According to The Athletic, Dahlin will return to his home country to support his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, who is in recovery from a heart transplant. "He said everything is OK," Ruff said. "He's got full support by our team."

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres should have been in an advantageous position against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. The Blues were on the second half of a back-to-back, fresh off a lopsided 6-1 loss in Washington on Wednesday night. They also came into this game slumping hard with a 2-6-2 record in their previous 10 games.