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Sabres provide Buffalo a magical night 5,472 days in the making

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This was one of the craziest games ever.

Sabres provide Buffalo a magical night 5,472 days in the making originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . BUFFALO, N.

Y. – It snowed on Sunday in Buffalo. What better sign of a little bit of playoff hockey magic could there be than that?

Even when the odds turned against them, could these magical, marvelous, mystical Sabres lose on a snowy April 19 in Western New York? Well, it sure seemed for a while like they could. But that's how this team has felt all season.

And while this may have been a more dramatic version of their norm, it's a routine they knew well. From 2-0 down in the third period to four consecutive goals -- a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins , an all-time great victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference's opening round. "You could feel the building shaking," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said after the game.

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