Stoner Posted January 24, 2007 Report Posted January 24, 2007 January 24, 1978 Buffalo and Memorial Auditorium are hosts to the NHL All-Star Game, and hometown heros Rick Martin and Gil Perreault make the locals proud. Martin scores late in regulation to tie the game, and Perreault wins it in overtime. January 24, 1981 The Sabres win at Washington, 7-4, but lose Gilbert Perreault to injury. Bert breaks three ribs in a collision with the goal post and will go on to miss 22 games. January 24, 1987 Also in Washington, defenseman Bill Hajt plays his last game as a Buffalo Sabre after 14 seasons and 854 games. The prototypical stay-at-home defenseman and perhaps the biggest unsung hero in Sabres' history will be a healthy scratch the rest of the way and retire after the season. January 24, 2003 The franchise is bankrupt, attendance is down, the playoffs are a long shot and the future of the team in Buffalo is very much in doubt. But on this night in downtown Buffalo, all is right with the hockey world. The second sellout crowd of the season at HSBC Arena watches as Martin Biron makes 27 saves to blank the Maple Leafs, 4-0. Biron becomes the first Sabre goaltender to record three straight shutouts, in the process extending his shutout streak to 201:12 to smash Dominik Hasek's mark. The Sabres shut out their opponent for the fourth time in five games, also a franchise first, and extend their unbeaten streak to seven games. It's the long-awaited return of Maxim Afinogenov from a concussion, but Miro Satan steals the spotlight with two goals and two assists. Ed Belfour is pulled. The Sabres bitch-slap the Leafs all over the ice. Rob Ray and Tie Domi go at it center ring. It's hockey nirvana in a season from hell.
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