Postgame Report | Debuting new 3rd jerseys, Sabres top Blues on home ice

Wearing his new "goathead" third jersey for the first time, Alex Tuch felt the nerves kick in while watching over 17,000 Sabres fans fill KeyBank Center on Wednesday night.
"I felt like I was one of the fans tonight too," Tuch said. "Back in the good old days of the goathead jersey."
Tuch tallied two assists as Buffalo picked up its second win in as many nights with a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
The Sabres hosted '90s Night to introduce the third jersey, an updated take on the primary sweaters they wore from 1996 to 2006. Sabres fans cheered, chanted, and even started the wave as they watched Buffalo snap the Blues' seven-game winning streak.

"We were looking forward to this game, to put these jerseys on," Dylan Cozens said. "Once we saw them, we were so excited to wear the black and red and just go out. We knew the fans were going to love it too. They came out and they showed up tonight. It was a great atmosphere."
Coming off a 7-2 victory over Montreal last night, the Sabres had this date marked on their calendars and were expecting a large crowd with lots of energy.
"We're a part of the community so I think for us, it's inevitable that that's going to catch up into the locker room and guys are going to feed off that excitement," Jeff Skinner said.
Skinner and Jack Quinn each score twice while Cozens and Victor Olofsson also added goals in the win.
Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 34 saves in net.
Here's the breakdown of how it happened.

How it happened

PERIOD 1
Tuch, a native of Baldwinsville, New York who rooted for the team when they originally wore black and red, sent a pass behind the net to Skinner, who went top shelf to give the Sabres an early lead 18 seconds into the game.

Tage Thompson nearly found the scoresheet as he toe-dragged around the St. Louis defense at the 6:18 mark and backhanded a shot off the goal post.

The Sabres outshot the Blues 11-8 in the opening period.
PERIOD 2
The Blues tied things up 53 seconds into the second on a power-play goal from Pavel Buchnevich.
Buffalo jumped back on top after a 3-on-1, which ended with Cozens burying a shot from the left wing, assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and JJ Peterka.

Olofsson extended the lead on the power play as he one-timed a shot from his favorite spot at the 5:57 mark.

Skinner skated around Justin Faulk and backhanded a shot past Jordan Binnington to score his second of the game and the Sabres' second power-play goal with 6:59 remaining in the period.

Just minutes later, Luukkonen robbed Vladimir Tarasenko in front of the net to keep Buffalo up 4-1.
PERIOD 3
The Blues thought they inched closer with a tally at the 6:11 mark, but the goal was overturned after an offside challenge.
The Sabres added to their lead when Quinn muscled home a wrist shot with 7:16 remaining. He netted another with 1:17 left for the first multi-goal game of his career.

Brayden Schenn closed out the scoring with 1:04 to go.

What we learned

1. With a goal scored 35 seconds in on Tuesday night and a tally 18 seconds in on Wednesday, the Sabres scored an opening-minute goal on consecutive days for the first time in franchise history, according to NHL PR.

Skinner's first goal also marked the third time in team history, and the first time since December 19 and 21, 2006, that the Sabres have scored an opening-minute goal in the first period of consecutive games, according to Sabres PR.
2. With his two goals tonight, Skinner has recorded seven points (4+3) in the past two games.
"That's two unbelievable goals by him tonight," Tuch said. "He's on another level right now and it's great to just be a part of it and help him out out there a little bit."
Skinner wasn't sure if he believed in streaks for himself, but instead credited the team for his play.
"I think for me, when guys have success, it's because the line is playing well or the team is playing well," Skinner said. "I think the last two games, we've played well as a team and our line's been clicking pretty well."
3. Tuch assisted on both of Skinner's goals to extend his point streak to five games. He has registered 10 points (3+7) in that timespan.
4. Cozens is riding a point streak of his own with four points (1+3) in the past three games.
5. Buffalo will be back in the black and red on December 4 against the Sharks. Tickets are available here.

Up next

The Sabres will wear their Reverse Retro jerseys for their next game when they face the New Jersey Devils on Friday at KeyBank Center. Tickets are on sale now.
Coverage on MSG begins at 7:30 p.m. The puck drops at 8 on MSG and WGR 550.