It was another ugly night for the Sabres, who were taken to task by frustrated head coach Lindy Ruff after their loss to the Sharks.

On what was deemed "Buffalo Bills Night," the Sabres did nothing to honor western New York's most popular sports franchise. Instead, they found a new rock bottom.The Sabres got blown out 6-2 at home Tuesday against the NHL's last-place San Jose Sharks to pick up their fourth straight defeat.

Tuesday concluded a back-to-back set for both teams, as the Sharks played Monday night in Toronto. Further, it marked the fifth game in eight days for the Sabres, and Ruff detected some fatigue from his team as it yielded frequent scoring opportunities to the speedy, young San Jose lineup.

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And then the Sabres handed them their 12th. The details of this embarrassing loss were different, but the story was the same. The Sabres lost 6-2. Rookie Macklin Celebrini helped the Sharks dominate the first period with eight shot attempts, seven scoring chances, four high-danger chances and four shots on his own. The Sabres had five shots on net.

MONTREAL – Special-teams shortcomings stung the Buffalo Sabres – and cost them a point in the standings – as they lost 4-3 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Monday. The Sabres overcame a three-goal deficit in the final 22 minutes of regulation before Montreal’s Mike Matheson scored the 3-on-3 game winner.

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In the waning seconds of Saturday’s second period, with skaters at four per side following coincidental minors, the Sabres went into penalty-mode killing mode.