"I like our plays," Foligno said. "We're making them and not panicking. 'Gio' is experienced on the wing. Larsson is a very hard-working centerman and my role is to be tough on the walls. When we're a shutdown line, we take pride in doing that job."

When the line was put back together against Montreal, Bylsma said his new assistant coaches immediately noticed the chemistry it had. The players felt it too.

"We had a good first shift there against Montreal and it's nice to get back together with the guys," Larsson said. "You want to spend as much time as you can in the offensive zone. When you're playing against the best line, you want to make them defend, so the mentality is to be down there but still be responsible defensively."

"It felt normal, felt comfortable again," Foligno said. "We were in the offensive zone and we know how to read off each other. We had really good chemistry."

Both goals scored by Gionta Sunday actually started with the Sabres gaining control after a defensive zone faceoff. It's a great example of putting a scoring line on its heels and making it defend.