Jan 07 2009
Sabres Win 4-2!
First of all let me apologize for no Sabres Game Night post, I went back to college today and was unpacking and getting re-settled. I would like to congratulate Canada on winning their 5th consecutive World Junior tournament by a score of 5-1. I must say they did so in convincing fashion as Sweden never appeared to have the upper hand at all during the game. The win has shown the world that Canada coach Pat Quinn still has it in him and perhaps could award him with future NHL job offers.
Buffalo got off to a quick start tonight as Matt Ellis stayed hot scoring 15 seconds into the game for his 4th of the season. The Sabres would make the score 2-0 on a nice hustle play by Derek Roy which resulted in a goal by Drew Stafford. One other thing to point out in this first period is Sabre enforcer Andrew Peters had his thumb bitten by chatter box Jarko Ruutu. After the game, Ruutu denied biting Peters but video replay clearly shows him chomping down. The NHL should review the situation and penalize Ruutu accordingly.
Derek Roy would score his 14th goal of the season on a scramble in front of the net. Ottawa would storm back however, as center Jason Spezza would score 32 seconds apart, just 2 minutes after Roy’s goal. This would make the score 3-2, but Ryan Miller would not let Spezza or the Senators get back into the game as he would go on to stop every shot from that point forward. The 31 save effort was Miller’s 18th of the season and gave Buffalo its 20th win of the year, giving them 45 points which is good enough for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Thomas Vanek scored an empty net goal late in the game for his league leading 27th of the season. The next game is Friday night at home against the New York Rangers.
Now that I am back at school, I’ll get some Winter Classic pictures and have my friend do a celebrity post on his experience, in which he was able to speak with Montreal Canadien Robert Lang.
-Sabs Hockey Nut
