‘Ryan O’Reilly scored on a 5-on-3 with exactly 10 minutes left. Sam Reinhart added another power play goal with 1:58 to go to make things interesing. And then Evander Kane tied the game by batting a puck out of mid-air with 8.9 seconds left in regulation.’
Archives for October 18, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Okposo back in lineup, Nylander getting closer to AHL return
‘”Basically sitting in a hotel room for 2 1/2 straight days is not good stuff,” Okposo said after the morning skate in T-Mobile Arena. “It’s good to feel like a human being again being out and about and resuming normal activities.”‘
The Wraparound: Golden Knights 5, Sabres 4 (OT)
‘The Golden Knights continue to be one of the biggest stories in the NHL’s first month. The Sabres continue to be one the league’s biggest mysteries.’
Sabres Prospects: Quick start for Borgen, Peterson with St. Cloud State
‘Senior forward Judd Peterson had two assists in the Huskies 6-3 win over Alaska on Friday then set up the game-winning goal on Saturday to help his team earn the series sweep.’
Wednesday’s Vegas Coverage
Perron bails out Golden Knights with OT game-winner, 5-4 (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Facing former team gets Golden Knights’ William Carrier excited (Las Vegas Review Journal)
‘A better team than people expected’: Golden Knights starting to turn heads at 5-1 (Las Vegas Sun)
Golden Knights win a wild one over Sabres (KWWN-AM)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Golden Knights 5, Sabres 4 (OT): 3 Takeaways (VegasGoldenKnights.com)
Perron leads Vegas past the Sabres in overtime, 5-4
‘“The disappointing part is we didn’t play that way for 60 minutes,” Kane said. “You can’t wait ’til it’s 3-1 or 4-1 to get grittier. It’s frustrating because I know we can play like that. We’ve proven it, we’ve showed it. You can’t take periods off or you can’t take shifts off. You gotta work.”’
Knights blow big lead, beat Sabres in OT
‘”I just think it was unacceptable the way we approached the game. We had the chance to build on something (coming off the Sabres’ first win of the season Sunday at Anaheim). I know this is a process, but the process was a little broken tonight.”‘
Golden Knights spoil Sabres comeback; win first ever meeting 5-4
‘In overtime, Eichel almost put home a magical effort, eluding all 3 Golden Knights, but the backhand shot was blocked. Right afterwards, Ristolainen broke up a 2 on 1, something the Sabres haven’t done much of this season.’
From the locker room: Sabres – Golden Knights
‘On coming back to get one point, but not two: “We are lucky to get a point tonight, but we need to build off that last 10 (minutes). There wasn’t much thinking involved, you start to get bounces, little things go your way, we could’ve had two (points).”‘
5 Observations: Golden Knights top Sabres 5-4 in OT
‘For almost the entire period the Sabres were generating solid pressure and chances, something we didn’t see in the first two periods. The proof is in the pudding with three goals in the final ten minutes from O’Reilly, Sam Reinhart, and Kane. If the Sabres can replicate the effort we saw in the final 20 minutes on Tuesday they *should* start to win more games. If they don’t, well, you know what will happen.’