DarthEbriate

Could've easily been 5-2 after two based on chances, but overall a good period. Remember the Alamo Death Star. Don't let up!

Ouch.

Skinner's under their, um, skin. He's going to get a tap-in from TNT and Tuch after Tage draws all the eyes his way.

Not particularly as anything more than a 7/8 if the top 5 are stalwarts. But... he can outskate an ancient Ovie.

I think Irwin was the guy that JBot said, "We got him! We got Irwin." Or something to that effect.

24 games.

Good work by the top line. Nearly got one on a couple occasions. Keep it going, gents!

For his poor decision not to clear, that was a great board battle and holdup at the blue line by Greenway to turn that puck back into a Mitts possession for another chance. He wins on the boards. (And yes, with his size and muscle, he should.)

Greenway, that's got to come out of the zone. You're putting Dahlin and Power in a world of hurt there.

The Sabres are due for a goal on their next shot to go 4 for 8

Good drive by Thompson. Jensen had to take him down or it was turning into a Tuch shot.

We're fine. We're all fine here... now. How are you?

I think he's more hampered by his day-to-day injury. And not as much as if he were playing with Pilut.

If the refs are watching two guys battle and they both go down, they're going to let it go this time of year. They'd have called a trip or a high-stick, but the scrumming and grabbing is OK. The key is keep battling, as Mitts did, no matter what. Don't dive, don't give up, keep moving your feet. And they'll let you play.

The most fun lead in Sabres hockey! Who's ready for an entertaining 2nd?

Boushh turns on the jets to negate a good chance.

Beautiful counterattack! Feisty Mitts leads to a Jost snipe.

Crap... I missed it answering the door for a package. Gotta rewind a bit... but why then immediately take an interference call, Stillman?

Boushh!

MORE GUMMI BEARS!

It is written in gold across the starfield: "Pursued by the pen-and-contract wielding agent, Goalie Levi races home aboard his starship, custodian of the sparkling glove that can save his people and restore the playoffs to the Sabres..."

I hope the Sabres win. Let the Return of the Tuch bring it all together for a nice 7-3 stretch with victories over WSH, NYI, and FLA.

Florida has the best path to 8th and have been playing solidly since February started. The Islanders have had stretches of malaise throughout the season and may be caught in one now on their California trip. The Sabres are the streakiest team and are hopefully coming out of one of their worst streaks of the season. It all comes down to the head-to-head matchups remaining. If the Sabres win on 3/25 and 4/4 it is going to get very, very entertaining.

ESPN and ABC/Disney+ whatever conglomerate used motion capture to turn tonight's Rangers-Capitals game into an animated TV show. Gary Bettman had a phone conversation with the cartoons, Kevin Weekes did play-by-play and appeared to be having fun with it. I made it through the first 5 minutes or so and I turned on the real game via ESPN+ a bit after the game started... they actually did a pretty good job with the players and how the puck moved around with their sticks and such and it was only about 30 seconds behind the real game. Occasionally you'd get a "BOOM!" on screen when someone threw a check or hit the boards. But it was bizarre.

I think this is silly and sort of fun, but I'm really glad it's happening to a Caps-Rangers game. If it were a Sabres game being replaced by this however, I'd be rather put out.