ANAHEIM, Calif. – This road trip was on Rasmus Dahlin’s mind for a while. Nothing like it exists in Sweden.



Dahlin’s home country has just one time zone. The longest his old team, Frölunda, hit the road was six days for three games. So a chance to fly west and visit the desert, Sin City, Silicon Valley and the entertainment capital of the world during a 10-day jaunt had him giddy.



“This was something special,” Dahlin said.



The 18-year-old helped make it that way. The Sabres defenseman scored his first NHL goal in the opener and joined his teammates in peppering Ryan Miller in the finale. There were ups and downs for everyone, but Buffalo headed for home with a 3-2 record on the trip and a 5-4 mark overall.



“We’re fighting for each other,” Dahlin said. “We know we had two losses, and now we’ve bounced back. We’re a strong team together.”



The Sabres learned a lot...