Dave Hakstol did Steve Mason a favor by challenging Sabres' 3rd goal

Many, though not all hockey games, have a tipping point or pivotal moment that factors into the outcome. Sometimes it’s obvious what it was and when the moment occurred. Other times, it’s overshadowed by something else on the ice. Ask the Flyers which moment would define their come-from-behind 4-3 shootout victory over Buffalo on Tuesday and the response will be virtually unanimous: when Dmitry Kulikov leveled Jakub Voracek with a high hit that made contact to the head in the third period. Voracek was forced off the ice under the NHL’s concussion protocol. ...