One bright spot during this rough stretch has been Eichel's offensive output. With two goals and an assist, he extended his point streak to 11 games. It's the longest active point streak in the NHL and one point shy of the league's longest streak this season (Minnesota's Mikael Granlund had a 12-game point streak that ran from Jan. 12 to Feb. 4).
Eichel has five goals and 11 assists over the last 11 games and last night, he notched his 99th, 100th and 101st career points.
At 20 years and 130 days, Eichel became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to reach this milestone, behind only Pierre Turgeon (19 years, 156 days) and Phil Housley (19 years, 276 days).
Eichel also finished the game with the league lead in points since Feb. 1 (24) and tied for seventh with 45 points (18+27) in 46 games since returning from injury on Nov. 29.
Evander Kane, who scored Buffalo's first goal, also has been on an absolute tear as of late. Kane tied Filip Forsberg for the second-most goals in the NHL since Dec. 1 (24).
As of the end of the game, Kane was tied for 22nd in the league in goals (24) despite not scoring his first until Dec. 3.
With an assist on Eichel's first goal, Ryan O'Reilly extended his point streak to five games (3+4).