The Sabres Goto A.T.L. - Game Thread

[SkateZilla]

(Last Updated 1.31.06 09:30 PM EST)
My Notes:
Pyatt - Dressed
Dumont - Dressed
Briere - Out, Abdominal Injury, Sports Hernia
Connolly - Out, Knee
Mair - Out, Head
Numminen - Questionable, Hamstring
Paille - Called Up, Dressed
Pomminville - Called Up, Dressed


Useful Links:
NHL.com RECAP (http://www.nhl.com/scores/recaps/774_2_recap.html)
NHL.com Preview (http://www.nhl.com/scores/previews/774_2_preview.html)
NHL.com Official Score Sheet (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/GS020774.HTM)
NHL.com Official Super Stats (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/ES020774.HTM)
WGR-550 AM Stream (http://wgr550.com/sabres/live.php)

FINAL

Buffalo
Sabres - 5
(GP-49, 31-15-3, 65 pts, Win % .673) (GF-162, GA-141)(Div:2nd, Con: 5th, Lg:9th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 22.0% (65 For 295, 2nd), Penalty Killing 85.3% (226 For 265, 3rd)0


Atlanta
Thrashers - 2
(GP-52, 23-23-6, 552 pts, Win % .500) (GF-179,GA-183)(Div:3rd, Con:10th, Lg:22th)
Special Teams : Power Play = 19.9% (71 For 356, 6th), Penalty Killing 79.0% (267 For 338, 29th)


Goalies:
BUF-Miller (15-7-0, 0 SO, 2.26 GAA), Biron (15-6-3, 0 SO, 2.98 GAA)
ATL-Garnett (10-7-6, 2 SO, 3.44), Lehtonen (6-6-2, 1 SO, 2.80 GAA)



1st Period Scoring:
05:01-BUF-A. KOTALIK (20), Assists : D. KALININ (11), J. POMINVILLE (9) - Ev - 5 on 5
11:52-ATL-M. HOSSA (27), Assists : A. SUTTON (9), P. STEFAN (11) - Ev - 5 On 5
19:40-ATL-R. PETROVICKY (7), Assists : P. BONDRA (16), S. AUBIN (12) - Ev - 5 On 5

2nd Period Scoring:
04:01-BUF-C. DRURY (18), Assists : T. VANEK (18) - Ev - 5 On 5
09:08-BUF-J. POMINVILLE (11), Assists : Unassisted - Sh - 5 On 4

3rd Period Scoring:
11:00-BUF-P. GAUSTAD (7), Assists : A. KOTALIK (19) - Ev - 5 On 5
17:20-BUF-J. DUMONT (7), Assists : T. NUMMINEN (27), D. ROY (17) - Ev - 5 On 5

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
BUF: 10+15+10- Total : 35
ATL: 13+12+12- Total : 37

BUF-Miller: 2/13, 0/12, 0/12 - 2/37
ATL-Lehtonen: 1/10, 2/15, 2/10 - 5/35

Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
BUF: 0 For 0, 0 For 0, 0 For 2 - Total : 0 For 02 ( 00%)
ATL: 0 For 2, 0 For 3, 0 For 0 - Total : 0 For 05 ( 00%)

Penalties In Minutes (by Period)
BUF: 3 For 09, 3 For 06, 2 For 04 - Total : 08 For 19
ATL: 1 For 05, 0 For 00, 4 For 08 - Total : 05 For 13

Penalty Summary:
BUF:
1st-05:40-A. PETERS-5:00-Fighting (maj)
1st-06:45-T. LYDMAN-2:00-Tripping
1st-08:55-H. TALLINDER-2:00-Cross check
2nd-04:34-H. TALLINDER-2:00-Interference
2nd-07:45-M. AFINOGENOV-2:00-Hi stick
2nd-07:45-M. AFINOGENOV-2:00-Hi stick
3rd-13:12-T. VANEK-2:00-Holding
3rd-15:08-J. MCKEE-2:00-Hooking

ATL:
1st-05:40-E. BOULTON-5:00-Fighting (maj)
3rd-02:26-V. KOZLOV-2:00-Interference
3rd-04:37-N. HAVELID-2:00-Holding
3rd-13:12-E. BOULTON-2:00-Holding
3rd-15:08-I. KOVALCHUK-2:00-Illegal stick

3 Stars:
1. A. Kotalik (BUF)
2. J. Pominville (BUF)
3. R. Miller (BUF)

Officials:
Referee: Bob Langdon
Referee: Dennis LaRue
Linesman: Brad Kovachik
Linesman: Jean Morin

[Typ0]

it sure would be nice to go on a win streak right now.

[SpillerThrills]

GGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!


kOTALIK!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Great shot on the short side

[SpillerThrills]

we better start playing better in our own end or this is going to get really ugly....

[chubluv]

We havent had the same intensity since the Peters/Boulton fight.

[chubluv]

Damn!!!! 2-1 ATL

19 seconds left in the first

[chubluv]

Miller was down on the ice being screened by his own guys on both goals.

[RedEyE]

Damn!! Of all games the Sabres come out flat in Atlanta. :mad:

[The_Philster]

short-handed goal by Pominville!! up 3-2

[chubluv]

Good game!!!

Thats 3 in a row. Philly & Ottawa up next.

:hockey:

[Makaveli]

havent been here in a loong time, 2 busy with the girlfriend hehe, but anyway...

what was the Boulton - Peters fight like? I always liked Boulton over the 2

[SkateZilla]

havent been here in a loong time, 2 busy with the girlfriend hehe, but anyway...

what was the Boulton - Peters fight like? I always liked Boulton over the 2

Dont Ask, Niether team wants to talk about that one, it was basically 5 minutes for Talking back and forth and hugging

[JD]

Welcome back Maka, gf's are trouble. Eff her. :D

or let me and S11 handle her :hi5:

[SabreEleven]

Welcome back Maka, gf's are trouble. Eff her. :D

or let me and S11 handle her :hi5:

I'm down with that.

[Makaveli]

Welcome back Maka, gf's are trouble. Eff her. :D

or let me and S11 handle her :hi5:

nope you got it completely wrong... i mean busy in a good way lol

[JD]

nope you got it completely wrong... i mean busy in a good way lol
Thats cool too, we'll still rail her :up:

:handball:

[pyrrhonist]

Great game last night. I'd have loved to have posted during the game, but I had to wait for the paint on my new wall to dry. :down:

Buffalo came out flat, but they continued forward, and kept at Atlanta all night. These Thrashers were supposedly playoff material again after getting back on track, and getting Lehtonen back, but they've looked like crap for weeks now. Where's the 'D'?

It's another 2 points, and that's what matters. We've got to see this team keep that momentum alive, as 2 of their tougher opponents await them as they return home to the HSBC. First Philthy, and then Ottawa. Buffalo needs to beat Ottawa, to show some heart. Ottawa hasn't been as great as they were earlier in the year, but they're still more talent-laden than Buffalo. No matter, a win is needed, IMO. :up: