Sabres' Casey Mittelstadt: Notches assist in win

Mittelstadt produced an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Avalanche.

Mittelstadt made a quick impact, setting up Tage Thompson's goal 54 seconds into the game. The 24-year-old Mittelstadt has four assists in his last four games, but his goal drought is up to 12 contests. He received a big bump up to the top line during Jeff Skinner's three-game suspension, but that will end after Thursday -- look for Mittelstadt to be back on the third line Saturday versus the Coyotes.