Cozens hat-trick helps lead Buffalo Sabres past Washington Capitals in high-scoring affair

BUFFALO, NY. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Sabres used a powerful second interval for a 7-4 win over the Washington Capitals this afternoon on the KeyBank Heart.

Previous to the sport, two massive losses plagued the Sabres lineup for this afternoon’s matchup. Sabres ahead Alex Tuch was positioned on the injured reserve listing after struggling a decrease physique harm in Buffalo’s prior sport in opposition to the Florida Panthers.

Then we realized defenseman Rasmus Dahlin would even be a scratch for in the present day’s contest and is taken into account day-to-day transferring ahead.

So how would the Sabres deal with the following change to the lineup in the present day? Nicely, Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson have been most positively un-phased as they every notch a objective within the first interval. Nonetheless Washington would equalize every Sabres objective to make it a 2-2 sport heading to the primary intermission.

Name it the ability of the purple and black goathead jersey’s however Buffalo discovered their stride within the second interval. Targets by Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons and Vinnie Hinostroza put the group forward 5-2 and would ultimately name for the Capitals to tug beginning goaltender Darcy Kuemper.

However even backup netminder Charlie Lindgren could not cease Cozens from scoring his second objective of the day earlier than the interval’s finish.

Washington would keep scrappy in the direction of the tip of the second and internet two targets earlier than the intermission to dwindle the Buffalo result in simply 6-4.

With a two-goal lead the Buffalo protection did it is job together with staring goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in protecting Washington off the scoreboard within the third. Dylan Cozens’s third objective of the day within the ultimate interval marked his first profession hat-trick and the group’s seventh hat-trick of the season.

Buffalo would prevail at house 7-4 and transfer again into the second wild card spot within the Japanese Convention.

They will host Columbus of their subsequent sport on Tuesday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. est.