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GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #72: BUF (20-43-8) at MTL (40-26-7) – TUE MAR 25 – 7:30 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 82 Marcus Foligno – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 88 Cory Conacher – 19 Cody Hodgson – 17 Torrey Mitchell 44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 65 Brian Flynn – 27 Matt D’Agostini 32 John Scott – 37 Matt Ellis – 23 Ville Leino X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 24 Zenon Konopka (back) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI) 31 Matt Hackett 50 Nathan Lieuwen X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI) Lineup News & Notes F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (ankle), F Ville Leino (healthy), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), D Tyler Myers (elbow), and G Michal Neuvirth were scratches in Sunday's 4-2 loss at Vancouver. Weekly Transactions 03/24: Assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 2-8-0. Tyler Ennis has a goal and an assist in the past two games and three goals in his past six. Cory Conacher has two goals and three assists in eight games. MONTREAL CANADIENS Final Lineup 67 Max Pacioretty – 51 David Desharnais – 20 Thomas Vanek 17 Rene Bourque – 48 Daniel Briere – 21 Brian Gionta ("C") 27 Alex Galchenyuk – 14 Tomas Plekanec – 11 Brendan Gallagher 49 Michaël Bournival – 81 Lars Eller – 53 Ryan White X: 8 Brandon Prust (UBI), 22 Dale Weise (undisclosed), 15 George Parros (healthy), 32 Travis Moen (undisclosed) 24 Jared Tinordi – 76 PK Subban 74 Alexei Emelin – 79 Andrei Markov ("A") 6 Douglas Murray – 43 Mike Weaver X: 55 Francis Bouillon (healthy), 26 Josh Gorges (hand) 31 Carey Price 30 Peter Budaj Lineup News & Notes Montreal scratched F Brandon Prust, F George Parros, F Ryan White, C Lars Eller, D Jared Tinordi, and D Josh Gorges in Monday's 2-1 SO win at Boston. Weekly Transactions 03/24: Recalled Michaël Bournival from Hamilton (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Montreal has gone 6-4-0. Alexei Emelin has a goal and three assists in his past five games. Brian Gionta has a goal and two assists in the past two games. PREGAME LINKS 03/23 – GAME RECAP: SABRES WASTE QUICK START IN LOSS TO CANUCKS (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/24 – GAME RECAP: STREAK SNAPPERS (The Canadian Press) 03/25 – Canadiens continue playoff push against Sabres (Sean McCullen – NHL.com) 03/24 – Sabres Myers is back with the team, Ristolainen sent down (Paul Hamilton - WGR.com) 03/24 – Game Preview: 3/25/14 at Montreal Canadiens (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/25 – Sabres at Canadiens Game Notes PDF (Sabres.com) 03/25 – Press Clips: 3/25/14 at Montreal Canadiens (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <4:39> 03/25 – Nolan on WGR: Contract 'should be done' (WGR.com) 03/25 – THE MORNING SKATE: MYERS READY TO RUN WILD IN RETURN (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/25 – Dan Dunleavy previews Tuesday night's game against the Canadiens at the Bell Centre. <2:32> 03/25 – Ville Leino speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <3:09> 03/25 – Tyler Myers speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <2:37> 03/25 – Game preview: MTL vs. BUF (Canadiens.com) 03/25 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Sabres.com prior to Tuesday night's game against the Canadiens. <0:53> POSTGAME LINKS 03/25 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Montréal Canadiens (NHL.com) 03/26 – GAME RECAP: SABRES PENALTY WOES CONTINUE IN LOSS TO HABS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/25 – Brian Duff recaps the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:15> 03/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:33> 03/25 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with Brian Duff and Brad May following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:51>

The Habs have bounced back to a 4-2-0 start after shaking off the lockout ennui with an opening day home loss to the Leafs. Defenseman Andrei Markov is off to a hot start, with 8 points in his last 5 games, including 4 goals. Carey Price is holding the fort well, surrendering fewer than 2.00 goals per 60 minutes to complement a 4-1-0 record. Will Vanek continue his scorching start? More importantly, could the Sabres survive if his line has an off day?

The Habs just suffered a tough 2-1 loss to the Bruins last night. Can the Sabres get out of this ugly funk against one of the Eastern Conference's Leaders? Sabres GAA of 3.7 is the worst in the NHL. http://www.nhl.com/i...avid=sb:preview

Season series: On Nov. 5, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in a shootout. PA Parenteau scored in the third period, and then ended the game with a goal in the third round of the tiebreaker. Sabres goalie Jonas Enroth and Canadiens goalie Dustin Tokarski each made 31 saves in regulation and overtime. Montreal and Buffalo will play the back end of their home-and-home Saturday at Bell Centre.

SABRES (12-15-4) at CANADIENS (20-5-5) TV: RDS, CBC, MSG-Buffalo Sabres 4 pts out of 8th. But taking into account tiebreakers - really 5pts out of a playoff spot.

SABRES (10-15-4) at CANADIENS (19-5-4) TV: RDS, TSN, MSG-Buffalo This one could get ugly. The Habs are 7-1-2 in their last 10.

NHL.com Preview: http://www.nhl.com/i...avid=sb:preview

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #68: MTL (36-25-7) at BUF (19-40-8) – SUN MAR 16 – 7:00 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 82 Marcus Foligno – 65 Brian Flynn – 19 Cody Hodgson 27 Matt D’Agostini – 23 Ville Leino – 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 37 Matt Ellis X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 17 Torrey Mitchell (foot) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI), 57 Tyler Myers (elbow) 1 Jhonas Enroth 50 Nathan Lieuwen X: 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI) Lineup News & Notes F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (ankle), F 17 Torrey Mitchell (foot), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), and D Tyler Myers (elbow) were scratches in Saturday's 4-1 loss at NYI. Weekly Transactions 03/13: Assigned D Chad Ruhwedel to Rochester (AHL); Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from Rochester (AHL). 03/15: Recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL). 03/16: Recalled G Nathan Lieuwen from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 4-6-0. Tyler Ennis has goals in back-to-back games and points in four straight. MONTREAL CANADIENS Final Lineup 48 Daniel Briere – 14 Tomas Plekanec – 11 Brendan Gallagher 67 Max Pacioretty – 51 David Desharnais – 20 Thomas Vanek 27 Alex Galchenyuk – 81 Lars Eller – 21 Brian Gionta ("C") 32 Travis Moen – 8 Brandon Prust – 22 Dale Weise X: 15 George Parros (healthy), 17 Rene Bourque (healthy), 53 Ryan White (healthy) 74 Alexei Emelin – 79 Andrei Markov ("A") 55 Francis Bouillon – 76 PK Subban 24 Jared Tinordi – 43 Mike Weaver X: 6 Douglas Murray (healthy), 26 Josh Gorges (hand) 35 Dustin Tokarski 30 Peter Budaj X: 31 Carey Price Lineup News & Notes Montreal scratched F George Parros, F Rene Borque, F Ryan White, D Jared Tinordi, and D Josh Gorges in Saturday's 5-4 OT win vs Ottawa. Carey Price will not accompany the team to Buffalo. He will be given the day off to rest. F Michael Bournival (concussion) is on IR. Weekly Transactions 03/16: Recalled G Dustin Tokarski from Hamilton (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Montreal has gone 5-4-1. David Desharnais has goals in back-to-back games. PREGAME LINKS 03/16 – GAME RECAP: SABRES UNABLE TO GENERATE OFFENSE ON LONG ISLAND (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/15 – GAME RECAP: WILD COMEBACK (Canadiens.com) 03/16 – Sabres aim to end skid against Canadiens (John Kreiser – NHL.com) 03/16 – News: All the way back (Canadiens.com) 03/16 – Sabres’ Cory Conacher endured long road to reach NHL dream (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/16 – News: SABRES RECALL LIEUWEN FROM ROCHESTER (Sabres.com) 03/16 – Sabres vs Canadiens Game Notes PDF (Sabres.com) 03/16 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media prior to Sunday night's game against the Canadiens at First Niagara Center. <5:00> POSTGAME LINKS 03/16 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Montréal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 03/16 – GAME RECAP: LIEUWEN MAKES NHL DEBUT IN LOSS TO HABS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/16 – Dan Dunleavy recaps the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <3:04> 03/16 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:47> 03/16 – Jamie McBain speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <1:00> 03/16 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:25> 03/16 – Nathan Lieuwen speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <1:48>

Okay, time for the stretch run. Let's win a bunch of games and get into the playoffs. Ready, set, GO!

Wildcard?!? Hello. Is this thing on? Wildcard?