Sabres 4, Thrashers 1
Defenseman Tyler Myers collected a goal and an assist and Ryan Miller made 40 saves as the Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.
Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres, who broke a 1-1 deadlock late in the second period with three consecutive tallies.
Gaustad jammed in his own rebound with 68 seconds remaining in the period for his ninth of the season.
Pominville doubled the advantage just 30 seconds later and Ennis swatted in a rebound 1:54 into the third period to add some insurance.
Myers opened the scoring in the first period on a slap shot from the top of the circle. Atlanta captain Andrew Ladd tied the game on the power play just 5:31 into the second period with his 22nd of the season.
Ondrej Pavelec made 35 saves as Atlanta dropped its fourth in a row.