Given the fact that the Buffalo Sabres have not made the playoffs in 13 seasons, it’s almost impressive that this could qualify as a season from hell. Yet here we are, on the verge of a 14th consecutive playoff-less season,

As Utah’s Kevin Stenlund was assessed a high-sticking penalty, the Sabres retained possession, but rather than forcing a whistle and going to a 6-on-4 power play, Tage Thompson sent a pass backward that missed teammate Rasmus Dahlin and slid the length of the ice into the Sabres' own net.