BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 08: Jason Pominville #29 of the Buffalo Sabres flips the puck past Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins for Pominville's second goal of the game at First Niagara Center on February 8, 2012 in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won 6-0. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
The Buffalo Sabres deserve a lot of credit for the way they have played since the all-star break. It would have been really easy to pack it in and get ready for next year. This team has not done that, in fact, they are playing their best hockey of the season. The 1-0 shootout loss to the Rangers was a hard fought game and last night was the icing on the cake. The second period was the most impressive part of the entire game.
The Stats
Corsi/Fenwick Numbers (These are ugly and usually are in a blowout)
Scoring Chances - after the jump
| Team | Period | Time | Note | BUF | Opponent | |||||||||||
| BUF | 1 | 13:37 | Ehrhoff Goal | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 1 | 12:52 | Marchand | 6 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 72 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 5:13 | Leino | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 5:11 | Pominville Goal | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 1 | 1:20 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 54 | 63 | 5v5 | |
| BUF | 2 | 18:08 | Ennis Goal | 6 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 44 | 63 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 17:32 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 63 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 | |
| BUF | 2 | 15:23 | Pominville | 10 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 2 | 15:02 | Pominville | 10 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 2 | 10:53 | Roy | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 49 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 5:15 | Stafford | 10 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 2 | 3:25 | Roy | 3 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 1:49 | Kaleta Goal | 3 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 18:42 | Pominville Goal | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 49 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 16:46 | Marchand | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 55 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 14:03 | Seguin | 3 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 57 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 11:41 | Corvo | 10 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 9:17 | Lucic | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 1:02 | Stafford Goal | 10 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 0:43 | Paille | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 55 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 21:47 | 3 | 3 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | M. WEBER | 13:59 | 3 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | C. MCCORMICK | 9:21 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | D. ROY | 16:31 | 6 | 2 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | C. EHRHOFF | 20:10 | 3 | 5 | 2:39 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 15:37 | 2 | 4 | 2:39 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | B. BOYES | 15:54 | 2 | 2 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | V. LEINO | 15:53 | 6 | 2 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | R. REGEHR | 19:41 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | P. GAUSTAD | 15:40 | 1 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 15:47 | 5 | 2 | 2:39 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | R. MILLER | 56:00 | 9 | 8 | 4:00 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | P. KALETA | 13:23 | 1 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | M. ELLIS | 9:25 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | N. GERBE | 15:49 | 2 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | A. SEKERA | 17:08 | 5 | 1 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | T. MYERS | 19:15 | 2 | 5 | 2:39 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | T. ENNIS | 14:32 | 2 | 3 | 2:39 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | L. ADAM | 10:08 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
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