It took until roughly 48 hours before the NHL trade deadline, but Jordan Greenway and the Buffalo Sabres were able to reach a contract extension. And despite it happening so close to the deadline, Greenway said Thursday he was always confident the two sides could come to an agreement.

Tuch or Zucker have been key contributors to the Sabres this season, including in Saturday's win. Zucker’s trio of assists gives him six in the last three games, and his 44 points (18+26) rank third on the team. Tuch sits just behind him with 43 points (19+24), including eight in the last five games.

I’ve probably seen all 483 games that Rasmus Dahlin has played in the NHL, but Saturday’s 8-2 win over the New York Rangers was the best game I’ve ever seen him play with the Buffalo Sabres. Paul Hami

The Rangers failed to build on the momentum of their pre-break 11-5-2 run that pushed them to within four points of eight place in the Eastern Conference.

The Sabres (24-29-6) have lost four of their last six games, and they are 4-13-1 on the road since their three-game California sweep in November. The Canadiens (30-26-5) extended their win streak to five games,

Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist each as the host Buffalo Sabres crushed the New York Rangers 8-2 on Saturday. Ryan McLeod also scored twice while Jack Quinn and defenseman Henri Jokiharju added goals for the Sabres.