Sabres stride out of last place on winning road trip

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time in months, the Sabres are not the least in the East.

Tuesday night's 5-2 victory in Ottawa, the second on a three-game trip for the Sabres and seventh win in the past 10 games elevated Buffalo into 14th in the Eastern Conference with 70 standings points. The Sabres passed the Boston Bruins, who extended their winless skid to nine games with a 4-3 loss in Washington.

The Sabres dropped into last place in December during their 13-game winless streak.