Imagine the elation that would have befallen Western New York had rookie Tyler Ennis buried the empty-net chance that was on the tape of his stick five minutes into the third period in Newark. Ennis had Brodeur out of the net, dead to rights, however, could not pot the go ahead goal. The Devils would go on to win it in regulation.
Time to applaud the third overall finish. Many arm chair know-it-alls laughed at the notion of Buffalo making the Playoff cut.
Ryan Miller and his teammates ahave earned the respect of the haters. Now its time to play the system and win a series against a formidable division opponent.
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Buffalo draws Bostot in in Round 1.
The B's are 4-2 vs. Buffalo this season. Tuuka Rask is 4-0 vs. Buffalo this season.
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Lindy opts to lift Pat Lalime wih 10 seconds left in a 1-1. Don't worry. Lindy has not lost his mind. Buffalo needed two points in regulation in order to cinch the second seed in the East.
Langenbrunner ends it with a slapper from 54 feet away, game over.
Buffalo will play Boston
New Jersey will get Philly
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1-1:
Paul Martin's low, hard point bomb found Lalime's pads. Kovalchuk got his composite stick on the rebound, however, Travis Zajac picks up the loose change and throws it in the Buffalo bank.
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1-0 SABRES:
Thomas Vanek's torrid goal scoring bender rages on! Vanek beats Brodeur and the NJ D in a goal mouth scramble. Vanek's 28th goal of the season.
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High stakes poker in Newark. Winner takes second place in the East. If Buffalo win this one, they'll earn home ice advantage in the second round, should they advance beyond the first round.
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Drew Stafford will miss the game, and will miss out on the opportunity to play with his great friends, Zach Parise and Travis Zajac, of the Devils.
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Good to see the heat seeking missile, Pat Kaleta, back in the starting lineup.
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Jamie Langenbrunner finished a check on Derek Roy and the impact resulted in a left shoulder injury for Roy. Its a joke that there was no penalty on the play.
Second game in a row that a Sabre forward has been wiped out by an opponent and there was no penalty on either infraction.
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Roy returned to the ice at midway through the first period.
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