Sabres stay hot with shootout win over Coyotes
Cody Eakin scored in regulation and Tage Thompson and Arttu Ruotsalainen scored in the shootout to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday afternoon.
Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves for Buffalo, which has won its first two games after finishing with the fewest points in the NHL last season.
Andrew Ladd scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves for Arizona.
Thompson and Nick Schmal