[open thread] Sabres @ Capitals

Time: 7:00 TV: Versus (HD) Radio: WGR55

Sabres Notes:
Beat the Capitals 7-3 back on October 10th...On a four game winning streak coming into this game...Thoams Vanek has two goals and four assists in last four games...Henrik Tallinder will miss tonights game with a shoulder injury...Andrej Sekera was called up from Rochester and will replace Tallinder in the lineup...Derek Roy has at least one point in each of the last five games...moved up to ninth in the NHL on the power play...currently have the seventh ranked penalty kill in the league...have scored the first goal in the last four games

Capitals Notes::  

Won two straight games since Glenn Hanlon was fired...have only 17 points on the season the lowest in the league...Alex Ovechkin has 10 points (7-3-10) during an eight game point streak...Only 1-10-1 when allowing the games first goal

Fast Fact:

From Sabres.com

Brian Campbell leads all BUF scorers against WSH this season.  His four assists on Oct. 13 was a career-high for assists and points in a game.

Team Leaders

Buffalo Sabres

• Goals:Derek Roy 8

• Points: Derek Roy 17

• +/-: Daniel Paille +5

• PIM: Paul Gaustad 36

Washington Capitals

• Goals:  Alex Ovechkin 16

• Points:  Alex Ovechkin 26

• +/-: Brian Pothier +4

• PIM: Chris Clark 41

Projected Line combinations

Buffalo Forwards
26-Vanek, 9-Roy, 12-Kotalik
55-Hecht, 41-MacArthur, 29-Pominville
20-Paille, 19-Connolly, 61-Afinogenov
37-Ryan, 28-Gaustad, 76-Peters

Buffalo Defensemen
6-Spacek, 51-Campbell
5-Lydman, 4-Pratt
44-Sekera,38-Paetsch

Goaltenders
30-Miller, 35-Thibault

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