Henri Jokiharju scored 9:31 into the third period to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks.

The Buffalo Sabres were back at full strength for practice at LECOM Harborcenter on Friday, their final tune-up before returning to game action against the New York Rangers on Saturday evening. Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju were back on the ice after both defensemen played three games at the 4 Nations Face-Off – as was Tage Thompson,

Henri Jokiharju scored 9:31 into the third period to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win against the Ducks on Tuesday night. JJ Peterka and Alex Tuch also scored and Dylan Cozens had three assists for Buffalo.

Henri Jokiharju delivered a perfectly placed shot to the near-side corner for the game-winning goal in the Buffalo Sabres’ comeback victory over Anaheim on Tuesday – and he got some help from Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal,

Henri Jokiharju's game-winning goal completed a 3rd-period comeback.

The Sabres have a lot to fix. Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway and Henri Jokiharju are the pending unrestricted free agents who could be sold off before March 7. But the Sabres are also getting calls on Dylan Cozens,

Lindy Ruff had planned to utilize an emergency backup goalie opposite James Reimer for Wednesday’s practice at KeyBank Center, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen scheduled to join the team along with fellow 4 Nations Face-Off participants Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju later this week.

The Sabres are looking for NHL-caliber players at the trade deadline which could lead to a quiet deadline for Kevyn Adams.

The past 58 games have revealed the team's roster needs more experience, leadership, toughness and players who can execute coach Lindy Ruff’s system that necessitates quick decision-making.

Sabres GM Kevyn Adams has less than two weeks to make a decision on the team's players with expiring contracts.

The Buffalo Sabres could be the most talked-about team in terms of players being on the move prior to the NHL trade deadline, but whether anything comes to fruition will be up to the quality of offers GM Kevyn Adams receives before 3 pm Friday.