The Sabres Host the Philly Cheese Steaks - Game Thread

[SkateZilla]

(Last Updated 2.02.06 09:20 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/786_2_recap.html)
NHL.com Preview (http://www.nhl.com/scores/previews/786_2_preview.html)
NHL.com Official Score Sheet (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/GS020786.HTM)
NHL.com Official Super Stats (http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20052006/ES020786.HTM)
WGR-550 AM Stream (http://wgr550.com/sabres/live.php)

FINAL

Philidelphia
Flyers - 2
(GP-52, 31-13-8, 70 pts, Win % .704) (14-8-5 Home, 17-5-3 Away, 4-4-2 Last 10)
(Div:1st, Con:3rd, Lg: 4th), (GF-179,GA-183)
Special Teams : Power Play = 18.2% (56 For 307, 12th), Penalty Killing 79.9% (239 For 299, 24th)

Buffalo
Sabres - 4
(GP-50, 32-15-3, 67 pts, Win % .680) (15-7-2 Home, 17-8-1 Away, 6-3-1 Last 10)
(Div:2nd, Con: 4th, Lg:7th), (GF-167, GA-143)
Special Teams : Power Play = 21.9% (65 For 297, 2nd), Penalty Killing 85.6% (231 For 270, 3rd)


Goalies:
PHI-Niittymaki (18-8-6, 2 SO, 2.92, Eshe (13-5-3, 0 SO, 3.07 GAA)
BUF-Miller (16-7-0, 0 SO, 2.25 GAA), Biron (15-6-3, 0 SO, 2.98 GAA)


1st Period Scoring:
12:32-PHI-S. GAGNE (35), Assists : P. NEDVED (13) - Ev - 5 On 5
15:22-BUF-T. PYATT (4), Assists : P. GAUSTAD (11) - Ev - 5 On 5

2nd Period Scoring:
05:24-BUF-B. CAMPBELL (9), Assists : D. ROY (18), T. NUMMINEN (28) - Ev - 5 On 5
12:18-BUF-J. HECHT (14), Assists : A. KOTALIK (20), J. POMINVILLE (9) - Ev - 5 On 5

3rd Period Scoring:
16:40-PHI-M. KNUBLE (23), Unassisted - Ev - 5 On 5
19:52-BUF-J. POMINVILLE (12), Unassists - Ev - 5 On 6 - Empty Net

Shots On Goal (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
PHI: 03+13+07- Total : 23
BUF: 16+11+10- Total : 37

PHI-Eshe: 1/16, 2/11, 0/10 -3/27
PHI-E. Net: 0/00, 0/00, 1/01 - 1/01
BUF-Miller: 1/03, 0/13, 1/07 - 2/23

Power Plays (by Period)
Team: 1st-2nd-3rd-OT
PHI: 0 For 0, 0 For 2, 0 For 2 - Total : 0 For 02 ( 00%)
BUF: 0 For 2, 0 For 1, 0 For 2 - Total : 0 For 06 ( 00%)

Penalties In Minutes (by Period)
PHI: 2 For 04, 1 For 02, 3 For 06 - Total : 06 For 12
BUF: 0 For 00, 2 For 04, 2 For 04 - Total : 04 For 08

Penalty Summary:
PHI:
1st-05:57-R. JONES-2:00-Hooking
1st-16:04-P. NEDVED-2:00-Holding
2nd-17:40-R. ESCHE-2:00-Tripping
3rd-01:39-J. CARTER-2:00-Hooking
3rd-05:41-Team-2:00-Too many men/ice - bench
3rd-09:24-F. MEYER IV-2:00-Hooking

BUF:
2nd-16:49-R. FITZPATRICK-2:00-Hooking
2nd-16:59-H. TALLINDER-2:00-Hooking
3rd-06:10-A. KOTALIK-2:00-Interference
3rd-09:04-P. GAUSTAD-2:00-Holding

3 Stars:
1. R. Miller (BUF)
2. J. Hecht (BUF)
3. T. Pyat (BUF)

Officials:
Referee: Don VanMassenhoven
Referee: Ian Walsh
Linesman: Greg Devorski
Linesman: Thor Nelson

[JD]

Hope Nummi plays tonight.. any word on Adam Mair?? How long is he out for? I miss his intense play..it seemed like the line he was on rallied the team when we were down and got us pumped and working like clockwork on that long streak we had goin.

[pyrrhonist]

What a way to come home and see this sort of game. I came in to see all of the excitement at the end of the 2nd. Great game, it appears.

Once again, this team shows heart, and rides the back of its goaltender. This team has been rewarded by sticking with its #1 goaltender from the beginning of the season, instead of the knee-jerk reaction of going to Biron full-time because of Ryan's injury. **Cough**Waddell**cough**

:up:

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U-S-A!
U-S-A!
U-S-A!


Ha! ***** off, USA Hockey...

[Bill Brasky]

I always love when we beat ****adelphia, now I got bragging rights on my assbag roomate from college for a few months.

[JD]

Barry Melrose you lowlife..."philly is banged up, their hurting, they need the olympic break" stop sucking their dick already dude wow.. We out worked them plain and simple. How 'bout dem Sabres?? :jig:

LETS GO SABRES!!!