During the month of October the Sabres were the hottest team in the NHL. It seemed they won every game, even if they didn't play very well. I tried my best to remind everyone that the Stanley Cup isn't won in October and we should see how things played out.
The Sabres lost a pair of games this weekend so I'll remind you again. The season isn't lost because they lost two straight games. I'm obviously concerned with the way the team played but there is plenty of time to correct what went wrong.
After reviewing the play-by-play while preparing the stats for this post I did see one disturbing trend. I have often criticized Lindy Ruff for his line juggling and this weekend was not much different. Lindy Ruff is very impatient when the team is struggling and he doesn't allow the players to work through their troubles.
There are times when changing the lines could be beneficial but I think it is better to do it in between games as opposed to the first period of a game you are trailing 2-0. The players practice with their lines and have a certain comfort with their line mates. The players should be able to adjust quickly to their new line mates but sometimes it leads to sloppy passes and no chemistry.
Flyers Game Stats
| Game Stats | |||||||||
| # | Player | Pos | TOI | +/- | FO% | Hits | GV | TK | BS |
| 4 | Steve Montador | D | 18:36 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Roy | C | 18:03 | -1 | 67% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 19:00 | -1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | C | 13:38 | -1 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tim Connolly | C | 18:31 | -2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Drew Stafford | RW | 14:14 | -1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Mike Grier | RW | 16:34 | -1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | LW | 15:20 | -1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Paul Gaustad | C | 13:24 | -2 | 53% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | RW | 17:01 | -1 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Chris Butler | D | 20:56 | -3 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | 8:26 | -1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Matt Ellis | LW | 6:50 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Clarke MacArthur | LW | 17:21 | -2 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Andrej Sekera | D | 17:45 | -1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 19:42 | -2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 15:01 | 0 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 21:10 | -3 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOI = Total Time on Ice | GV = Giveaways | ||||||||
| FO% = Faceoff percentage | TK = Takeaways | ||||||||
| Hits = Total Hits | BS=Blocked Shots | ||||||||
| Even Strength Individual Stats | Even Strength On-Ice Totals | |||||||||||||
| # | Player | Pos | EV TOI | G | A | Shots | S A/B | S Miss | SOGF | SOGA | SOG Diff | Tot SF | Tot SA | Corsi |
| 4 | Steve Montador | D | 18:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Derek Roy | C | 14:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | C | 13:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 19 | Tim Connolly | C | 14:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 21 | Drew Stafford | RW | 11:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 25 | Mike Grier | RW | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | LW | 13:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 28 | Paul Gaustad | C | 9:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | RW | 12:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 34 | Chris Butler | D | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 36 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | 8:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 37 | Matt Ellis | LW | 6:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 41 | Clarke MacArthur | LW | 15:21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| 44 | Andrej Sekera | D | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 15:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
| 55 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 17:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice | SOGA = Team shots against while on ice | |||||||||||||
| EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice | SOG Diff = Difference shots on ice | |||||||||||||
| S A/B = shots attempted and blocked | Tot SF = Total shots including blocked/missed | |||||||||||||
| S Miss = Shots missed the net | Tot SA = Total Shots Ag. Including blocked/missed | |||||||||||||
| SOGF = Team Shots while on ice | Corsi = Difference in Total Shots | |||||||||||||
Bruins Game Stats
| Game Stats | |||||||||
| # | Player | Pos | TOI | +/- | FO% | Hits | GV | TK | BS |
| 4 | Steve Montador | D | 16:49 | -2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Roy | C | 19:02 | -1 | 31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 16:42 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | C | 15:05 | 0 | 56% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tim Connolly | C | 17:02 | 1 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Drew Stafford | RW | 18:24 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Mike Grier | RW | 15:36 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | LW | 17:26 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Paul Gaustad | C | 16:08 | 0 | 65% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | RW | 17:14 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Chris Butler | D | 20:00 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | 10:00 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Matt Ellis | LW | 10:23 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Clarke MacArthur | LW | 14:23 | -1 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Andrej Sekera | D | 15:56 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 20:46 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 14:25 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 22:02 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOI = Total Time on Ice | GV = Giveaways | ||||||||
| FO% = Faceoff percentage | TK = Takeaways | ||||||||
| Hits = Total Hits | BS=Blocked Shots | ||||||||
| Even Strength Individual Stats | Even Strength On-Ice Totals | |||||||||||||
| # | Player | Pos | EV TOI | G | A | Shots | S A/B | S Miss | SOGF | SOGA | SOG Diff | Tot SF | Tot SA | Corsi |
| 4 | Steve Montador | D | 14:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 9 | Derek Roy | C | 10:25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | C | 14:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 19 | Tim Connolly | C | 9:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 21 | Drew Stafford | RW | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 25 | Mike Grier | RW | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | LW | 11:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 28 | Paul Gaustad | C | 9:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | RW | 8:28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | Chris Butler | D | 14:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | 9:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Matt Ellis | LW | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 41 | Clarke MacArthur | LW | 7:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 44 | Andrej Sekera | D | 13:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 12:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 55 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 11:31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 15:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice | SOGA = Team shots against while on ice | |||||||||||||
| EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice | SOG Diff = Difference shots on ice | |||||||||||||
| S A/B = shots attempted and blocked | Tot SF = Total shots including blocked/missed | |||||||||||||
| S Miss = Shots missed the net | Tot SA = Total Shots Ag. Including blocked/missed | |||||||||||||
| SOGF = Team Shots while on ice | Corsi = Difference in Total Shots | |||||||||||||