'“Some players are good on breakaways and there are some players who are awfully skilled who aren’t very good on breakaways,” said Ruff. “We’ve tried to keep some stats in practice on breakaway drills and maybe notice some guys who wouldn’t normally get the nod because the odds have been failing us with some of the guys we’ve been using. Hank has been pretty much a 1-for-2 guy in practice and those are pretty good odds. He did a great job for us.”'
Sabres stop Gionta, Devils
Source: Rochester D&C