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Buffalo Sabres @ NY Islanders [Game Thread]

Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders


 

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 Game #2

Buffalo Sabres (1-0-0, 2PTS) vs. NY Islanders (1-1-0, 2PTS)

2:00 PM EST, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

TV: MSG-B (Buffalo),

Radio: WGR 550 (Buffalo), XM 206 (National)

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After a thrilling shootout victory at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night, the Buffalo Sabres head on the road for the first time this season to take on the NY Islanders.  It is an afternoon tilt on Long Island in celebration of the Columbus Day holiday that nobody gets off for.  This will be a game that won't get very good ratings and probably would have almost none if not for the miracle of DVR.

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Current SPG Game Standings

  1. JOANO - 4
  2. DavidOleksy - 4
  3. MichaelGriffin - 2
  4. qdloser - 1
  5. brianthomas - 1
  6. KenThomas - 1
  7. Heather - 1
  8. Finster63 - 1
  9. EdwardTekampe - 0

Players to Watch

Buffalo Sabres:  Thomas Vanek (1G-0A-1P), Teppo Numminen (0G-1A-1P), Toni Lydman (0G-1A-1P), Ales Kotalik (1 shootout goal), Drew Stafford (1 shootout goal), Ryan Miller (1-0-1, 0.92 GAA, .964 sv%)

NY Islanders:  Doug Weight (1G-2A-3P, 1PPG), Bill Guerin (1G-1A-2P), Mark Streit (0G-2A-2P), Andy Hilbert (1G-1A-2P), Bruno Gervais (0G-2A-2P), Trent Hunter (1G-0A-1P, 1PPG), Joey MacDonald (1-1-0, 2.00GAA, .927 sv%)

Notes

Buffalo Sabres:  Won in their home opener in Friday night against Montreal 2-1 in a shootout...played the Islanders in back-to-back games to start last season and lost both games...Sabres first road game of the season, they were _-_ on the road last season...Thomas Vanek scored the Sabres only goal on Carey Price Friday night...Teppo Numminen played and had an assist on Friday, matching his total games played for the 2007-2008 season...Tim Connolly was scratched on Friday night because of a hairline fracture of a vertabrae and he is questionable for the game today...The Sabres have won 9-of-12 meetings between the two teams over the past three seasons...The Sabres won 53% of their face-offs against Montreal despite missing their best face-off guy Paul Gaustad...Derek Roy won 15 face-offs at 65.3% and Jason Pominville won all four face-offs he took.

NY Islanders:  Beat the Blues on Saturday 5-2 in their home opener...Islanders received goals from five different players on Saturday night...Islanders are 2-for-10 on the power play through two games...This will be the third game in four days for the Islanders...Rick Dipietro is out of the Islanders lineup with an injury.

07-08 Meetings

Season Series:2-2-0

Buffalo Outshot: 1-1-0

Islanders Outshot: 1-1-0

Even shots:0-0-

Buffalo PP: 2-23 -8.70%

Islanders PP: 4-15 - 26.67%

Date O/S Vis Home W/ Goalie W/T Goal Vis PP Home PP
Oct 5 NYI 6 Buf 4 R. Dipietro M. Comrie 3-3 0-4
Oct 6 Buf 2
NYI 3
R. Dipietro M. Comrie 1-7 0-3
Dec 12 NYI 3 Buf 5 R. Miller D. Roy 1-5 1-6
Dec 19 Buf 2 NYI 1 R. Miller M. Afinogenov 0-6 0-5

 

 

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We are playing Lalime…not Miller. Interesting.

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you know…I thought I heard him say Connolly…I’ll go check it out.

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 2:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don’t see him in the box scores section

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 2:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

looks...

like Sekera had the first shot on goal

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HETCH BABY

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 2:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

I think the PP will be a big key to the sucess of this team this year…if they use thier speed and draw alot of penalties and score they can take alot of pressure of the net minder

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am liking

Lalime more and more everytime I hear him make a save :-)

I really hated him in Ottawa too how weird

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ADAM

SCOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL...

funny how things change!

Are you watching the game or listening?

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

SCOORRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Short handed!!!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gah – I’m not too pleased about the fact that I have to miss a Sabres game at work.

Who scored Buffalo’s third goal? :)

GO SABRES.

by Brian Galliford on Oct 13, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SCOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRREEEE

VANAK

this is a good start to the season

vanek 2 goals in 2 games

I like those numbers

ya know this extrapolates to an 82 goal season

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

4-0!!!

Sweet! I really wish I was watching. Thank god for DVR!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hate

when I miss the fights

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thats the captain for ya

fightin even with the lead

I like this guy

I wish i would have recorded this I want to see the body slam

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah I

forgot about the game until I got to work this morning…I have to

who just scored

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 3:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

it was Vanek…AGAIN!!!!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

looks

like both Thompson and Rivet got 5 for fighting, huh!?

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what

a great period. Now we need to keep it up in the third. No slacking boys.

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 3:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

alright boys

gotta pick a buddy up from the airport and then go boozin

Let’s Go Buffalo and finish this game off right

goose egg for Lalime is a good confidence booster in this team let’s hope they play run and gun and don’t fall on thier face

by Lion Alum on Oct 13, 2008 4:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree

that would be great!

Have a good time and have one for me!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 4:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I see 6-1, and you’re not alone. Who scored the last 2?

by Brian Galliford on Oct 13, 2008 4:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not sure

who scored #6 but Vanek scored #5

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And there is

nothing on the box score of who scored #6 via Yahoo

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 4:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SCORE!!!

7-1! Clark coming our for his first goal!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great game

Can’t wait to WATCH it!

by HO on Oct 13, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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