Nino Niederreiter suffered a heavy check into the boards from Connor Clifton late in the period, to which he skated over to the Jets' bench rather wobbly. But he returned for the start of the second, and his presence was felt almost immediately.

Ryan McLeod had a goal and three assists and James Reimer made 33 saves for the visiting Buffalo Sabres in a 5-3 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.

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