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Sabres become the first team in NHL history to record a goal with no shots in a full 20 minute period/not OT. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/buffalo-sabres-first-team-score-goal-with-no-shots-20-minute-period

Small step in the right direction...didn't cave when things started snowballing and got the ENG to seal the dub.

That's how you get the most unique hat trick ever 😂

I mean, UPL saves all of those other crazy ones and then allows THAT goal?? Brutal...worse than Tokarski 😐

If we have a 3+ goal lead with 2 minutes left I will feel pretty good 😂

No snow...or wind really. Just cold. Main issue at those temps will be ball security. Fumbles increase historically about 35% at those temps above normal and trh colder it gets, the harder it is to hold onto the ball for a few reasons. First it gets slipperier because the material becomes more rigid and harder to hold on to. Second, your hand grip strength becomes far less in cold weather. Both teams would be smart to rip at the ball every chance they get. Could be the difference in the game with how frequently Lamar likes to dance behind the line and avoid rushers/tacklers. If he isn't careful, that ball will be coming out more than usual.

Hopefully not so happy the Canes come out and score within the first minute like has happened so many 3rd periods where we have a lead. Super effective under Granato, not so much under Ruff.

They don't seem very physical to me at all. They seem very finesse. Might be why they usually have quick exits in the playoffs tho.

Tokarski is clearly not an NHL goalie...thanks to Carolina for putting him in 😂

People are people. After a certain age you want security and knowing where you are going to be rather than moving again.

If you want to see what a team looks like that is good but doesn't hit much(about 2.5 hits fewer per game than the Sabres), look at the Hurricanes. 25th in hits/game this year, dead last by a mile last year.

What is with the game starting at 6pm??

No it didn't, they were equally as good in the second year as well.

They were something like 53-1-4 when leading after 2 periods over those 2 years. I've posted the numbers prior in other threads. Essentially, if they took a lead into the 3rd period they almost always won in regulation. It wasn't always pretty but they almost always got it done.

This is only an issue this season. They were the best in the league under Granato in the prior 2 years

Serious? WTF is with this team?

Last game they finally got off the schneid against this team with their first win, a resounding 6-2 defeat of the Kraken after 5 straight losses, most of which were not competitive. I like the Sabres to win this for their 5th 3 game winning streak of the season. You know what this means tho...bet the house that they will lose their next game...they can't win 4 in a row. Safest bet in sports.

Nothing.

Yeah, neither were the Canadiens when we lost to them twice or the Canucks or the Isles.

Quinn has really been coming on in the last 7-8 games or so

I swear this team is so Bi-Polar

Hey Ted, glad to see you are still interested in the team in some way...

Bills played it for 17 years, why not a few more? 🤣

How in the hell is Montreal in a playoff spot after they were below the Sabres not too long ago??