Good flow early on to this game. Both teams are getting pucks deep and cycling well
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1-0 Sabres Nathan Paetsch scores his first of the season-- a leaker on Duh Monster at the 7 minute mark. Ellis and Monty with helpers. Fourth line love for the hybrid D/F who is playing for kaleta tonight. Attaboy, Nate!
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Miller was stout and sure handed with the puck. Great save on Stempniak's breakaway.
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2ND PERIOD:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the jam and snarl of Ellis, Paetsch, and Mair. They are winning body and puck battles. getting scoring chances to boot.
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1-1
Mike Grier turns the puck over deep in the Leafs zone; Leafs pounce on the gift and drive deep on Miller.
GOAL
Stalberg
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2-1 Leafs
@ 17;20 Buffalo set up shop in the Tronna zone. Tyler Myers pinched down the halfwall from his right D point position, and he wasted Kulimen with a stiff body check. The loose puck found its way out of into the neutral zone and became a high percentage scoring chance when Ian White joined the rush from his D position-- White drove the full 200 feet and scored
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3RD PERIOD:
I coulda swore that I saw Jochen Hecht's pic on the back of a milk carton this morning. Hey, wait a minute! Hecht is on the ice inside the ACC
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2-2
Hecht-Roy Stafford create nice zone time and it results in the game tying goal with less than seven minutes to play in the third period.
This is 55's first goal since late November. Talk about clutch goal scoring!
Buffalo's last 12 goals have been scored by 12 different players.
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4 ON 4 hockey.....
@ 3:35 of the extra session. Roy wins the draw, featherrs the puck deep in the zone. Hecht recovers and hits Roy with a sweet goalmouth pass. Roy taps it in for Ryan Miller's 21st win of the season.
3-2 SABRES WIN
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STAT PACK:
* Steve Montador registers two assists on his 30th Bday.
* Derek Roy and Jochen hecht had a goal and an assist apiece.
* Reggoe Sekera was +2.
* Tyler Myers led the Sabres in ice time with 22:58.
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Thomas Vanek (ab issue) and Pat Kaleta (neck) will not skate in Tronna Monday night. I can't wait to see Jerko Ruutu get his ass jacked up in Buffalo on 12/26!
Nathan Paetsch will skate the flank on Line #4 in PK's stead.
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Versatility is the key to playing in the NHL today. Just ask Nathan Paetsch. You have to do a little nit of everything at a high level. Lindy Ruff likes what he sees of his vet Dman, Steve Montador, 5 on 5 and on the PK. Say hello to the point on the second unit PP opposite Craig Rivet. Monty's role is simple: BOMB THE PUCK AT GUSTAVSSON! GET PUCKS THROUGH AND LET THE FORWARDS CREATE OF REBOUND AND DEFLECTIONS.
Hecht, Roy, and Stafford will work this unit with 4 and 52.
What a concept! Getting point shots through the schmozzle! BRILLIANT!
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Seems just like yesterday that The Sabres were beating the Leafs like a rental car....
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