The tally at 2:07 of OT marked his first of the year. Khusnutdinov got back in the lineup on Monday after being a healthy scratch for a week, and he has made the most of it. The 23-year-old skated on the first line on Thursday, too.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night. Luukkonen made five saves in overtime and was perfect in the five-round shootout as the Sabres ended a three-game losing streak in which each loss was by a 4-3 score in overtime.