Buffalo Sabres @ Washingon Capitals [Game Thread]
by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 7:08 PM EST
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| Buffalo Sabres (12-6-2, 26pts) |
Game # 21 |
Washington Capitals (13-5-6, 32pts) |
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| Date: | November 25, 2009 |
Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. ET |
Arena: | Verizon Center |
| TV: | MSG |
SBN Affiliate/ Blogs | |
| Radio: |
WGR (550AM) |
Season Series | BUF 0-0-0,WSH 0-0-0 |
| Final Score | |||
| Buffalo Sabres | Category | Washington Capitals |
| 52 (2.60) | Goals For | 83 (3.46) |
| 50 (2.50) | Goals Against | 71 (2.96) |
| 668 (33.4) | Shots For | 765 (31.9) |
| 583 (29.2) | Shots Against | 732 (30.5) |
| 19/98 - 19.4% (18) | Power Play | 22/96 - 22.9% (7) |
| 13/74 - 82.4% (9) | Penalty Kill | 21/94 - 77.7% (23) |
Game Notes
- Mike Green has a seven game point streak...he has one goal and 10 assists in his last seven games.
- Jason Pominville and Chris Butler are both on a two game point streak.
- The Sabres are 9-2-2 when scoring the first goal but they are 0-2-1 in their last three games when they score first.
- The Sabres have jumped up to 18th on the power play rankings but they have been terrible on the road with only five goals on 41 opportunities.
- The Capitals are a plus-13 when playing 5-on-5.
- The Capitals are expected to be without Milan Jurcina, Mike Knuble and Alexander Semin to name a few...the Capitals already have 84 man-games lost.
- Toni Lydman is expected to play in his 600th game tonight.
Expected Goalies
Line Combinations
SPG Game
I quickly put up a post before the first game that explained the SPG Game. Unfortunately I did not do a very good job of explaining it. I will try to do a better job of explaining the game and the objective in this post. As always , if there are any questions send me an e-mail or ask in the comments.
What is the SPG Game?
"SPG" is an acronym for "Shot", "Penalty" and "Goal". The object of the game is to predict which Buffalo Sabres player will have the first shot, penalty and goal for each period.
How Does it Work?
You receive one point for every correct prediction you make. This gives you a potential for nine points in a regulation game, 12 points in an overtime game and 14 points in a shootout.
How Do I Sign Up?
The SPG Game is free to play with a special thanks to Gary Perez for building the platform that drives these statistics. You can sign up by visiting this page and creating account. After creating account you will have to visit the game page to make your selections.
Prizes?
There will be prizes available for the winner of each month as well as a grand prize winner at the conclusion of the regular season. The winner of the grand prize at the end of the season will win a Buffalo Sabres jersey. We will start out small by giving away a Buffalo Sabres poster to the winner of the October SPG Game.
Congrats to zaniac75 on winning the October prize of a Buffalo Sabres poster. I finally sent it out this week.
Mobile Site
Remember that you can visit http://mobile.diebytheblade.com to visit the mobile site and you can comment from wherever you watch the game. Hope to see you here.
SPG Standings
Overall Standings
- zaniac75 - 16
- SpikeGelato - 16
- Afino - 16
- qdloser - 15
- JSCoope - 15
- lassathrax - 13
- Kitaman27 - 11
- joano - 11
- sabresandkane - 10
- bobsheppard - 10
- Kuhls2341 - 10
November Standings
- JSCoope - 10
- SpikeGelato - 9
- sabresandkane - 7
- Afino - 7
- zaniac75 - 6
- lassathrax - 6
- qdloser - 5
- clownfat - 5
- ktyczka - 4
- joano - 4
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confused on the Lydman reference at the end of the game notes… Guessing 600th?
Other than that… LETS GO BUFFALO!
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
My mistake
it’s fixed now
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
quick question for anyone on here… I remember a while ago Robi talking about for special teams units… and I believe I remember him saying you have the combined % of PK and PP to be above 108% but not sure on that. Anyone know what that % was?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
Let’s hope the Sabres fans represent us well in D.C. like always.
Drown them out! Let’s go Buff-a-lo!
the last year the Caps were wearing the blue with the Capitol building on it… I remember watching that game and it was as if it were at HSBC… or Tampa :-P
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
I think we'll win tonight
Our success against strong squads is better than the results against weaker teams.
I think Tallinder is in there. I think Sekera is the scratch.
I signed up for Second Life about a year ago. Back then my life was so great that I literally wanted a second one. In my Second Life I was also a paper salesman and I was also named Dwight. Absolutely everything was the same. Except I could fly. - Dwight Schrute
Geez, Ovechkin makes it seem so easy.
I signed up for Second Life about a year ago. Back then my life was so great that I literally wanted a second one. In my Second Life I was also a paper salesman and I was also named Dwight. Absolutely everything was the same. Except I could fly. - Dwight Schrute
Can't root for him tonight
But, man, he is exciting to watch!
by ccthemovieman on Nov 25, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Is it just me or are the Sabres scared to death to actually crash the net? Tons of rebounds.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
They better stop being scared
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
does anyone know where I can listen to the game not on an NHL based website or on wgr550.com. Im at work and alot of the sites are blocked to listen to them but if anyone had any other ideas i could try?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
damn. blocked. next? haha
haha this sucks. first game i cant see
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
channelsurfing.net?
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
haha. tried it. I think when i get home I gotta look up ways around webwasher lol. I guess ill just have to suck it up and have you guys be my eyes
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
you should find one of those sites that lets you enter an address and takes you to the page and unblocks it. i forget what it was called
proxy? does that sound familiar?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
That’s not really what a proxy does.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
0-1 after 1?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
Yep. Ovie with the one goal, Sabres can’t put a rebound in to save their lives.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
They need to start doing a lot of things :|
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
so we have chances?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
Outshooting the caps 9-7, it was 7-1 at one point. So yeah.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
Good Opportunities
there were a couple of real good chances but the Caps are doing a good job of tying up the forwards on the rebound. Kennedy and Roy both would have scored but they were tied up by the defense.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Beautiful save
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Screw “save”, there’ve been a whole gang of them.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
Nice Hard play but it was obvious the puck was going to get taken away…he should have dished it.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
That was a great pass by Vanek.
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
That was beautiful
Pominville needs to start hitting the net
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Once or Twice
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’m tired of seeing Ovechkin skate through the middle of the ice unmolested gaining speed before he hits our line, especially when there are two defenders backing off him. Someone needs to step up on him in the neutral zone.
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
So he can blow by them and come in on Miller all alone? Sometimes you just have to stay back on Ovie.
Not if there are two defenders in front of him, like I said there were, and like there should be.
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
You make it sound like I don’t think he’s a superior talent but it’s the opposite – because he’s so good we need to prevent him from getting a full head of steam whenever possible.
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
Moral Victory
Pominville hit the net
D.O.
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well goalie anyway
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
I disagree
the Caps are doing a good job of keeping them out. Stafford has gone hard to the net twice and that last sequence they had three guys crashing the net. If one would have stayed back, they probably would have had a rebound.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Well there you go
They can’t score when they crash either :)
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
Yeah, in 2014.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
let’s start a pool on when the first power play in this game takes place….I’ve got $100 on the 6 minute mark
I’ve got 20 cents on “The Refs lost their whistles on the bus so they’re pretending they have them but aren’t using them”.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
come on PP
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
Ya know...
…this was very similar (but not as severe) to a hit that Ovechkin gave Briere three years ago where he got a game misconduct. Campbell refused to suspend him because he didn’t have a reputation as a headhunter and dirty player.
Colin…he has that reputation now. Throw the book at him.
"I could have conquered Europe, all of it, but I had women in my life." - King Henry II of England
ya think?
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
There goes two of our 5-minute advantage
Nice, captain.
how much time left in the game?
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
10 minutes.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
This is a great chance – let’s make something of it.
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
Well the 5 minute one we had earlier was close…
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
I’m talking about the power play unit.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 25, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Does any Sabre
know how to hit corners ;with their shots? They could have a scarecrow in the nets and we still couldn’t connect.
Understand the frustration
we have to watch the F-Bombs though.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
it’s still too early…the problem tonight was getting behind. This is a different team when they are behind.
D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Nov 25, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
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