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Jeff Skinner Scores Twice As Sabres Rally To 5-4 Win Over Wild

"I've stood here many times and we could complain about breaks going against us, and we can't do that. It's just, you make your breaks."

March 5, 2022

Sabres coach Don Granato defines opportunistic bounces as being the ones a team takes advantage of on the scoresheet.

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Having seen enough bad bounces go against Buffalo in a year the team is all but mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for an 11th straight season, Granato was buoyed to see Jeff Skinner finally capitalize on a few in rallying the Sabres to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night.

“I’ve stood here many times and we could complain about breaks going against us, and we can’t do that. It’s just, you make your breaks,” Granato said.

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