Kalinin and Goose are out. Will they return in Sunrise? Spacek too?
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Lydman, Tallinder, and Stafford were all -4; vs. Carolina.
Vanek -3.
Brett Hedican +5; Brindy +3.
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3 straight losses.
Winless on the road. Winless on the road.
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The Sabres were outshot 42-20. Buffalo could only muster 11 shots after the first period.
The Sabres were outhit---again, 23-18.
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In recent memory, I cannot recall a period of Sabres hockey where the Sabre shave looked like a lost and fragile hockey team. Tonight's third period has been telling.
The Sabres D has been soft and porous at times this season. Tonight they quit on their goalie.
Time to find some aggresion and smarts to play on the blueline.
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Hedican scores.
Where is Teppo Numminen when you need him?
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With 5 minutes remaining in the game, the Sabres are being outshot 40-20.
Compeletely unacceptable defensive zone play by the Sabres. Yeah, I know, Kalinin is hurt. Suck it up and make smart plays. Simplify your game. Use the walls to clear the zone. Keep your stick to yourself. Use your head.
Miller must want to puke!
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Peters takes ANOTHER STUPID PENALTY! 4 minutes for drawing blood on Aucoin's face. Jigh sticking 76.
The Canes have already scored 2 PPG in the third.
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Buffalo have allowed the Canes to score three unanswered goals in the third period. Canes are the beneficiaries of Buffalo's hard headed play in their own end.
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Cory Stillman's PPG makes it 5-2 Canes. How many stupid penalties can the Sabres take this season? It seems like evry time the Sabres take an undisciplined penalty, the opponent harpoons them with a PPG.
I have an idea. Stay out of the friggon box!
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Vanek refuses to shoot the puck at Ward on a breakaway???!!! Cutsie wraparound was weak and ineffective. Vanek charges down the ice and boars the Carolina forwarsd playing a loose puck on the wall.
STUPID PENALTY!AGAIN !
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Phantom delay of game call results in a Canes PP. Hamilton blows a slapper past Miller right arm. 4-2 Canes.
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Lydman fails to tie up Staal in the blue ice, and Staal scores. Lydman is now -3 tonight. Hank Tallinder is a also -3.
Looked like a carbon copy of the game winner in Montreal, when Lydman failed to tie up Higgins' stick.
Miller has to be beside himself as his D have made three HUGE mistakes tonight. All three have resulted in goals.
When will Buffalo address the fact that they don't have a D man on the roster who will knock a forward's head off ?
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Canes are outhitting Buffalo 21-12. This has to change in the third period.
Buffalo have blocked 17 shots to Carolina's 8.
Sabres and Canes are 50% on faceoffs.
Hecht is 10-4 for 71%
Brind'Amour is 11-6 for 65%
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Buffalo are sleeping on their feet in their end of the rink.
ANOTHER undisciplined, stupid penalty by Sekera.
Carolina will start the third on the PP. Buffalo will be without Kalinin on the PK.
Buffalo have successfully killed 3 Canes man advantage opps.
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Pommer from Roy PPG. 2-2.
Great puck movement by Buffalo PPers.
This goal is the #1 PP units first PP goal of the young season.
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* Dmitri Kalinin will not return tonight. Right knee injury. How serious? Not known at this juncture.
45 skated 7:27 of ice time in the game. This injury hurts Buffalo's PK.
Adam's interferes with Vanek, and Staal was called as well.
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I like Buffalo's desperation here in the second period. They are not hesitating to breakout of their zone. Hecht, Connolly, Afinogenov and Vanek have all had great scoring chances here in the second half of period two.
5 on 3 PP for Buffalo.
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Goose appears to have suffered a cut to the left temple/cheek. Tim Macre's attending to Gaustad in the Buffalo room. Stitches?
Kalinin has not reappeared in this game since he suffered what appears to be a knee injury.
Sabres are skating 5 D.
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Talk about a momentum shift. Sabres go from two men up on the PP, to running around in their own end, giving up a 5 on 5 goal.
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Tallinder, Lydman and Mair--- all three behind the net on two Carolina forwards-- Ray Whitney taps in a two foot putt past Miller. What the Hell is that?
That gaffe looked like House hockey! Three men, leaving their positions to leave an attacking forward alone in the crease.
Huge blunder by Buffalo's D. The second one of the night.
Both resulted in goals.
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Cam Ward steals a goal from Vanek-- excellent glove save on TV's twisted wrister from the hashmarks.
Kalinin and Brindy collide--- knee on knee, Brindy takes the only penalty. 45 appears to be in a ton of discomfort.
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Good road period for Buffalo. No frills, no highlight reel passes, no drama. Just fundamental hockey. Buffalo were aggressive in all three zones, especially the Carolina end, winning loose pucks and wall battles. Ryan Miller and the PKers were the difference for Buffalo.
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Stillman takes Carolina's first penalty of the game.
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61 skated with Peters and Goose.
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Buffalo PKers are a perfect 3 for 3 in the first period.
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With Stafford just exiting the clink, Vanek takes Buffalo's third penalty of the first period. Buffalo better clean up their discipline or the Canes will rack up high percentage chances.
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Hecht, Connolly, Lydman and Kalinin look good killing Carolina's second Power Play.
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Midway through the first, both teams have traded chances and there is a decent pace to the game. Things are slow through the neutral zone.
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Successful penalty kill for Buffalo.
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Derek Roy called for interfering with the attacking forward. Obvious penalty.
Canes lead the NHL in PPG, with 13. 3rd ranked PP in NHL.
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The population of Pominville increases by one..... TC and Jochen with the assists.
Like Buffalo, Carolina were caught in their own end of the rink, unable to clear and get a line change.
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Roy, Vanek, and Staff fail to clear their zone. Careless play in their own end costs the Sabres the game's first goal. Brind'Amour wide open, for his second of the season.
:38 seconds in.
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Is it my imagination, or, are there thousands of human beings dressed up as empty seats in the RBC Centre tonight? Must be a Halloween costume contest.
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Miller and Ward go head to head.
Both teams can skate and score. Both can defend.
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