Taylor Hall boiled the problems facing the Sabres in their first games back from a two-week layoff down to one simple stat.
"There's a lot of good things, and I know that's probably not what people want to hear and not the spicy headline," Hall said. "But we are doing things that a lot of times are going to win you games, and right now, we just can't find any offensive part, and that's all it is.
"Defensively, we've been strong enough to be in games. Offensively, we have one goal in the last 120 minutes."
Following a 2-1 loss on Monday, the Sabres were once again stymied by the defensively stout New York Islanders in a 3-0 loss at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. Rookie goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves for the shutout in his first NHL victory.
Here are five takeaways.
5 takeaways | Sabres offense stymied in loss to Islanders
Sorokin makes 20 saves in shutout for New York
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