Ryan Miller has been Buffalo's best player thus far. He made a great save on Dan Carcillo and Lydman head-mans the loose puck to Connolly who sets up a nifty give and go with Drew Stafford. Staff gained the Philly line, sold a deke like he was going deep behind Emery's net. Staff takes the backhand, flips to his forehand and beats Emery.
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Kaleta boards Ross from behind, splatters his face off the end wall glass, and earns himself a 5 minute major and a game misconduct. Shades of Wednesday night in Washington when AO was bounced for boarding Kaleta.
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Mike Richards takes a leaping spear at Tyler Myers' face and he gets two for roughing? What a crock of saturated, Siberian sheep sh*t! Richards deserves 5 and a game for his careless use of the stick and his utter stupidity! Does this guy EVER stay on his skates? The Booth hit. His ladder climber on Myers. Maybe Colin Campbell needs to have a longer chat with Richards about his propensity to cross the blurry line of good taste and goonism.
How the Hell is he given only a two minute minor for a stick foul to the face/neck of an opponent? What gets him a five and a game--- tracheotomy or an eye ball ectomy with his stick? Talk about disrespect for the game and for one's opponent. The 5'9" Richards felt the need to stab his the 6'8" Myers in the neck because he cannot move him with a clean, competitive hockey play.
Nice Napoleanic Complex, Richie.
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1-1
Insult to injury: Richards is paroled early from his flagrant foul and scored as he beats Miller five hole, one on one
2-1 Flyers
Braydon Coburn scores thirty seconds later as he skips a greasy point shot at the net... puck hits Tallinder and finds the top left corner. Its a game of bounces.
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2nd Period:
Both teams PKers have been effective.
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2-2
Goose ties it at 2. Nifty pass play by butler and Connolly.
Goose's hard work and perserverance pays off with the tip job.
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Nice to see Rivet smack Carcillo around for a second time in this game. Their first bout featured rivet Pounding a dozen jabs into Carcillo's cheekbone.
Rivet gets five for fighting and Carcillo a 5 and a 10 minute misconduct. Carcillo throws a temper tantrum while in the bin and the ref and linesman send Carcillo to the showers. What a jackass!
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Looks like Hartnell needs an attitude adjustment. The guy's chirping after whistles and he craves attention. Must be that his Hannah Montana wig is too tight.
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@ 15:07 of the period, Miller absolutely stones Richards with a left pad, cross crease save from n close. That was the save of the game.
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Great to see Kennedy and Grier finish Pronger on the forecheck at the end of the period. Textbook hockey. Hartnell takes exception to the fact that Buffalo have no fear of Pronger and his charges. Grier drags Hartnell out of the pig pile. Hartnell's lucky that Grier didn't drop him with a right hand to the beak.
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3rd Period:
Philly will start the third period a man down, compliments and courtesy of their mouths and their shenanigans in the scrum at the end of the period.
Not so fast. Grier will sit, too.
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Nodl gets his his stick up in Tim Kennedy's face. penalty right? WRONG. The ref and linesmen see no reason to make Nodl sit two or less for his stick stupidity.
These zebras are pathetic today.
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Laperriere returns from the Flyer room sans four chiclets. He's rocking a full face shield.
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3-2 SABRES Tim Connolly breaks the tie with a twisted wrister, top shelf, glove high on Emery. Colly now has two assists and a goal today.
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Lydman will sit two or less for slashing. Philly entered today's game with bthe 31 Powerplay in the NHL (26.4%). Buffalo's PKers have to rise to the challenge. You know Miller will be ready.
Nice to hear the philly fans booing their PP unit.
Successful Buffalo PK.
Huge momentum swing for Buffalo, despite having one of their best killers, Gaustad, in the room. goose has not played since he was injured in the second period when he was slammed hard into the end wall.
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4-2 BUFFALO
Drew Stafford embarrasses Mike Richards as he outworks the Philly captain with a one man cycle play that results in a clutch insurance goal for Buffalo. Staff held the puck and avoided Richards in the Flyers end of the rink. Staff carried the puck from the right corner, behind the net, and feathered a pass to the front of the net where Tim Connolly recovered and flipped a shot at Emery. The shot hit a Flyer defender and found the back of the net.
Connolly gets credit for the goal, his second of the game to go along with two assists.
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Tyler Myers may want to remind rookie van Riemsdyk that its not okay to pile on top of Ryan Miller while he has a puck covered in his crease. No parking on the dancefloor, Reemer.
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Rivet is injured while playing a dmp-in off the end wall, with Aaron asham in hot pursuit on the forecheck. Rivet fell awkwardly and hammered the end wall, both feet-first. It does not look good for Rivet at this point.
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Nice to hear a few Philly jackass fans booing Rivet as he's helped to his feet and to the Buffalo room. Classy and respectable.
Some things never change, eh?
Just once it would be refreshing to see a good Flyer fan grab one of their neanderthal fans by the sweater and smack him in the mouth. police your own so that others don't have to.
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John Stevens pulls his goaltender with 2:50 remaining in regulation for the extra attacker.
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Rivet, Goose, Kaleta are in the Buffalo room to end this game.
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Miller has stood tall, despite having Hartnell in his face for the final minute.
Ruff calls timeout with 40 seconds remaining. Roy will have to do his best Gaustad impersonation and win the faceoff in the Buffalo end.
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Buffalo have won two in a row in Philly this season.
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SLUMP BUSTED.
Ryan Miller dominates and Connolly-Stafford-MacArthur lead the offensive charge.
Their sizzling 8-1-1 start is a faded memory. Buffalo are 4-6-1 in their last eleven games. They are winless in their last four. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Sabres have scored a pawltry four goals in their past three games.
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The Sabres get a break today as the Outlaw Daniel Briere will be in street clothes as a result of his illegal hit on Scott Hannan earlier this week.
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Talk about a gift wrapped present? The Sabres could not capitalize on this AO ejection in Washington on Wednesday night.
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Take dumb penalties, and the Flyers #1 PP will kill you on the man-up. The Philly PP is scoring at a scintilating 26.4% on the PP. Buffalo's PK, 10th overall, is killing at an 82.4% rate.
Sadly, the Sabres PP (#19) is virtually non-existent and is conertiing at an unimpressive 18.8% rate. Philly PKers are 13th overall, and are killing at 80.6%.
Translation: Buffalo have to stay out of the box at all costs. If they take a minor, they have to take a Flyer off to the clink s well to make it 4 on 4 hockey.
PPGs are few and far between for this Sabres squad. This afternoon may be a good day to end the slump.
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