he’s so skilled. And you know when he gets those chances in front, he’s not going to miss them too often.”

Kane won it when he swooped in and banged home a rebound of a Jonathan Toews shot.

Last year’s MVP had a 3-point night, which gives him 40 on the season.

Marian Hossa returned after missing five games with an upper-body injury and looked solid. The veteran had a good look just a minute into the game, and he finished with 5 shots (2 on goal) in 15:23 of ice time.

“He showed some good pace and speed, and the puck was following him around,” said coach Joel Quenneville.

The Hawks have now won 10 straight over the Sabres and improved to 24-12-5 overall.

They had been 1-4-1 in their previous six games and were staring at yet another loss until Anisimov came to the rescue.

“That could be huge win for us here, especially when you look (we’re) at halfway point of the season,” Kane said. “You lose that one, maybe you start losing a little confidence.

“But huge win, couple huge goals there by Anisimov to get us a point and then nice to get the extra one in OT.”

The game vs. Buffalo began a four-game homestand that continues with rare back-to-backs at the United Center as the Hawks take on Carolina on Friday.

After that, Nashville comes to town Sunday and Detroit is here Tuesday.