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GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #52: BUF (14-29-7) at PIT (36-14-2) – MON JAN 27 – 7:30 PM EST – NBCSN, TSN2 – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 28 Zemgus Girgensons 9 Steve Ott ("C") – 19 Cody Hodgson – 23 Ville Leino 82 Marcus Foligno – 84 Phil Varone – 65 Brian Flynn 17 Linus Omark – 24 Zenon Konopka – 37 Matt Ellis X: 32 John Scott (healthy), 21 Drew Stafford (UBI) 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (healthy) 30 Ryan Miller 1 Jhonas Enroth Lineup News & Notes D Alexander Sulzer, F Linus Omark, and F John Scott were scratches in Saturday's 5-2 win at Columbus. F Ville Leino and F Drew Stafford both left Saturday's game against Columbus (UBI) and did not return. F Cody McCormick (UBI), F Matt D'Agostini (UBI) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 01/21: Placed F Matt D'Agostini on IR; Activated Henrik Tallinder from IR. 01/22: Assigned F Kevin Porter and D Brayden McNabb to Rochester; Recalled F Phil Varone from Rochester 01/24: Assigned D Mark Pysyk to Rochester; Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from Rochester. According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 3-4-3. Ryan Miller made 36 saves Saturday to earn the win despite his team being outshot 38-22. Cody Hodgson has eight points (four goals, four assists) in seven games since returning from a hand injury. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Final Lineup 14 Chris Kunitz ("A") – 87 Sydney Crosby ("C") – 49 Brian Gibbons 36 Jussi Jokinen – 71 Evgeni Malkin ("A") – 18 James Neal 17 Taylor Pyatt – 16 Brandon Sutter – 59 Jayson Megna 15 Tanner Glass – 27 Craig Adams – 5 Deryk Engelland X: 25 Andrew Ebbett (healthy), 12 Chuck Kobasew (healthy) 44 Brooks Orpik – 7 Paul Martin 4 Rob Scuderi – 58 Kris Letang 3 Olli Maatta – 2 Matt Niskanen X: 41 Robert Bortuzzo (healthy) 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 37 Jeff Zatkoff Lineup News & Notes Pittsburgh scratched F Brian Gibbons, D Deryk Engelland, and D Robert Bortuzzo in Saturday's 3-0 loss at Dallas. F Chris Conner (hand), F Beau Bennett (wrist), F Pascal Dupuis (ACL), F Joe Vitale (wrist), and G Tomas Vokun (blood clot) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 01/23: Re-assigned F Zach Sill to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). 01/25: Activated F Brian Gibbons from IR. According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Pittsburgh has gone 7-2-1. Matt Niskanen's career-high six-game point streak (2G/7A) ended Saturday. Center Evgeni Malkin has five points (2G/3A) in his past five games. Defenseman Kris Letang is 2-2-4 in his past five. Sidney Crosby is 2-3-5 in his past five. PREGAME LINKS 01/26 – GAME RECAP: PENALTY KILLERS SHINE AS SABRES SNAP BLUE JACKETS STREAK (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/26 – GAME RECAP: Stars shut out Penguins with Lehtonen's 24 saves (Steve Hunt – NHL.com) 01/26 – Penguins return home to face Sabres (Jon Lane – NHL.com) 01/27 – Sabres’ Matt Ellis scoring, earning Ted Nolan’s respect and regular duty (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/26 – Michelle Crechiolo gives us the latest Scouting Report on the Buffalo Sabres. <1:30> 01/27 – Game Preview: 1/27/14 at Pittsburgh Penguins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/27 – Sabres at Penguins Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/27 – Sabres Miller worked to get back to form (Paul Hamilton – WGR.com) 01/27 – Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Buffalo (Penguins.NHL.com) 01/27 – Press Clips: 1/27/14 at Pittsburgh Penguins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 01/27 – Miller to start against Penguins despite poor numbers; Stafford out (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 01/27 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at Consol Energy Center. <4:34> 01/27 – staffblogs: About the Sabres - 01-26-14 (Seth Rorabaugh – postgazette.com) 01/27 – THE MORNING SKATE: STAFFORD OUT AS SABRES LOOK TO WIN IN PITTSBURGH (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/27 – Katie O'Malley on Brian Gibbons returning to the line-up as the Pens take on the Sabres. <1:53> 01/27 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy preview Monday night's game against the Penguins at Consol Energy Center. <5:13> 01/27 – Chad Ruhwedel speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at Consol Energy Center. <1:43> 01/27 – Linus Omark speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at Consol Energy Center. <2:16> 01/27 – Matt Ellis speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at Consol Energy Center. <2:03> 01/27 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Sabres.com prior to Monday night's game against the Penguins at Consol Energy Center. <1:16> 01/27 – Mike Lange breaks down tonight's matchup against the Buffalo Sabres here at CONSOL Energy Center. <1:06> POSTGAME LINKS 01/27 – POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL.com) 01/28 – GAME RECAP: SABRES UNABLE TO SCORE IN PITTSBURGH (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 01/27 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 3-0 loss to the Penguins. <3:05> 01/27 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-0 loss to the Penguins. <1:39> 01/27 – Brian Flynn speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-0 loss to the Penguins. <1:34> 01/27 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-0 loss to the Penguins. <1:45> 01/27 – Ryan Miller speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-0 loss to the Penguins. <2:46>

Iginla looks to continue his recent scoring surge and lead the Penguins to an eighth consecutive win Tuesday night against the last-place Sabres, who ended Pittsburgh's previous lengthy winning streak earlier this month.

Game on!!!

OK, I'll take one for the team. I'm probably as reluctant to start a GDT as Miller or Enroth are to start this game. Pens going for 16 consecutive victories without CIndy, BFLO has lost four straight. Of course BFLO is going to be without two of their top six defensemen. Who knows who else might be gone by the time the game starts. If the Sabres lose this game, lets hope the Pens are gentle. A win would be a major upset, but this game has blowout written all over it. A feel sorry for whoever is in goal. Sorry, not trying to sound pessimistic, just being realistic.

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #57: PIT (39-15-2) at BUF (15-32-8) – WED FEB 5 – 7:30 PM EST – NBCSN, TSN2 – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 17 Linus Omark – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford 9 Steve Ott ("C") – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D'Agostini 84 Phil Varone – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 65 Brian Flynn 32 John Scott – 37 Matt Ellis – 82 Marcus Foligno X: 23 Ville Leino (healthy), 24 Zenon Konopka (healthy) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 57 Tyler Myers (LBI) 30 Ryan Miller 1 Jhonas Enroth Lineup News & Notes D Chad Ruhwedel, F Ville Leino, and F Zenon Konopka were scratches in Monday's 3-2 loss vs Edmonton. F Cody McCormick (UBI) and F Matt Moulson (UBI) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 02/03: Placed F Matt Moulson (UBI) on IR; Activated F Drew Stafford from IR. 01/30: Placed F Drew Stafford (UBI) on IR; Activated F Matt D'Agostini from IR. According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 2-5-3. Steve Ott has two goals in the past three games. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Final Lineup 14 Chris Kunitz ("A") – 87 Sydney Crosby ("C") – 49 Brian Gibbons 36 Jussi Jokinen – 71 Evgeni Malkin ("A") – 18 James Neal 15 Tanner Glass – 16 Brandon Sutter – 59 Jayson Megna 39 Harry Zolnierczyk – 27 Craig Adams – 5 Deryk Engelland X: 17 Taylor Pyatt (LBI), 12 Chuck Kobasew (healthy) 44 Brooks Orpik – 7 Paul Martin 4 Rob Scuderi – 41 Robert Bortuzzo 3 Olli Maatta – 2 Matt Niskanen X: 58 Kris Letang (illness) 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 37 Jeff Zatkoff Lineup News & Notes Pittsburgh scratched C Andrew Ebbett, C Jayson Megna, and D Kris Letang in Monday's 2-1 OT win vs Ottawa. F Chris Conner (hand), F Beau Bennett (wrist), F Pascal Dupuis (ACL), F Joe Vitale (wrist), and G Tomas Vokun (blood clot) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 02/04: Re-assigned C Andrew Ebbett to Wilkes/Barre-Scranton (AHL); Recalled F Harry Zolnierczyk from Wilkes/Barre-Scranton (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Pittsburgh has gone 7-3-0. Jussi Jokinen (1G/4A), Evgeni Malkin (2G/2A), and James Neal (1G/2A) each have 3 game point streaks. PREGAME LINKS 02/03 – GAME RECAP: STAFFORD SCORES AGAINST OILERS IN RETURN (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/03 – GAME RECAP: Neal scores in OT to lift Penguins past Senators (Wes Crosby – NHL.com) 02/04 – Sabres host Penguins in Wednesday Night Rivalry (Brian Hunter – NHL.com) 02/04 – Miller hasn’t talked to management much; Myers could play Wednesday (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 02/04 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: MYERS MAY PLAY AGAINST PITTSBURGH (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/04 – Game Preview: 2/5/14 vs Pittsburgh Penguins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/05 – Goalie Ryan Miller knows his days with Sabres could be numbered (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 02/04 – WGR: Ted Nolan's weekly segment on the Howard Simon Show <15:17> 02/03 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's practice at First Niagara Center. <10:07> 02/04 – WGR: Henrik Tallinder on with Schopp and the Bulldog <21:36> 02/05 – Sabres vs Penguins Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/05 – Press Clips: 2/5/14 vs Pittsburgh Penguins (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/04 – Sam Kasan talks about what the Pens can expect from Ryan Miller and the Sabres tomorrow night. <1:54> 02/05 – Penguins Report: Game Day at Buffalo (penguins.nhl.com) 02/05 – Dan Bylsma: Ryan Miller’s play tonight won’t influence Olympic goaltending decision (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 02/05 – Dan Dunleavy previews Wednesday night's game against the Penguins at First Niagara Center. <2:34> 02/05 – THE MORNING SKATE: MYERS OUT FOR BUFFALO'S OLYMPIC SENDOFF AGAINST PENGUINS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/05 – Drew Stafford speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <2:02> 02/05 – Chad Ruhwedel speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <3:40> 02/05 – Matt Ellis speaks with the media following Wednesday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:48> 02/05 – Katie O'Malley and Michelle Crechiolo bring us the latest from Buffalo before tonight's game. <2:11> 02/05 – Weekes on the Web: Penguins-Sabres matchup offers several subplots (Kevin Weekes – NHL Network) 02/05 – Joe Sacco speaks with Sabres.com prior to Wednesday night's game against the Penguins at First Niagara Center. <1:09> POSTGAME LINKS 02/05 – POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 02/05 – Post-Game Report: 2/5 vs. PIT (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 02/06 – GAME RECAP: SABRES UNABLE TO HOLD BACK PENGUINS ATTACK (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 02/05 – Dan Dunleavy recaps the Sabres 5-1 loss to the Penguins. <2:19> 02/05 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-1 loss vs Pittsburgh. <2:17> 02/05 – Jamie McBain speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-1 loss to the Penguins. <1:22> 02/05 – Steve Ott speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-1 loss to the Penguins. <1:51> 02/05 – Ryan Miller speaks with the media following the Sabres 5-1 loss to the Penguins. <1:35>