Rasmus Dahlin scored twice and had an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres capitalized on a five-goal first period in a 8-2 win over the New York Rangers.

Each of the coaching points delivered by Lindy Ruff in the practices leading into the game were executed by Rasmus Dahlin from start to finish.

I’ve seen probably all 483 games that Rasmus Dahlin has played, but Saturday’s win over the New York Rangers was probably the best game I’ve ever seen him play. It wasn’t just the two goals and three points that he had,