Archives for January 19, 2015

'The Sabres were on fire to start the game, taking a 3-0 first period lead and chasing starting goaltender Petr Mrazek in front of 20,027 at Joe Louis Arena. But then came the second period. Cue the collapse.' … [Read more...] about Red Wings send Sabres to 11th straight loss

'“Some guys sit for lack of effort, for lack of a few things,” Nolan said. “With Ristolainen it’s none of the above. His hockey intelligence, his wanting to, his willing to, is all there. Just sometimes with young kids, especially the year that we’re having, you put them in that tough situation game after game after game, it wears on anybody.”' … [Read more...] about Mentally fatigued, Ristolainen sits

Zetterberg rallies Red Wings from 3 down to win (Detroit News) Under NHL glare, Nyquist and Tatar come of age (Detroit News) Wings’ defensive pair excels by cutting risks (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Zetterberg's hat trick comes in 3rd (Detroit Free Press) Jimmy Howard's All-Star plans: Stay home, nurse groin (Detroit Free Press) Detroit 6, Buffalo 4: Why … [Read more...] about Monday’s Detroit Coverage

'Buffalo barely put any pressure on the Red Wings after that early lead. McCollum, whose only other NHL appearance came in 2011, was credited with only seven saves in over 45 minutes of action.' … [Read more...] about Zetterberg’s hat trick lifts Detroit to 6-4 win over Sabres

'Tyler Ennis totaled two goals and three points for the Sabres, whose franchise-record losing streak reached 11 games. Chris Stewart and Drew Stafford also provided offense with Nikita Zadorov adding two helpers in the loss.' … [Read more...] about Detroit 6, Buffalo 4

'"We had a great first period, maybe our best period of the year," Ennis said. "But it sounds like a broken record, we took some penalties and they came out strong in the second."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings rally to defeat Sabres

'Buffalo took the surprising three-goal lead into the first intermission, outshooting Detroit 8-5, but the Red Wings stormed back in the second.' … [Read more...] about Zetterberg, Red Wings Rally For 6-4 Win

'"Kind of bipolar," said Ennis. "We had a great first period, maybe our best period of the year. Then, I kind of sound like a broken record, but we took some penalties and gave them a chance to get back in it. They came on strong and took it to us in the second."' … [Read more...] about Sabres get off to a very fast start, but..

'The Red Wings outshot the Sabres 9-1 in the second period and Buffalo had seven shots over the final 40 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Zetterberg’s hat trick leads Red Wings past Sabres

'“It’s almost like one of those poison pills now. Every time it happens, we just cringe and we haven’t got no confidence in our penalty killing unit right now,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. “When that happened, it was really a momentum changer. But you can’t go through a hockey [game] mistake-free. There’s going to be mistakes and there are going to be some things we shouldn’t … [Read more...] about Buffalo heads into All-Star break after defeat in Detroit

Amerks defeat Oklahoma City (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Barons lose a wild game to Americans 8-7 (Oklahoma City Oklahoman) Amerks top Barons in wild 8-7 shootout win (Amerks.com) Amerks overcome late deficit, beat OKC in shootout (OKCBarons.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage