‘There were mistakes with the puck and away from it. Too many stick penalties. A bad clear by Ryan O’Reilly that led to the tying goal. A bad change by Evander Kane that spelled trouble on the winning goal.’
Archives for February 16, 2018
Sabres Notebook: Housley on alert for deadline as Sens’ trade pickups debut
‘First-year Buffalo General Manager Jason Botterill is expected to trade pending unrestricted free agents Evander Kane and Benoit Pouliot prior to the deadline, and starting goalie/restricted free agent Robin Lehner is also a good bet to go.’
The Wraparound: Senators 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
‘Derick Brassard scored the tying goal with 30.9 seconds left and goaltender Craig Anderson on the bench, and Mike Hoffman scored at 1:13 of overtime as the Sens overcame the Sabres, 3-2, Thursday night in Canadian Tire Centre.’
Friday’s Ottawa Coverage
Gaborik scores in Senators debut, Hoffman clinches overtime win over Sabres (Ottawa Citizen)
Gaborik hoping to get back on track with the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Cheapseats: Gaps are closing for Senators, on the ice and in the standings (Ottawa Sun)
Photo gallery (Ottawa Sun)
Good start for Gaborik (Le Droit)
Gaborik and Shore cash shock (Le Droit)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Hoffman scores in OT as Senators rally past Sabres, 3-2
‘Earlier in the third, the Sabres had their best offensive pressure of the game during a power play when they kept the puck in the Senators end for the entire two minutes. Kyle Okposo and Ryan O’Reilly both hit the post with shots, but that was as close as Buffalo got during the advantage.’
Senators rally for 3-2 OT win
‘With time winding down in regulation, Derick Brassard walked in and snapped a shot over Lehner, tying the score once again. Gaborik shifted the puck over to Brassard, marking the newcomer’s 2nd point of the evening. The late goal forced overtime, where Hoffman ended it on a one-time pass from Karlsson. Lehner, who was strong for most of the evening, finished with 33 saves, compared to 23 for Anderson. The loss stops Buffalo’s road winning streak at four games.
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Senators
‘”It was just one of those games. We didn’t really get into it. We came out for the third period with nothing [on either side of the puck].”‘
Sabres’ Ristolainen trying to get his consistent game back
‘Overall Ristolainen played 28:18 getting three shots, four hits and five blocked shots. His best period was the third period, but in the end, the team could only get one point and if wasn’t for Robyn Lehner, wouldn’t have gotten any.’
5 Observations: Senators storm back, take down Sabres 3-2 in OT
‘After Rodrigues and Evander Kane failed to connect on a 2-on-1 in overtime the Sabres made a costly mistake. Rather than skating right to the bench, Kane froze and cost his team valuable seconds leading to a 3-on-2 for the Senators in the opposite direction.’
Gaborik helps Senators defeat Sabres in overtime
‘”He kept us in the game,” Rodrigues said of Lehner. “Those are the games you like to win for your goalie when maybe we’re not playing our best and we find a way to win.”‘