Sabres vs Capitals - Sept 17th 2005 - Game Thread!!!

[SkateZilla]

Latest Stats:
Final Overtime
Sabres - 3
Capitals - 2

1st Period Scoring:
WSH - Pettinger - 5 on 3 - PP - Assists : Dunno.. Dont Care...

2nd Period Scoring:
None

3rd Period Scoring:
BUF - Kotalik - 5 On 4 - PP - Assists : Pomminville, Roy
WSH - Mure? - 5 On 5 - EV - Assists : Who Cares...
BUF - Vanek - 5 On 5 - EV - Assists : Briere

OT Period Scoring:
BUF - Vanek - 4 On 4 - EV - Assists : Briere


Practice Shootout: Buf - 1, WSH - 0
BUF:
Vanek - Score : Yes
Briere - Score : No


WSH:
Hewert? - Score: No
Bourque - Score: No
Pettinger - Score: No

[SABuffalo786]

Are they planning on televising any of the remaining preseason games?

[SkateZilla]

dont think so.. comcast is doing College football and stuff,

i cant even find a webcast audio link for WGR...

[SABuffalo786]

You'd think they'd have a game tracker, yeah? Can't find one anywhere...

[SkateZilla]

1-0 Capitals..

NHL.coms Stats are offline, TSN is all blank when you click details, espn.com is the same way

[SABuffalo786]

Pettigner (sp) with the goal, on a 2 man advantage for Washington according to WGR.

[SkateZilla]

you listening to WGR Live On a Reciever or thru the internet?

Im still looking for the "LISTEN LIVE" Link

End Of 1st.. Sabres -0 , Caps -1

[SABuffalo786]

On a radio. I'm back home.

[SkateZilla]

So Fitzpatrick fought...

Haha...

Philly Had a 6-2 Lead And now its 7-6 Philly,,, high Scoring :)

[SABuffalo786]

Yeah, the WGR guys were saying this was an exciting game, as well. Real end to end stuff.

[SkateZilla]

8-6 philly , better be on espn news...

[SkateZilla]

Around the League Tonite:

Final/OT:
Calgary: 4
Chicago : 5

Final Regulation:
Atlanta - 6
Philidelpia -8

3rd Period:
Pheonix - 0
Minnesota - 4

2nd Period
Dallas - 0
Colorado - 1

10:30 EST
Anaheim
Los Angeles

[Dozerdog]

I got to get Dunno Don'tCare on my fantasy hocky league team- he got a couple of assists for the Caps tonight! :up:

[SABuffalo786]

Win the game, win the shootout.


Hooray!

[chubluv]

Are they planning on televising any of the remaining preseason games?

I heard next sundays home game will be on MSG. I think we play Ottawa

[JD]

I heard next sundays home game will be on MSG. I think we play Ottawa
Awesome!
:cheers:

[Myers57]

I went to the game and it was awesome! The Sabres were getting beat to the puck right and left by the Capitals all over the ice in the first two periods but they really turned it around in the third. Both Kotalik's and Vanek's goals, the first two, were huge slap shot blasts from just inside the blue line which really got the adrenaline flowing in the arena! In overtime it only took 34 seconds before Vanek took a cross pass right by the out of place Kolzig and lightly tapped it in to win the game.

As a bonus the NHL featured a free shootout for show. First were the capitals who were robbed blind by Biron. Next Vanek took a shot that smoked the Capitals back up goaltender and really made the crowd of over 17,000 roar. The next shot was also a Hasek like save by Biron while Briere missed on his penalty shot. On the third shot by the capitals, the shooter managed to loose control of the puck before he could even make it to the net and lost the shootout for the caps.

Notes:
Biron was spectacular tonight and really impressed everybody in the crowd. Olie Kolzig was also very impressive as he held the shutout through the first two periods. Max appeared to have his speed but made many mistakes and was likely more of a problem on the ice than anything.
McKee was very dominating and really took on a leadership role on the team while Vanek played very well.

Overall the game was incredible for Five dollars and am defintely looking forward to the season opener on October 5th!