Evander Kane sleeps in, gets punished by Buffalo Sabres

The issue was not Kane attending the game, says Bylsma.

Some of Kane’s exploits, which Harrington described as “drinking escapades after the game”, were captured in since-deleted videos on Snapchat. He also said he did not know Kane was going to the NBA All Star Game after Sunday’s afternoon game against the Avalanche, “I did not”. He shared a few pictures on his instagram account. “We’ll be dealing with it internally, but he will not be playing in Ottawa”. But the Buffalo Sabres are finding out what folks in Winnipeg made well-known previous year: To get that hockey, you have to accept Kane’s package of distractions as well.

Anderson was a key reason the game remained tied after 40 minutes as Buffalo outshot Ottawa 18-9 in the second. The Senators have failed to score in at least the first 30 minutes in each of those games and didn’t get on the scoreboard until the third period Saturday in a 4-2 loss at Columbus. Furthermore, as per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News, the 24-year old has made the trip with the team, and will likely have to endure post-practice punishments after the morning skate.

This isn’t the first time in Kane’s career he was a healthy scratch for a regular-season game.

Phaneuf doesn’t have a point in his last six games against Buffalo while fellow star blueliner Erik Karlsson has three goals and two assists in his past five matchups.

“I didn’t think we had our “A” game”, said Senators coach Dave Cameron. That case is awaiting resolution. Forward Johan Larsson returned to the lineup after missing the past four games with a lower-body injury. Since joining the Sabres, however, Kane has been one of their most productive players without incident.