‘”I kind of just wanted to play a little bit more patient,” Houser said. “I just figured he would try to just get a shot off any any way he could just because the puck was rolling. It wasn’t really a good scoring chance any more.”‘
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Sabres goalie Michael Houser dazzles in win over Senators: ‘He was amazing’
‘“He’s one one of those guys that inspires others,” Granato said. “That performance tonight was inspiring and the guys felt that and it carried on to the locker room for quite a while afterwards.”’
After change, Sabres prospect Jack Quinn has four-goal game for Amerks
‘The ultra-talented winger has now scored a whopping 17 goals and 34 points in 23 games this season. Ironically, the goal, originally credited to Amerks captain Michael Mersch, pushed Quinn into a tie with Mersch for the team lead in goals, the AHL’s second-highest total.’
Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage
Garrioch: Senators give up game-winner to Sabres after bizarre sequence in third period (Ottawa Sun)
Snap shots: The Senators expect to receive their refurbished schedule Wednesday (Ottawa Sun)
Photo gallery (Ottawa Sun)
Weird Sabers goal sinks Senators (Le Droit)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Sens drop home decision to Buffalo (OttawaSenators.com)
Houser strong in season debut, Sabres beat Senators 3-1
‘“I was pumped,” Houser said. “Any time you can seal it with an empty-netter and run out the last 40 seconds with a two-goal lead, I like our chances. It’s much better than them buzzing around, 6-on-5, us only up a goal. It was more fun to play that last 40 seconds after (Tuch) buried that.”’
Houser, Jankowski help Sabres down Senators
‘Michael Houser was a human wall for Buffalo, as he stopped 43 of 44 shots in his season debut.’
Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres win in first game back in Ottawa in 2 years
‘In their game against Detroit, the Sabres came out with speed and want to win that dwindled off as the game went on. In this game against Ottawa, Buffalo kept that pace up throughout the game and saw themselves pull away for the win.’
Opinion: Michael Houser stands tall to win in Ottawa
‘Thomas Chabot led everybody with 30:41 of ice-time, but Buffalo’s leader was a surprise. In just his second NHL game this season, Mattias Samuelsson was fantastic. The 21-year-old led the Sabres in ice-time with 22:01 of work. Granato said, “There’s good reason to put trust in him, you see his size and strength and athleticism and he’s an intelligent player that makes good reads and makes the game look simple, but Mattias did a very nice job and we have no problem putting him out there plus he’s such an efficient skater too.”‘
Granato on Olofsson’s drought: If he wasn’t getting chances, we’d look at changes
‘“He’s getting chances. If he wasn’t getting chances, us, as a coaching staff, would look more at personnel and line changes,” Granato said.’
Sabres pick up 3-1 win over Senators
‘The Sabres, though, re-took that lead in the 3rd period after a crazy series of events. Kyle Okposo was slammed into the wall resulting in players from both teams pushing each other around, leaving just Mark Jankowski and Josh Brown fighting for the puck on the ice. While no whistle was blown, Jankowski grabbed the loose puck, took it the other way, and put one in the net for his second goal of the season and a 2-1 lead. Alex Tuch added an empty-netter to seal the win.’