bob_sauve28 Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 The Washington Capitals and the Buffalo Sabres meet in NHL action from KeyBank Arena on Saturday night. The Washington Capitals come into this game fresh off of a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game. Alex Ovechkin leads the Caps in scoring with 43 points including a team-high 20 goals and 23 assists while Evgeny Kuznetsov has 29 points with 20 assists. Tom Wilson has 24 points with 9 goals and 15 assists and John Carlson’s got 24 points as well with 6 goals and 18 apples. Ilya Samsonov has gone 11-2-1 with a 2.43 GAA and a .915 save percentage for the Caps while Vitek Vanecek is 4-3-5 with a 2.56 GAA and a .905 save percentage. The Buffalo Sabres will look to snap a six-game losing streak after a 2-1 loss at the hands of the New York Rangers last time out. Kyle Okposo leads the Sabres in scoring with 18 points including 6 goals and 12 assists while Tage Thompson has 16 points with a team-high 10 goals and Jeff Skinner has 16 points of his own split between 8 goals and 8 assists. Rasmus Dahlin has 15 points with a team-high 12 assists while year. Dustin Tokarski’s gone 4-5-3 with a 3.28 GAA and a .903 save percentage in goal for Buffalo while Aaron Dell is 0-5 with a 4.52 GAA and an .872 save percentage. Washington is 21-10 in their last 31 games against a team with a losing record and 11-5 in their last 16 games overall while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record. Buffalo is 17-49 in their last 66 games overall and 11-27 in their last 38 games as a home underdog while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record. Normally I could try to make a case for a home dog in certain spots, but this is not one of them. The Sabres at one point could only win at home, and now even that’s a reach. Washington’s playing some of their best hockey over the last couple of weeks and I think the Caps ice the Sabres with a win on the -1.5 puck line here. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) Don’t know who is in net but it won’t be UPL. We don’t match up in any part of the game with the Caps. I can’t see a win here. Dec 11th and the slide continues with little hope. We are heading to bottom 3. I hate what has become of this team. I’m watching it and getting more bitter. ^ You two have destroyed my favorite team. Edited December 11, 2021 by Pimlach 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 MSG and WGR MUST WIN!! GO SABRES!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Last night’s effort can keep them in this game, if they get some NHL level goaltending. UPL was solid yesterday, I would start him again instead of Dell. I can’t wait for Mule to be up with the Sabres, he would be a solid addition and would help curb the other team’s feistiness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indabuff Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 MORE WINDS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Tonight's matchup Washington comes to town on the heels of a 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday. Defenseman Martin Fehervary and forward Tom Wilson both left the game with injuries. The Capitals sit second to the Rangers in the Metropolitan Division with 38 points despite playing without star forwards T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom, the latter of whom has not played yet this season. Alex Ovechkin ranks second in the NHL with 20 goals and is tied for 43 points. The ageless Ovechkin - on pace to set a career-high in points - needs one power-play goal to tie the NHL's all-time record set by Sabres Hall of Famer Dave Andreychuk. This is the second of three matchups between the Sabres and Capitals this season. The Capitals won 5-3 in D.C. on Nov. 8 behind a two-goal outing from Wilson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Ankles Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Meritocracy Worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABRESfan Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 GO SABRES GO! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 God bless you people who are still watching this... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said: God bless you people who are still watching this... They are playing well enough to be entertaining. Watching Cozens get better is quite pleasant to watch. Watching Tage blossom this year has been fun. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Ankles Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, woods-racer said: They are playing well enough to be entertaining. Watching Cozens get better is quite pleasant to watch. Watching Tage blossom this year has been fun. Loved his attitude last night. Especially at the end of the game after the slew foot from Goodrow. That dude needs a ***** pounding. The slash to the back of the legs is just a primer. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 I know it's not a Rick night, but he's worth the tune-in. I might be crazy, but from what I've heard this season (work schedule has been uncannily against me, and I have a tough time watching a recorded game "live"), he's enjoying a renaissance. Goal calls of late have been much closer to Rick Prime (or at least Rick Still Really Good). He's getting more names, he's not losing the play as much. He sounds really, really comfortable, like he could do this forever. I really hope he and the team come to some compromise after the season. He can't go away. He just can't. Let him call a home game a month or something. If the team has a chance to win a playoff series, let him call the game for future release or something, while Dan or whoever still gets to do it live. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 My desired outcome is ovie gets a hattrick and the sabres win. I'll be there tonight, I'm 3-0 on the season and looking to extend that streak. Go sabres. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Muchos Wonderbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 I missed last night's game, but it looks like it didn't have any controversy or anything interesting happening, so that's fine.... Will also miss tonight's game, but if Dell or Subban starts, at least the entertainment will be in watching to see how many Ovechkin can net in his Gretzky chase. That should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoath Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Got Covid (again), Glasgow Clan currently 3-1 down after the first period. They say bad luck comes in 3s so I'm not holding out much hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 I’ll have to go pessimistic on this one. Maybe the fortunes will be reversed. Caps … 5 Sabres … 2 Olofsson, Okposo, or Joker with a goal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Hopefully the 70 mph wind gusts tonight will knock the power out. Then I won't be tempted to watch the debacle. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, DarthEbriate said: I missed last night's game, but it looks like it didn't have any controversy or anything interesting happening, so that's fine.... Will also miss tonight's game, but if Dell or Subban starts, at least the entertainment will be in watching to see how many Ovechkin can net in his Gretzky chase. That should be fun. No controversy ? There was plenty of controversy. We had a goal overturned. The league came back today and said they made the wrong call. The game ended with a scrum after Goodrow took a cheap shot on Cozens. Edited December 11, 2021 by Pimlach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, Pimlach said: No controversy ? There was prof controversy. We had a goal overturned. The league came back today and said they made the wrong call. The game ended with a scrum after Goodrow took a cheap shot on Cozens. ENABLE SARCASM DETECTORS TO SPOCK 9! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, steveoath said: Got Covid (again), Glasgow Clan currently 3-1 down after the first period. They say bad luck comes in 3s so I'm not holding out much hope. Get well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABRESfan Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 I predict a blowout! Sabres 10 Capit….. ahhhh nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brawndo Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 UPL in goal tonight 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Brawndo said: UPL in goal tonight Ok, no excuses. Lets GO Boys!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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