‘Putting Mittelstadt on Marcus Johansson’s wing affords the former the opportunity to be more effective in smaller doses on faceoffs. The latter’s veteran presence, along with Jimmy Vesey on the other wing, also takes him away from the expectation of being the alpha of his line.’
Archives for December 1, 2019
Tavares’ snipe sinks Sabres in OT
‘Rasmus Ristolainen provided the lone goal for the Blue & Gold, who have not won back-to-back games since winning three straight games against Los Angeles and San Jose in mid-October.’
Tavares’ OT goal lifts Maple Leafs past Sabres
‘”It was a strong game from his side. I thought both goalies played very, very well,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “We needed to take more opportunities on the chances we had. I thought even though shot clock doesn’t show it, I thought we dominated in the chances here today 5-on-5 and took too long to get that first one.”‘
Sabres grind out road point in rematch with Leafs
‘”I’m really proud of the guys,” Krueger said. “This performance on the workload we’ve had, they sure showed up and played well. … Really proud of the effort of the guys just digging in really deep and extremely disappointed with the final result.”‘
Okposo, Skinner have fierce ping-pong battle for tiny glass ball trophy
‘The Buffalo Sabres forwards were pitted against each other after beating forward Zemgus Girgensons and goalie Carter Hutton in the semifinals of a very serious and official tournament posted to Sabres social media.’
At the Horn: Sabres 1 – Maple Leafs 2 (OT)
‘Jack Eichel extended his point streak to nine games with the primary assist on Ristolainen’s goal. He now has 16 points (8+8) during that stretch. Eichel has also totaled 20 points (12+8) in 15 career games against Toronto, including nine (5+4) in eight road games.’
Sunday’s Rochester Coverage
Oglevie’s hat trick lifts Amerks past Cleveland (Buffalo News)
Oglevie’s hat trick sends Amerks past Monsters (Amerks.com)
Monsters back-and-forth ends in 3-2 loss to Amerks (ClevelandMonsters.com)