Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators [Game Thread]
by David Oleksy on Oct 27, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 27, 2008 7:00 PM EDT
Game #9
Buffalo Sabres (6-0-2, 14PTS) vs. Ottawa Senators (2-5-1, 5PTS)
7:00 PM EST, HSBC Arena
TV: MSG-B (Buffalo), NHLN-US - NHLN-C (National)
Radio: WGR 550 (Buffalo), XM-205 (National)
Players to watch
Buffalo Sabres: Thomas Vanek (8G-3A-11P, 3PPG, 2SHG), Ales Kotalik (4G-3A-7P, 2PPG, no points in last three games), Clarke MacArthur (3G-2A-5P, 2PPG), Toni Lydman (0G-4A-4P, leads team as a plus five), Derek Roy (1G-4A-5P, scored overtime goal against Minnesota Wild on Thursday), Ryan Miller (5-0-1, 1.60 GAA, .940 sv. %), Patrick Lalime (1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .951 sv. %)
Ottawa Senators: Dany Heatley (4G-5A-9P, 3PPG), Daniel Alfredsson (3G-4A-7P, 3PPG), Filip Kuba (0G-11A-11P), Jason Spezza (3G-6A-9P, 1PPG, 1SHG), Shean Donovan (2G-2A-4P, leads team as a plus four), Alex Auld (1-2-0, 2.70 GAA, .921 sv. %)
Notes
Buffalo Sabres: Team is still without four key players and a fifth could possibly be added to the list, Henrik Tallinder left the game against the Avalanche with a lower body injury (we are told it was a gash on his leg)...Thomas Vanek did not score a goal against the Avs Saturday, he has not been held off the scoresheet in consecutive games this season...Sabres lead the league in goals against, allowing only 1.62 goals a game...team has scored nine power play goals and is fifth in the league at 22.0%...Team has allowed two power play goals against and are second in the league with a 94.3%...Thomas Vanek is tied with Keith Tkachuk for the most goals in the NHL, he is also sixth in the league with 11 points...Patrick Kaleta is sixth in the league with 32 penalty minutes...Team has been in four games that have gone to a shootout, the most in the league and they are 2-2...Patrick Lalime is expected to start for the Sabres tonight.
Ottawa Senators: Sens trail the Sabres by nine points in the Northeast Division less than a month into the season...team has scored nine power play goals and are fourth in the league at 23.7%...team has the fifth best penalty killing unit allowing only four goals in 34 attempts...Senators forward Nick Foligno is the son of ex-Sabres captain Mike Foligno...Foligno is a minus six, tied with Chris Neil for the lowest total on the team...The Senators are a league worst minus eight on the season.
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{Update}: It doesn't look like Hank is playing tonight but nothing has been confirmed till this point.
From Sabres.com
“Hank had a little problem skating so we will have to see whether it improves by tonight,” Ruff said.
He added he was unsure whether a replacement would be recalled from the AHL Portland Pirates.
{Update}: Looks like Weber will indeed be in the lineup
Expected Lines
| #20-Paille | #41-MacArthur | #29-Pominville |
| #26-Vanek | #9-Roy | #21-Stafford |
| #61-Afinogenov | #22-Mair | #12-Kotalik |
| #76-Peters | #37-Ellis | #36-Kaleta |
| #5-Lydman | #27-Numminen |
| #6-Spacek | #44-Sekera |
| #38-Paetsch | #4-Weber |
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need to keep up this pressure and it will go in
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what bull what is this he shot a puck get’s mugged and then get a penalty
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How is Max the only one to get a penalty on that?
by krytime on Oct 27, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's what i'd like to know it's bull
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was already shooting when the whistle was blown what could he do
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and then to call it unsportsman what does that mean
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay now we show them we won’t forget that and score quickly
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they need to take control of this game quickly we need sharp passes and no more sloppy play
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was the best shot we had and pomm couldn’t connect
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
these ref are out for us for some reason that’s rediculous also
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
talk about not knowing where the puck was we didn’t that’s for sure
Joan
by Joan O. on Oct 27, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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