: Ryan Miller has been fantastic, but his backups ( Jhonas Enroth and Patrick Lalime) are 0-2-0 on the year. Coach Lindy Ruff is not afraid to roll any line in any situation because he trusts all four lines to get the job done both offensively and defensively. That's about as balanced as you can get, and the emergence of scoring on the third and fourth lines has helped to make the Sabres very difficult to match up with defensively.
With eight players having eight points or more, can you speak to how consistent the Sabres have been from front to back?Ī.B.: Actually, fellow blogger David Oleksy wrote a piece on this very topic today for Die By The Blade, and as he pointed out, no Buffalo line this season has more than eight even-strength goals or fewer than six. : In looking at the Sabres’ team stats, the scoring depth stands out. He's a fantastic passer who's been shooting more this year at his coach's behest, and the offense flows through him whether at even strength or on the power play. The biggest surprise (knock on wood) is that the injury-prone playmaker has yet to miss a game this season. In the past two seasons, Connolly has played in only 96 games, but has 87 points, and this year he leads all Sabres forwards in average ice time, clocking in at 18:37 per game. : Is it a surprise to see Tim Connolly leading the team in points through 18 games?Ī.B.: Not at all. Hopefully last night was just an anomaly. The team has adopted a more defensive, puck control, Red Wings-type strategy this season, and so far it has paid off. Couple that with the fact that they had 25 giveaways in the game and it's no surprise that they gave up a few bone-headed goals. Buffalo is in the top 10 in the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 51.3 percent, yet they won only 17-of-49 against Florida. What were some of the uncharacteristic mistakes that the Sabres made in the that loss?Īndrew Boron: Faceoffs and giveaways were the biggest mistakes that plagued the Sabres against the Panthers.
: The Sabres are coming off a fairly ugly loss against the Panthers, something Buffalo has in common with Boston. This time, the tables have turned as Boston is jetting into Buffalo after taking down the Thrashers in shootouts Thursday night.ĭespite a 6-2 loss to the Panthers on Wednesday night, the first-place Sabres still own a two-point lead over the second-place Senators and a three-point lead over the third place Bruins in the Northeast Division.ĭie By the Blade's Andrew Boron was able to dish on all the latest from the Black and Gold's division rivals in this edition of Across Enemy Lines. In their last meeting, the Sabres staggered into the Garden having played the night before and Boston issued the weary visitors a 4-2 loss.
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Sox Transactions, Trades, and Free Agents.Season-ticket holders will get the first shot at tickets for Chicago’s New Year’s Day outdoor game against Detroit at Wrigley Field, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said.Įlsewhere in the NHL – Buffalo defenseman Craig Rivet underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and will miss two weeks.Sabres Seeking Revenge Against Jet-Lagged Bruins. Patrick Sharp, Aaron Johnson and Brent Seabrook scored. Louis before a game against Los Angeles.īlackhawks 3, Oilers 0 – Nikolai Khabibulin made 23 saves for Chicago in a blanking of visiting Edmonton. Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will drop the ceremonial first puck tomorrow night in St. The Blues’ Keith Tkachuk, Brad Boyes and T.J. Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstrom and Johan Franzen also scored for the Red Wings. Red Wings 4, Blues 3 – Tomas Holmstrom scored for the fourth straight game as Detroit beat St.
Defenseman Filip Kuba helped set up Alfredsson’s goal to extend his assists and points streaks to six games. Panthers 3, Senators 1 – Rostislav Olesz and Nathan Horton scored goals 48 seconds apart in the first period, Cory Stillman also scored, Craig Anderson made 41 saves and Florida topped host Ottawa.ĭaniel Alfredsson scored a power-play goal in the second for the Senators.
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