. Buffalo poured in five goals in the first period.
In the second period, New York showed signs of life – Chris Kreider reduced to 5–1 and Zibanejad to 5–2. But it didn't get any better than that, in the third period Buffalo added three more goals.
We weren't good as a team and we got what we deserved, states New York coach Peter Laviolette bluntly.
