The Buffalo Sabres continue to search for answers after a 6-5 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night at KeyBank Center.

Extending Buffalo’s winless streak to seven games (0-4-3), the back-and-forth contest saw the Sabres score early and often, and remedy their recent second-period woes, only to lose a two-goal lead in the third.

“We need to look in the mirror and go get after it,” said forward Jason Zucker, who tallied two goals and an assist in the loss. “We’ve got to have a little bit more urgency, and we’ve got to attack these games and end this right now.”

First-period scoring hasn’t been an issue for the Sabres of late, and that trend continued against Detroit – a fast-paced opening frame saw the Sabres score the first goal, trail, then retake the lead. Dating back to Nov. 29 against Vancouver, Buffalo leads the league with 11 first-period goals.

In stark contrast to recent games, however, the Sabres continued their scoring into the second period, with Nicolas Aube-Kubel tallying his first goal of the season at 2:26 and Zucker his second of the game at 15:26.

“We were two guys on them, giving them no time and space, transitioning quick and breaking the puck out clean,” Thompson said of the first two periods, after which Buffalo led 5-3.

The third period proved to be a different story as Detroit held a 12-4 shot advantage, tying the game with goals from Andrew Copp – his second of the game – and Moritz Seider.

“We looked tight, and that’s a product of not winning,” Thompson said. “Lose however many in a row, it’s easier for you to grip your stick a little tighter, be a little more nervous to make a mistake. You do that, it just compounds things, makes it worse.

“Just sat back on our heels and let them take it to us. Looked like we were just trying to hold onto a lead instead of taking the game to them.”

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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A resolution for support that also called for dropping charges against protesters of Palestinian rights who vandalized Morrill Hall at the University of Minnesota in October has been vetoed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

What happened

11 protesters were arrested on Oct. 21, 2024, after occupying Morrill Hall on the University of Minnesota campus as part of a rally for Palestine.

The protesters were part of a group that assembled in the plaza above the Coffman Memorial Union before pushing into Morrill Hall.

Inside, police said the group spray-painted security cameras, broke interior windows, and barricaded the entrances.

Isabella Harbison, 23, was charged with fourth-degree assault by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in connection to the event.

Call of support

At its Dec. 5 meeting, the Minneapolis City Council approved a resolution, “expressing solidarity with nonviolent campus activism opposing war and supporting Palestinian human rights” by a vote of 7-6.

The resolution also urged the university and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to drop charges against the protestors arrested, and charged, during the Oct. 21

“The stated goal of urging the University of Minnesota to divest from the State of Israel and Israeli academic institutions as part of a global movement of nonviolent economic strategies to protect Palestinian human rights,” the resolution reads.

Frey veto

In a letter explaining his action to veto Resolution 2024R-430, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that non-violent protest was a fundamental right as a form of free speech, “what occurred on Oct. 21, at Morrill Hall… was neither peaceful nor protected speech.”

The letter went on to claim that protesters caused property damage that exceeded $67,000, and that there was, “no First Amendment right to  damage property, break windows, barricade doors, and endanger people’s safety… Simply put, when people engage in these actions, no matter what they are protesting, they break the law and there are consequences.”

The letter went on to claim that “the Council has taken a position simply because it aligns with a cause they support, rather than the basic principles of law.”

“If individuals opposed to abortion had engaged in the same disruptive, unlawful actions,  or if members of the National Rifle Association had taken over a building, would the Council stand behind  them with the same resolution? We all know the answer,” the letter says.

Frey notes that the “lack of consistency sets a dangerous precedent and sends a message that illegal and violent conduct is not only tolerated, but praised – as long as it conforms to the Council’s preferences.”

The city council can now attempt to override Frey’s veto, which would require a supermajority vote of 9-3 among its members.