It's very early, but when playoff spots can be decided by a point or two, NHL teams that stumbled out of the gate must pick it up right away, writes Adam Proteau.
As the NHL’s 2023-24 regular season begins to unfold, there’s already a sense of notable pressure on a number of teams that have stumbled out of the gate.
At the bottom of the Atlantic Division are two teams that much is expected of this season – the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers, both of who have identical 0-2-0 records. The Sabres dropped games to the New York Islanders and New York Rangers by a combined score of 8-3, while the Panthers fell 2-0 on the road to Minnesota and 6-4 to the Winnipeg Jets.
Meanwhile, the Sabres have just as tough, if not tougher, of a time than the Panthers through their next 10 games. Buffalo will be taking on Tampa Bay, Calgary, the Islanders and the Canadiens in a four-game home stretch. Then, they’ll play two road games at Ottawa and New Jersey before facing the Avalanche at home. To round it off, the Sabres have a home-and-home series against Philly and a road game in Toronto.
The Penguins held the Caps to just 19 shots on net, while Pittsburgh fired 35 shots at Washington’s goal. Washington did keep the Pens off the scoresheet in the first period, but the Penguins were clearly the more prepared and motivated group of the two, and the loss was deserved. A relative surprise is the 0-2-1 record amassed by the Seattle Kraken, who did garner their first point in a 2-1 shootout loss against St. Louis on Saturday. The Kraken only managed two regulation-time goals in those three defeats.
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