Popular Post jsb Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Report Posted January 28, 2021 VS The Buffalo Sabres will play the NY Rangers again and try to move up the standings in the Eastern Division with another victory tonight. Can they pull out another win to extend their 2 game winning streak. Points, points and more points are necessary as the division starts off as difficult as the preseason prognosticators predicted this season would be. It seems to me that unlike other years where you would have a big game occasionally that this year playing only divisional foes that every game is a big game no matter who you're playing because it's a 4 point swing game. Does HCRK keep the same lineup tonight and does he wait until the back to back games this weekend to make any changes to the lineup?? We'll see, can the power play teams, Jack scoring a goal, Cozens continue his fine play, penalty kill keep improving, Risto & McCabe continue their defensive prowess, will the Sabres continue with their little victories?? THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Tuesday’s win improved the Sabres’ home record against New York to 50-29-15 all-time. The Rangers became the fifth opponent that the Sabres have earned at least 50 home wins against. With a victory tonight, the Sabres would have wins in three consecutive matchups with the Rangers for the first time since April 2, 2016 to Jan. 3, 2017. They would also have wins in consecutive home games against the Rangers for the first time since Jan. 9 and Feb. 21, 2009. Kyle Okposo has scored at a point-per-game pace in his last 15 games against the Rangers (3+12) dating back to Dec. 2, 2015. Eric Staal has totaled 12 points (5+7) in his nine games against the Rangers since the beginning of the 2016-17 season. Carter Hutton is 5-2-0 in his career against New York with a .932 save percentage and a 2.16 goals-against average. Another win against the Rangers would tie his six wins against the San Jose Sharks as his highest win total against any team. TRUST THE PROCESS According to NaturalStatTrick.com, the Sabres rank near the top of the league at 5-on-5 in several underlying statistical categories that are typically predictive of success: Corsi percentage: 53.4% (8th) High-danger chance percentage: 64.3% (3rd) Expected goals percentage: 57.4% (4th) Through their first seven games, the Sabres have led their opponents at 5-on-5 in each of these categories in every game except when they were out-attempted 51-49 by the Flyers in Buffalo’s 6-1 win on Jan. 18. POWER UP Buffalo enters play Wednesday with the eighth-ranked power play in the league. The team has scored on eight of its 26 power play opportunities this season for a 30.8 percent conversion rate. By going 3-for-5 on the power play on Sunday at Washington and 2-for-4 on Tuesday vs. NY Rangers, the Sabres scored five power-play goals in a two-game span for the first time since Oct. 5 and 7, 2019. Entering play Wednesday, the Sabres have had a league-high seven different players score at least one goal on the power play, led by Victor Olofsson’s two power-play tallies. Jack Eichel enters play Wednesday tied for second in the league with a team-leading five power-play points (1+4). The Sabres have 10 players with at least one power-play point this season, tying for second-most in the league before Wednesday’s games. For some of those Sabrespacers like our Peach State member who continue to not trust this Sabres team and seem to have been jaded and hurt and their posts just seem so angry especially lately we really do hope this year continues to move forward in a positive direction and that you can eventually say "I'm not angry anymore". LETS GO BUFFALO 7 3 1 Quote
North Buffalo Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 As always great write up. Go Sabres... just win baby... trust the pro-cess... 5 Quote
WildCard Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Nice work @jsb I know those can take awhile 👍 3 Quote
Mustache of God Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, jsb said: For some of those Sabrespacers like our Peach State member who continue to not trust this Sabres team and seem to have been jaded and hurt and their posts just seem so angry especially lately we really do hope this year continues to move forward in a positive direction and that you can eventually say "I'm not angry anymore". LETS GO BUFFALO lol excellent write-up. Go Sabres. 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 8 games = ⅐th of the season. 9 points in 8 games pace gets you the playoffs. Edited January 28, 2021 by PromoTheRobot 2 Quote
Taro T Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: 8 games = ⅐th of the season. 9 points in 8 games pace gets you the playoffs. It's close, but not quite there. Need 9.6/8 on average to hit that mythical 96 point pace / 80 or 98 point pace through 82 that pretty much guarantees playoffs. But it is darn close. 😉 Quote
Stoner Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Sabres PR needs to be credited in the OP. That's where the text came from. 1 minute ago, Taro T said: It's close, but not quite there. Need 9.6/8 on average to hit that mythical 96 point pace / 80 or 98 point pace through 82 that pretty much guarantees playoffs. But it is darn close. 😉 Is this kind of response really necessary? 96 points is indeed mythical. PTR was darn close enough to not need challenging. Like you say, though, ON BRAND! Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, Taro T said: It's close, but not quite there. Need 9.6/8 on average to hit that mythical 96 point pace / 80 or 98 point pace through 82 that pretty much guarantees playoffs. But it is darn close. 😉 I'm trying to do the math in my head. In a closed 8 team division .500 should be the dividing line between 4th and 5th place. But the OTL point throws a wrench in that. 63 is 7 better than .500 this year. Is that enough? Quote
Pimlach Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 The Rangers will be desperate, like they were in the 3rd period, to get a win. I am sure many of their veterans do not want to fall behind “lowly Buffalo”. Tonight will tell us a lot about this team. We need to play a complete 60 minutes and show that we have improved. I think we can fill their net with pucks and win convincingly. 3 Quote
Mustache of God Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: I'm trying to do the math in my head. In a closed 8 team division .500 should be the dividing line between 4th and 5th place. But the OTL point throws a wrench in that. 63 is 7 better than .500 this year. Is that enough? Instead of doing math the Sabres should simply win the remaining games on their schedule. Easiest way into the post-season in my eyes. 3 Quote
Zamboni Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Staying optimistic ... Sabres 4 Rangers 2 Skinner, Hall, or Joker with a goal 1 Quote
Taro T Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: I'm trying to do the math in my head. In a closed 8 team division .500 should be the dividing line between 4th and 5th place. But the OTL point throws a wrench in that. 63 is 7 better than .500 this year. Is that enough? 63 probably doesn't get it done. 67 will likely be the make or break mark. 68 or more almost definitely gets in. 67 or less and you'd better hope somebody that should be good had injury issues. And, you nailed it with that loser point throwing the monkey wrench into what should be a simple 'end up better than 0.500 and you're nearly assured being in, miss it and miss the dance.' Edited January 28, 2021 by Taro T Quote
dudacek Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 The goal is not to stay with other teams, it's to climb over them. These are the kinds of games we need to win to make the playoffs. 5 Quote
Taro T Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 29 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: Sabres PR needs to be credited in the OP. That's where the text came from. Is this kind of response really necessary? 96 points is indeed mythical. PTR was darn close enough to not need challenging. Like you say, though, ON BRAND! Why, yes, once again, you are. 🍺 Quote
dudacek Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Rangers are fragile. Stay fast and disciplined they will crumble if things start to go wrong. Quote
Mustache of God Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 I think Skinner finally scores his first two goals of the season tonight. 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mustache of God said: I think Skinner finally scores his first two goals of the season tonight. I think Dahlin gets one tonight 1 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Taro T said: It's close, but not quite there. Need 9.6/8 on average to hit that mythical 96 point pace / 80 or 98 point pace through 82 that pretty much guarantees playoffs. But it is darn close. 😉 They'll make point-6 past playoffs. They may not look like much, but they've got it where it counts. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 I love the Costello song - have not heard it in a long, long time. LFG, Sabres!! 2 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Brawndo said: Irwin didn't look bad and its good he is getting some time for when we need he later, as I'm sure we will. 1 Quote
Beer Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 I've been impressed with the play of the grinders. Cozens does not look out of place in the NHL. 4-9-23 with a big game tonight. LET'S GO SABRES! 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.