GDT - Sabres @ Washington - December 15, 2018 - 7:00 PM

[Sabres Fan in NS]

MUST WIN!!

Our pretty hot again Sabres travel to DC for a tilt with the defending champs.  The Caps are plying well after a bit of a hangover from last spring.  It will be a good test for both teams, I hope.

The key to a Sabres victory ... score more goals.

Yup.  I don't care how many and when and how.  Just more.

I think it's on TV of some sort?  None of the letters make any sense to me ... NBC (and then a whole bunch more).

GO SABRES!!

 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

The Capital lineup has some stars a well known Russian.

LW	C	RW	Forwards
ALEX OVECHKIN Rating: 87.7#1 LW	NICKLAS BACKSTROM Rating: 80.3#18 C	T.J. OSHIE Rating: 77.8#18 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 81.89#2 FL1
JAKUB VRANA Rating: 72.8#85 LW	EVGENY KUZNETSOV Rating: 80.6#16 C	TOM WILSON Rating: 76.0#29 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 76.44#8 FL2
BRETT CONNOLLY Rating: 73.4#51 LW	LARS ELLER Rating: 73.0#79 C	DEVANTE SMITH-PELLY Rating: 68.7#113 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 71.69#17 FL3
DMITRIJ JASKIN Rating: 72.0#75 LW	NIC DOWD Rating: 71.4#128 C	TRAVIS BOYD Rating: 73.3#52 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 72.25#1 FL4

 

 

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
MICHAL KEMPNY Rating: 74.5#30 LD	JOHN CARLSON Rating: 82.2#4 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 78.38#5 DL1
DMITRI ORLOV Rating: 74.6#29 LD	MATT NISKANEN Rating: 75.2#28 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 74.87#11 DL2
JONAS SIEGENTHALER	MADISON BOWEY Rating: 69.3#93 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 69.27#30 DL3

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I am not comfortable with Tennsie still out there, but I don't think anyone is coming back just yet.

The line combinations and D pairings worked well last game, but that was against a team of dogs.  I don't see what other options the Sabres could try.

LW	C	RW	Forwards
JEFF SKINNER Rating: 80.3#8 LW	JACK EICHEL Rating: 81.8#10 C	SAM REINHART Rating: 76.5#25 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 79.55#8 FL1
CONOR SHEARY Rating: 72.0#77 LW	CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 70.6#146 C	KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 70.9#85 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 71.19#28 FL2
TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 68.4#137 LW	VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 67.9#186 C	JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.4#50 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 69.91#29 FL3
EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 71.3#91 LW	JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 68.2#139 C	ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS Rating: 69.9#162 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 69.81#23 FL4

 

 

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
RASMUS DAHLIN Rating: 72.5#61 LD	ZACH BOGOSIAN Rating: 69.9#89 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 71.22#27 DL1
LAWRENCE PILUT	RASMUS RISTOLAINEN Rating: 76.6#20 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 76.63#2 DL2
NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 70.5#112 LD	MATT TENNYSON Rating: 66.7#104 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 68.60#31 DL3

Edited December 15, 2018 by New Scotland (NS)
that tricky punctuation ...

[Weave]

Hopefully the Sabres will be plying well too.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, Weave said:

Hopefully the Sabres will be plying well too.

All those missing letters ...

[That Aud Smell]

Git ‘em.

Let’s go, Buffalo!!

[SABRES 0311]

Here’s to Bogo smashing Wilson’s head off the boards.

[North Buffalo]

Caps had a rough game with Carolina last night went to a shoutout.  Hopefully the Sabres especially KO is able Foresberg a couple of them early one and the 2nd line keeps up its momentum.

[jsb]

Sabres vs. Caps History

• The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 3-6-1 on the road.
• This is the 159th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has an 88-50-20 series record.
• The Sabres are 41-27-11 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

• The Sabres are 7-8-3 all-time on December 15.
• December 15, 1977: Gilbert Perreault scores a goal in each period to help the Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 7-4. It was Perreault’s first of a career-high four hat tricks during the 1977-78 season.
• December 15, 2010: Buffalo gets two third-period goals from Drew Stafford to seal a 3-2 home win over the Boston Bruins, marking the 1,500th win in franchise history.
• December 15, 2017: Sam Reinhart appears in his 200th NHL game, Jack Eichel records his first career hat trick and Jake McCabe posts a career-best three points (1+2) in a 5-4 overtime loss vs. Carolina.
•  
• THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Jack Eichel enters tonight’s contest on a four-game point streak (5+2). The Capitals join the Blues, Canadiens and Panthers as one of four NHL teams that Eichel has yet to score a goal against.
• Sam Reinhart has a goal and an assist in his last two games against Washington.

DYNAMIC DUO
Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner are currently on pace to shatter their personal bests in points and make a mark in the Sabres’ record books on the strength of career-best production at even strength that ranks them among the best even-strength players in the league this season.

• If he maintains his current pace, Eichel would finish the season with the third-most even-strength points ever recorded by a Sabre (74), trailing only Pat LaFontaine (83) and Alexander Mogilny (78) in 1992-93, and would top LaFontaine’s franchise-record 52 even-strength assists that season. He would also become the first Sabre to record more than 95 points since the 1992-93 season (LaFontaine/Mogilny/Hawerchuk).
• Skinner is currently on pace to tie the second-highest goal total in Sabres history (56), trailing only Mogilny in 1992-93 (76). His 41 even-strength goals would finish behind only Mogilny’s even-strength total from 1992-93 (49) and Rick Martin’s 44 in 1973-74 for most in team history.

[jsb]

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Ristolainen (101), Girgensons (52), McCabe (42)
Blocked Shots: Ristolainen (58), Bogosian (51), McCabe (44)
Shots: Eichel (139), Skinner (97), Ristolainen (80)

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS 

[W-L-OTL (PTS),      GF/GA,      PP, PK]
1-10: 6-4-0 (12),        26/28,     8/38, 22/30
11-20: 6-2-2 (14),      35/27,     4/28, 26/29
21-30: 5-3-2 (12),      31/32,     5/28, 23/29
31-40: 2-0-0 (4),          7/4,          2/9, 6/6

[SABRES 0311]

24 minutes ago, jsb said:

Sabres vs. Caps History

• The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 3-6-1 on the road.
• This is the 159th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has an 88-50-20 series record.
• The Sabres are 41-27-11 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

• The Sabres are 7-8-3 all-time on December 15.
• December 15, 1977: Gilbert Perreault scores a goal in each period to help the Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 7-4. It was Perreault’s first of a career-high four hat tricks during the 1977-78 season.
• December 15, 2010: Buffalo gets two third-period goals from Drew Stafford to seal a 3-2 home win over the Boston Bruins, marking the 1,500th win in franchise history.
• December 15, 2017: Sam Reinhart appears in his 200th NHL game, Jack Eichel records his first career hat trick and Jake McCabe posts a career-best three points (1+2) in a 5-4 overtime loss vs. Carolina.
•  
• THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Jack Eichel enters tonight’s contest on a four-game point streak (5+2). The Capitals join the Blues, Canadiens and Panthers as one of four NHL teams that Eichel has yet to score a goal against.
• Sam Reinhart has a goal and an assist in his last two games against Washington.

DYNAMIC DUO
Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner are currently on pace to shatter their personal bests in points and make a mark in the Sabres’ record books on the strength of career-best production at even strength that ranks them among the best even-strength players in the league this season.

• If he maintains his current pace, Eichel would finish the season with the third-most even-strength points ever recorded by a Sabre (74), trailing only Pat LaFontaine (83) and Alexander Mogilny (78) in 1992-93, and would top LaFontaine’s franchise-record 52 even-strength assists that season. He would also become the first Sabre to record more than 95 points since the 1992-93 season (LaFontaine/Mogilny/Hawerchuk).
• Skinner is currently on pace to tie the second-highest goal total in Sabres history (56), trailing only Mogilny in 1992-93 (76). His 41 even-strength goals would finish behind only Mogilny’s even-strength total from 1992-93 (49) and Rick Martin’s 44 in 1973-74 for most in team history.

So you’re telling me there’s a chance.

[bob_sauve28]

40 minutes ago, jsb said:

Skinner is currently on pace to tie the second-highest goal total in Sabres history (56), trailing only Mogilny in 1992-93 (76). His 41 even-strength goals would finish behind only Mogilny’s even-strength total from 1992-93 (49) and Rick Martin’s 44 in 1973-74 for most in team history.

Danny Gare 

[jsb]

46 minutes ago, jsb said:

Skinner is currently on pace to tie the second-highest goal total in Sabres history (56), trailing only Mogilny in 1992-93 (76). His 41 even-strength goals would finish behind only Mogilny’s even-strength total from 1992-93 (49) and Rick Martin’s 44 in 1973-74 for most in team history.

 

4 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Danny Gare 

Bolded would be Danny Gare and he had 39 even strength goals that year. 

[grinreaper]

2 hours ago, North Buffalo said:

Caps had a rough game with Carolina last night went to a shoutout.  Hopefully the Sabres especially KO is able Foresberg a couple of them early one and the 2nd line keeps up its momentum.

Well, I hope they aren't horse.

[dudacek]

Who is Wilson going to take a run at tonight?

I have a bad feeling.

[SABRES 0311]

He just got concusses. One cheap is open season on his career.

one edit. I’m serious. Guy is a tool.

Edited December 15, 2018 by SABRES 0311

[Samson's Flow]

Hey there's another hockey game tonight! Cool

[Doohicksie]

45 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Who is Wilson going to take a run at tonight?

I have a bad feeling.

Let's hope Bogo gets to him first.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

36 minutes ago, Samson's Flow said:

Hey there's another hockey game tonight! Cool

And you know exactly when it starts in Buffalo.  Don't worry I'll be able to figure it out, hopefully.

(insert winkie-winkie thingie right here)

Edited December 15, 2018 by New Scotland (NS)
wanted 'worry' and typed 'work' ... what the ...

[Sabres Fan in NS]

48 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Who is Wilson going to take a run at tonight?

I have a bad feeling.

I understand this with his history of being a terrible person on the ice, at least.

4 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Here’s to Bogo smashing Wilson’s head off the boards.

This I do not agree with and is bad form.  Why would you want a Sabre to stoop to his level?

23 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

He just got concusses. One cheap is open season on his career.

one edit. I’m serious. Guy is a tool.

This is an even worse take.

3 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Let's hope Bogo gets to him first.

This may not be as bad, but I will assume you mean in Campbell and Umberger kind of way.

[Samson's Flow]

6 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

And you know exactly when it starts in Buffalo.  Don't work I'll be able to figure it out, hopefully.

(insert winkie-winkie thingie right here)

I honestly don't know how anyone outside of EST does it.

[Doohicksie]

7 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

This may not be as bad, but I will assume you mean in Campbell and Umberger kind of way.

Actually I believe that hit would be considered illegal under current NHL rules.  But yeah, something along those lines.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

21 minutes ago, Samson's Flow said:

I honestly don't know how anyone outside of EST does it.

It's actually very easy.  I just work by what time it is here and forget about the rest of you.

[North Buffalo]

2 hours ago, grinreaper said:

Well, I hope they aren't horse.

After a double and another overnite you are lucky it was that cooherent.... friggin computer sys crashed for tele rad group last night and had to make calls to get one to come in to do wet reads.  took til 3a.  Luckily slow case load.

[Beer]

This should be a fun one.  A win would be a nice feather in this team’s cap.  

My predictions:

The Dahli-llama with a goal tonight.  

Sam, not Skinner is the beneficiary of Eichel slick passing.

Larry with the Gordy Howe hat trick.

Go Sabres!  Must win!