Sabres snap 18-game losing streak with win over Flyers

The Buffalo Sabres are back in the win column at last after hammering the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Wednesday night to snap an 18-game losing streak.

Buffalo's miserable run matched the longest skid in NHL history set by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003-04. The win is the Sabres' first since Feb. 23.

The Sabres endured some excruciatingly close calls before finally halting their losing streak, blowing multi-goal leads in the two games prior to Wednesday's triumph.

Buffalo jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and added two more in both the second and third periods to secure the two points. Goaltender Linus Ullmark made 31 saves.

The Sabres rank last in the league standings by a nine-point margin and own the NHL's worst goal differential at minus-46. Still, they'll look to make it two victories in a row Thursday versus the New York Rangers.