"The Buffalo Sabres had probably heard the song in their dressing room 2½ hours earlier, rumbling from the Bell Centre's sound system to introduce the Canadiens to the crowd shortly before the opening faceoff.

So now, nearing 10:30 on Tuesday night, they were hearing Good Feeling again, but the bass-heavy tune's bouncy lyrics now blared on their own stereo.

The Sabres' 3-1 victory over the Canadiens was a battle of two bottom-feeding Eastern Conference clubs. Both almost assuredly will be cleaning out their lockers come early April, on the outside of the playoffs looking in."