Tonight was the first time all season that it looked like the team quit. I don’t know if this means they no longer want to play for Lindy Ruff or if it was a result of the score. Either way, it was ugly.
Just two nights after a 5-0 loss at Detroit, the Sabres suffered a similar fate in a 6-2 thumping by the Chicago Blackhawks. Buffalo actually had a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jason Pominville but Chicago took advantage of a couple of power play opportunities and took the lead for good.
It will be interesting to see if the team can find a way to bounce back on Thursday at Winnipeg. It has the makings of a blowout and therefore will probably be a close game.
Let’s take one last look at last night before we get ready for the game this evening.
The Stats
Scoring Chances – after the jump
| Team | Period | Time | Note | BUF | Opponent | |||||||||||
| CHI | 1 | 18:46 | Hossa | 1 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 65 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 1 | 12:49 | O’Donnell | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 42 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 11:48 | Kaleta | 1 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 10:30 | Pominville Goal | 1 | 26 | 29 | 44 | 55 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 65 | 81 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 7:40 | Hecht | 1 | 29 | 44 | 55 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| CHI | 1 | 7:09 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 4v5 | ||
| CHI | 1 | 7:02 | Shaw Goal | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 1 | 6:25 | Stalberg | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 5:37 | Kaleta | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 1 | 4:55 | Shaw | 1 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| CHI | 1 | 4:19 | Toews Goal | 1 | 3 | 29 | 55 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| CHI | 1 | 0:04 | Hossa | 1 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 16:32 | Pominville Goal | 1 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 5v4 | |
| CHI | 2 | 14:56 | Stalberg | 1 | 26 | 29 | 44 | 55 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 14:24 | Hossa Goal | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 13:12 | Kane | 1 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 57 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 8:11 | Adam | 1 | 17 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 6:35 | Hayes Goal | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 57 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 4:55 | Frolik | 1 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 1:59 | Gerbe | 1 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 17:30 | Gerbe | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 3 | 15:49 | Bolland Goal | 1 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 42 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 3 | 13:12 | Toews Goal | 1 | 6 | 44 | 55 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 81 | 88 | 3v5 | ||
| CHI | 3 | 11:18 | Shaw | 1 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 7:11 | Vanek | 1 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 65 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 3 | 5:45 | Adam | 1 | 3 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 3 | 4:29 | Toews | 1 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 2:39 | Adam | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 3 | 1:37 | Smith | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | J. ENROTH | 47:59 | 8 | 14 | 6:56 | 2 | 0 | 4:56 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 17:44 | 3 | 7 | 3:41 | 1 | 0 | 3:16 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | M. WEBER | 17:50 | 3 | 6 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:42 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | D. ROY | 14:12 | 0 | 3 | 2:51 | 0 | 0 | 1:12 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. GRAGNANI | 13:35 | 4 | 3 | 3:28 | 1 | 0 | 0:29 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 8:52 | 1 | 3 | 2:51 | 0 | 0 | 0:21 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | B. BOYES | 9:03 | 1 | 4 | 3:52 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | V. LEINO | 14:01 | 1 | 2 | 2:51 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | T. VANEK | 15:30 | 1 | 7 | 3:52 | 2 | 0 | 0:28 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | P. GAUSTAD | 6:45 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:25 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 13:03 | 1 | 4 | 3:52 | 2 | 0 | 1:37 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | T. BRENNAN | 14:57 | 0 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | P. KALETA | 15:39 | 5 | 2 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 | 2:01 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | M. ELLIS | 9:29 | 2 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:28 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | N. GERBE | 11:43 | 4 | 3 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 | 0:21 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | A. SEKERA | 15:34 | 4 | 2 | 2:13 | 0 | 0 | 1:40 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | J. HECHT | 12:47 | 1 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:06 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | T. MYERS | 16:29 | 2 | 6 | 4:30 | 2 | 0 | 1:38 | 1 | 2 |
| 72 | L. ADAM | 12:42 | 5 | 5 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
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