The Sabres are emerging as a legitimate threat in the Eastern Conference, which nobody could have expected after Buffalo's terrible start to the season.
The Buffalo Sabres, who owned last place in the Eastern Conference as recently as early December, have steamrolled up the NHL standings with an eye on their first playoff berth since 2011.
Buffalo is 17-3-1 over its past 21 games, a stretch that includes a 10-game winning streak, which began shortly before general manager Kevyn Adams was fired and replaced by Jarmo Kekalainen.