‘The Sabres had 18 official giveaways but in general were sloppy with the puck, lax with passes and unable to make good reads while backing up teammates. It added up to spotting the Canadiens a 5-0 lead before the Sabres scored a pair of late goals to make the final look closer than the actual contest was.’
Archives for February 1, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Offense has become plentiful in January
‘“I can’t put my finger on it but for myself I feel a little more confident going on the ice. I think there’s a few guys like that right now that we have that confidence that hey, we’re going to get on the board tonight. We’re going to make something happen. Everyone feeds off each other.”’
Quick Hits: Canadiens 5, Sabres 2
‘Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty netted a hat trick while the Sabres couldn’t find many quality scoring chances. It wasn’t until 3:56 left in the game when Dmitry Kulikov let go a shot that beat Carey Price to avoid the shutout.’
Time starts to squeeze
‘”Everyone told me I was going to love this organization. And that is the case, he said. What struck me most when I came here was how well the elders are always present, how well they are treated. It’s like a tightly woven family. That’s one of the big differences I noticed when I came in with the Sabers.”‘
“We did not give ourselves a chance” -Brian Gionta
‘”We did not give ourselves a chance,” the captain said regretfully, shortly after the setback of 5 to 2. The first period was correct. Not great, correct. And then the second half was really not very good. “‘
Wednesday’s Montreal Coverage
Max Pacioretty’s hat trick powers Canadiens to 5-2 win over Sabres (Montreal Gazette)
In the Habs’ Room: Pacioretty makes the most of his chances (Montreal Gazette)
Canadiens on right path with Marc Bergevin at helm, Geoff Molson says (Montreal Gazette)
Fans repeat gag, dressing up in Sabres jerseys next to bench at Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette)
Caps and returns (Le Journal de Montreal)
Radulov’s gloves and teeth (Le Journal de Montreal)
Time starts to squeeze (Le Journal de Montreal)
“We did not give ourselves a chance” -Brian Gionta (Le Journal de Montreal)
Pacioretty breaks out, Canadian triumphs (La Presse)
Photo gallery (La Presse)
A hat trick for Pacioretty (CP)
Max ‘Hat-cioretty’ sends chapeaus flying in Montreal (CBC Sports)
Pacioretty and the Canadian break out against the Sabers (Radio Canada)
Call of the Wilde: Radulov was a great signing (CTV)
The break took advantage of the CH (RDS)
Mission accomplished for Andrei Markov and David Desharnais (RDS)
A real first trio at the CH (RDS)
Alexander Radulov fuels Max Pacioretty, Canadiens in win over Sabres (Sportsnet)
Welcome back (Canadiens.com)
Numbers Game: Sabres @ Canadiens (Canadiens.com)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Max Pacioretty’s hat trick lifts Montreal Canadiens over Buffalo Sabres 5-2
‘”We gave them opportunities, we mismanaged the puck, turned the puck over,” said Sabres coach Dan Bylsma. “They had numerous chances in the first period and they just took over in the second period. They hemmed us in the offensive zone.’
Pacioretty’s hat trick spells victory for Canadiens
‘”It’s disappointing how softly we came out,” Gionta said. “We had no support for each other and so in turn, we had a lot of turnovers, and they take advantage of that.”‘
Pacioretty, Habs Rock Sabres 5-2
‘Max Pacioretty racked up a hat trick, helping the Canadiens cruise to a 5-2 win over the Sabres on Tuesday.’
From The Locker Room: Sabres-Canadiens
‘”It wasn’t good enoug in the 2nd. In the 1st, I thought we played a pretty decent period, [Lehner] made some big saves for us. In the 2nd period, they got a couple of extended zone shifts, caught us out there tired, we made some mistakes and they capitalized.”‘