Buffalo Sabres redemption

[pillzmayn]

GAME #32


BUFFALO EDGE SENS IN OT


OTTAWA - Nicklas Backstrom had 2 goals and the winning one in OT and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help Buffalo to win 3-2 in overtime at Ottawa. Jason Pominville had a single assist."They know now that the Backstrom's line is really dangerous and defend very well against them." Said Lindy Ruff after the game.

Game Recap | December 17, 2009 | Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

1 2 3 OT F Buffalo Sabres (19-11-2) 1 1 0 1 3 Ottawa Senators (11-18-4) 1 1 0 0 2 Three Stars Nicklas Backstrom 2 Goals, 0 Assist Chris Kelly 1 Goal, 1 Assist Jesse Winchester 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Head-to-Head Statistics BUF OTT Shots on Goal 30 27 Hits 12 9 Faceoffs Won-Lost 6/13 13/6 Penalty Minutes 15 16 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Total Power Plays 3 1 Time on Attack 8:23 5:33
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SCORING OTT Jesse Winchester - Assist : Ryan Shannon, Chris Kelly EV 6:00 BUF Nicklas Backstrom - Assist : Ian White, Thomas Vanek EV 7:51 OTT Chris Kelly - Assist : Jesse Winchester, Chris Phillips EV 0:11 BUF Paul Gaustad - Assist : Craig Rivet, Tyler Myers EV 8:19 OVERTIME SCORING BUF Nicklas Backstrom - Assist : Raffi Torres, Jason Pominville PP 0:33
Buffalo Sabres - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 27 25 93% 1.95	Ottawa Senators - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pascal Leclaire 30 27 90% 2.95

[pillzmayn]

GAME #33


BUFFALO LEADS DIVISON


BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Sabres beats a third divison rival in a row and wins over Toronto 4-2. Backstrom had another 2 goals night and Jason Pominville had 2 assists. Ian White and Steve Montador had 2 assists each also. With this win, Buffalo is now 2nd in the eastern conference only 2 points behind the New York Rangers.

Game Recap | December 18, 2009 | Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres

1 2 3 F Toronto Maple Leafs (14-18-3) 1 1 0 2 Buffalo Sabres (20-11-2) 1 0 3 4 Three Stars Nicklas Backstrom 2 Goals, 0 Assist Steve Montador 0 Goal, 2 Assists Ian White 0 Goal, 2 Assists	Head-to-Head Statistics TOR BUF Shots on Goal 28 22 Hits 13 8 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7/10 10/7 Penalty Minutes 6 19 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Total Power Plays 8 3 Time on Attack 10:32 8:11
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SCORING BUF Raffi Torres - Assist : Jason Pominville, Steve Montador EV 1:35 TOR Jason Blake - Assist : Lee Stempniak, Matt Stajan PP 8:46 SECOND PERIOD SCORING TOR Nick Hagman - Assist : Mikhal Grabovski, Mike Van Ryn EV 9:37 THIRD PERIOD SCORING BUF Nicklas Backstrom - Assist : Ian White, Paul Gaustad EV 10:12 BUF Dan Carcillo - Assist : Ian White EV 11:10 BUF Nicklas Backstrom - Assist : Jason Pominville, Steve Montador EV 16:38
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Martin Gerber 22 18 82% 4.00	Buffalo Sabres - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 28 26 93% 2.00

[pillzmayn]

GAME #34


PENS COMEBACK NOT ENOUGH


BUFFALO, N.Y. - Pittsburgh Penguins attempted a comeback late in the third but Jason Pominville scored with only 9 seconds to go to the game and Buffalo beats the Stanley cup champions defender 5-4. The PP of Pittsburgh absolutely dominated Buffalo with 3 goals on 4 powerplay. Jason Pominville and Nicklas Backstrom continued on their hot streak and had 1 Goal and 1 assist each.

Game Recap | December 19, 2009 | Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

1 2 3 F Pittsburgh Penguins (18-11-7) 0 2 2 4 Buffalo Sabres (21-11-2) 0 2 3 5 Three Stars Jason Pominville 1 Goal, 1 Assist Nicklas Backstrom 1 Goal, 1 Assist Evgeni Malkin 1 Goal, 2 Assists	Head-to-Head Statistics PIT BUF Shots on Goal 28 30 Hits 4 19 Faceoffs Won-Lost 11/12 12/11 Penalty Minutes 12 18 Power Plays Converted 3 0 Total Power Plays 4 1 Time on Attack 11:26 7:20
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD SCORING PIT Chris Kunitz - Assist : Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora EV 9:58 BUF Derek Roy - Assist : Jochen Hecht, Ian White EV 12:04 BUF Paul Gaustad - Assist : Steve Montador EV 13:39 PIT Evgeni Malkin - Assist : Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal PP 19:06 THIRD PERIOD SCORING BUF Thomas Vanek - Assist : Jason Pominville, Toni Lydman EV 13:09 BUF Nicklas Backstrom - Assist : Craig Rivet EV 13:35 PIT Chris Kunitz - Assist : Petr Sykora, Maxime Talbot PP 18:11 PIT Jordan Staal - Assist : Jay Mckee, Evgeni Malkin PP 19:13 BUF Jason Pominville - Assist : Nicklas Backstrom, Tyler Myers EV 19:51
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Marc-André Fleury 30 25 83% 5.00	Buffalo Sabres - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 28 24 86% 4.00

[bthomp05]

Few great wins there. Great finish against the Pens, they are definately a tough team with Kid and Malky.

[Axeshun]

Ouch, the goalie stats for that last game were brutal.