Category Archives: Post-Game Report

Postgame Report: 10/25 vs. Tampa Bay

Posted on October 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Lightning
(2-3-1)		 1 0 0 – – 1 26
Sabres
(4-1-1)		 1 1 3 – – 5 36

Game Summary
Event Summary

Postgame Audio

Sabres head coach Don Granato

Sabres forward Drake Caggiula

Sabres forward Vinnie Hinostroza

Sabres goaltender Craig Anderson

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper

Lightning forward Alex Killorn

Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott

Top Notes

  • Craig Anderson’s win tonight was the 294th of his career, moving him into sole possession of 40th place in NHL history in goaltender wins.
  • Victor Olofsson opened the scoring for the Sabres tonight and added an empty-net goal to cap the scoring. He now has a point in four of his five career games against the Lightning (3+2).
  • Robert Hagg scored his first goal as a Sabre after notching his first assist as a Sabre in the first period.
  • Tage Thompson recorded two assists tonight and now has four points (2+2) in his last four games against Tampa Bay.
  • Vinnie Hinostroza’s goal tonight was his first as a member of the Sabres.
  • The Sabres scored the first goal in tonight’s game. It was the third time this season the team has scored first and Buffalo is 3-0-0 in those games this year.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Lightning
 Bishop L 3 23
Sabres Anderson W 1 36
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Lightning Bishop 0-1-0 .870 3.15
Sabres Anderson 3-1-0 .944 1.76

 

Leave a comment

Posted in Post-Game Report

Tagged

Postgame Report: 10/22 vs. Boston

Posted on October 22, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Bruins
(2-1-0)		 2 1 1 – – 4 26
Sabres
(3-1-0)		 0l 0 1 – – 1 36

Game Summary
Event Summary

Postgame Audio

Sabres head coach Don Granato

Sabres forward Dylan Cozens

Sabres forward Victor Olofsson

Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy

Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo

Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark

Top Notes

  • Rasmus Asplund earned the primary assist on Victor Olofsson’s goal and now has an assist in each of his last three games against the Bruins.
  • Colin Miller’s assist tonight gives him a team-high five assists through Buffalo’s first four games of the season. Dating back to 2020-21, Miller now has eight assists in his last eight games played.
    • Miller’s assist tonight was the 100th if his NHL career.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Bruins
 Ullmark W 1 36
Sabres Anderson L 3 25
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Bruins Ullmark 1-0-0 .972 1.00
Sabres Anderson 2-1-0 .933 2.01

 

Leave a comment

Posted in Post-Game Report

Tagged

Postgame Report: 10/19 vs. Vancouver

Posted on October 19, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Canucks
(1-2-1)		 2 0 0 – – 2 34
Sabres
(3-0-0)		 1 1 3 – – 5 43

Game Summary
Event Summary

Postgame Audio

Sabres head coach Don Granato

Sabres forward Dylan Cozens

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Canucks head coach Travis Green

Canucks forward Brock Boeser

Canucks forward Justin Dowling

Top Notes

  • Buffalo’s win tonight gives the team its fifth 3-0-0 start in franchise history. The last Sabres team to win at least its first three games of the season was the 2008-09 club that won its first four contests.
  • Kyle Okposo’s first-period goal tonight was the 200th of his NHL career. Okposo  became the 56th U.S.-born player to reach the milestone and is now one of 61 active NHL players with 200 career goals.
  • Okposo’s goal and assist tonight give him 17 points (5+12) in his last 14 games against Vancouver, including a point in each of the last eight meetings (5+4).
    • His career point-per-game output through 16 games against the Canucks (5+12) is his best against any NHL team.
  • Rasmus Dahlin earned an assist on Kyle Okposo’s goal for his second assist in as many games. Dahlin, who played in his 200th career NHL game tonight, now has five assists in four career games against the Canucks.
    • Among Sabres defensemen with at least 200 games played for the team, Dahlin ranks 10th in goals per game (.09), fourth in assists per game (.46) and fourth in points per game (.55)
  • The Sabres have successfully killed all nine of their penalties to begin the season. The last time the Sabres were perfect on the penalty kill in the first three games of the season was 2017-18 (11-for-11).
  • Jeff Skinner and Tage Thompson scored 23 seconds apart in the third period tonight, marking the shortest time between two Sabres goals since Skinner and Zemgus Girgensons scored 13 seconds apart on Nov. 3, 2018.
  • With a goal and an assist tonight, Zemgus Girgensons now has a point in each of his last four games against Vancouver (3+2).
  • Jeff Skinner’s goal tonight gives him seven points (4+3) in his last seven contests against the Canucks.
  • With an assist on Tage Thompson’s goal, Will Butcher earned his first point in a Sabres uniform.
  • Victor Olofsson had an assist tonight and now has three points (1+2) in two career meetings with the Canucks.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Canucks
 Demko L 4 42
Sabres Anderson W 2 34
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Canucks Demko 1-1-1 .910 3.18
Sabres Anderson 2-0-0 .954 1.50

 

Leave a comment

Posted in Post-Game Report

Tagged

Postgame Report: 10/16 vs. Arizona

Posted on October 16, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Coyotes
(0-1-1)		 1 0 0 0 0 1 21
Sabres
(2-0-0)		 0 1 0 0 1 2 33

Game Summary
Event Summary

Postgame Audio

Sabres head coach Don Granato

Sabres forward Cody Eakin

Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin

Sabres goaltender Dustin Tokarski

Coyotes head coach André Tourigny

Coyotes forward Andrew Ladd

Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka

Top Notes

  • According to Natural Stat Trick, Buffalo’s line of Rasmus Asplund,  Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson was on the ice for 15 shot attempts for and zero shot attempts against in 13:31 of ice time at 5-on-5.
    • The line generated eight scoring chances for and allowed zero chances against at 5-on-5.
  • The Sabres have held the opposition to only two goals through the season’s first two games for the first time since 2008-09.
  • Cody Eakin’s second-period goal gave him points in consecutive games to start the season (1+1). Eakin now has six points (3+3) in his last seven games against the Coyotes dating back to 2018-19.
    • Eakin’s goal was his first power-play tally since March 18, 2019.
  • Thompson and Arttu Ruotsalainen scored in the shootout for Buffalo. It was Ruotsalainen’s first career shootout attempt. Thompson is now 3-for-6 in his career in shootouts.
  • Rasmus Dahlin led all Sabres in ice time with 25:21. It’s the 13th time in his career that he’s logged 25:00 or more.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Coyotes
 Vejmelka SOL 1 33
Sabres Anderson W 1 21
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Coyotes Vejmelka 0-0-1 .970 0.92
Sabres Tokarski 1-0-0 .952 0.92

 

Leave a comment

Posted in Post-Game Report

Tagged

Postgame Report: 10/14 vs. Montreal

Posted on October 14, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Canadiens
(0-2-0)		 0 1 1 – – 1 31
Sabres
(1-0-0)		 2 2 0 – – 5 36

Game Summary
Event Summary

Top Notes

  • Tonight’s 5-1 win matched Buffalo’s largest margin of victory in a season-opening game in franchise history. The Sabres previously notched four-goal wins in three other season openers, most recently on Oct. 10, 2002 vs. NYI.
  • With his two first-period assists, Colin Miller has recorded his first multi-point game since Jan. 24 at WSH. Dating back to last season, Miller now has five assists in his last five games played.
    • Miller also now has five assists in his last five games played against the Canadiens.
  • Zemgus Girgensons scored a goal and added an assist for his first multi-point game since Feb. 23, 2020.
  • Vinnie Hinostroza recorded an assist on Buffalo’s fourth goal to notch his first point as a Sabre.
  • Buffalo went 3-for-6 on the power play tonight with power-play tallies from Kyle Okposo, Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson. The last time the Sabres scored at least three power-play goals in the same game was Jan. 24, 2021 at WSH.
    • Since making his NHL debut on March 28, 2019, Olofsson is tied for ninth in the league with 21 tallies on the power play.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Canadiens
 Montembeault L 5 36
Sabres Anderson W 1 31
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Canadiens Montembeault 0-1-0 .861 5.00
Sabres Anderson 1-0-0 .968 1.00

 

Leave a comment

Posted in Post-Game Report

Tagged