‘”That was definitely our goal today, to feel our game again after letting it slip (in Washington) and a bit against Arizona,” Krueger said. “We were pleased with the reaction of the group as far as the way they entered this game. Overall it’s closer to the kind of team we want to be. It’s painful right now but I think there’s a lot of things there we can continue to build on.”‘
Archives for November 3, 2019
The Wraparound: New York Islanders 1, Buffalo Sabres 0
‘Brassard scored his fifth goal of the season, and scored for the fifth straight game, as he tried to pass the puck to the front of the net from the back boards and snuck it past Carter Hutton after it deflected off the stick of Sabres defenseman Colin Miller. Hutton lost his post expecting the pass to the front and the puck snuck in behind him.’
Sabres bounce back after dreadful effort, still lose to scorching Islanders
‘If Islanders winger Derick Brassard hadn’t scored a fluky goal from behind the net 5:19 into the contest, the Sabres might’ve grabbed a point or even won before the capacity crowd of 19,070.’
Sabres notes: Linus Ullmark wants to show teammates ‘two wins’ in Sweden
‘“It’s business first,” said center Marcus Johansson, one of five Swedes on the Sabres. “It’s two important games for us. We have a few days before where you can kind of enjoy your family and friends, but it’s focus on what we’re there to do.”‘
Sunday’s New York Coverage
Islanders shut out Sabres to extend winning streak to nine (Newsday)
Lower-body issue keeps Nick Leddy out (Newsday)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Notebook: Isles Shut Out Sabres 1-0, Win Ninth-Straight Game (NewYorkIslanders.com)
Photo gallery (Bufaalo News)
Varlamov, Islanders blank Sabres in 9th straight win
‘“It’s painful right now,” coach Ralph Krueger said following the Sabres’ first shutout loss of the season. “But I think there’s a lot of things there that we can continue to build on moving to the next games.”’
Sabres blanked 1-0 by Islanders
‘The Sabres brought it in the third and couldn’t find an answer to the Islanders’ clogging defense. The Islanders took a too many men penalty early in the period but the Sabres couldn’t capitalize.’
The Sabres have now lost three straight
‘It certainly wasn’t perfect for the Sabres, but it was much better than in Washington. If the Sabres were to play like that every night, they’d win more than they’d lose. Krueger still thinks improvement is needed, “We’re still slightly off, but moving in the right direction.”
Three Observations: Sabres are shut out by New York Islanders
‘The return of Brandon Montour presented a bit of a predicament for the Sabres’ head coach: The pairings he had were all harmoniously a left shot-right shot combination. But Montour couldn’t be left off the ice. The result saw Montour with Rasmus Dahlin and a pair of right shots together in Henri Jokiharju and Colin Miller.’
4 Observations: Isles blank Sabres 1-0
‘No team, especially the Sabres, want to lose. But, now the Blue & Gold will have to chew on three straight losses for at least a week before hitting the ice overseas in their first true test of adversity this season.’