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Post-Game Report: 2/23 vs. Washington

Posted on February 23, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Capitals
(34-21-7)		 0 1 1 – – 2 33
Sabres
(29-24-8)		 2 1 2 – – 5 38

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • Today’s win improved the Sabres to 6-2-0 in afternoon games this season.
  • With his third career hat trick, Sam Reinhart recorded his seventh career multi-goal game. He now has a career-high 16 multi-point games this season.
    • It was the Sabres’ first hat trick since Oct. 20, 2018 at Los Angeles (Jeff Skinner) and the first at KeyBank Center since Dec. 15, 2017 vs. Carolina (Jack Eichel)
    • The Sabres are now 21-11-5 this season when Reinhart records a point and 30-4-7 in his career when he records at least two.
  • Reinhart now has six points (4+2) in his last five games and 32 points (10+22) in 31 home games this season.
    • He also has seven points (4+3) in his last five games against Washington, including three goals and two assists in three games against them this season.
  • Jack Eichel established a new career high in points with his first assist today. He finished the game with two assists, giving him a career-best 66 points (19+47) through 58 games played this season.
  • Rasmus Dahlin’s goal today gives him four points (2+2) in three career games against the Capitals.
  • Matt Hunwick’s assist on Reinhart’s second goal was his first point as a member of the Sabres.
  • Carter Hutton recorded his fourth career assist on Reinhart’s empty-net goal. It was Hutton’s first assist since Jan. 7, 2017 vs. Dallas.

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Capitals
 Holtby L .892 4.09
Sabres Hutton W .939 2.00
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Capitals Holtby 21-16-4 .908 3.04
Sabres Hutton 16-17-4 .912 2.76

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Sam Reinhart

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden

Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky

Capitals forward Lars Eller

Capitals forward Carl Hagelin

Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby

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Post-Game Report: 2/15 vs. NY Rangers

Posted on February 15, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Rangers
(25-24-8)		 2 1 3 – – 6 29
Sabres
(28-22-7)		 0 2 0 – – 2 33

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Jeff Skinner, who scored his 35th and 36th goals of the season tonight, is the first Sabres player with 35 or more goals since Thomas Vanek scored 40 during the 2008-09 season.
    • Skinner is the fifth player in to score at least 35 goals in his first season with the Sabres, joining Gilbert Perreault (38), Rick Martin (1971-72), Ray Sheppard (1987-88) and Pat LaFontaine (1991-92).
  • The game was Skinner’s eighth multi-goal game of the season, tying his previous career high (2016-17). He becomes the first Sabres player to record at least eight multi-goal games in a season since Vanek recorded 10 in 2008-09.
  • With his 19th and 20th goals at KeyBank Center this season, Skinner became the first player to score 20 goals at home for the Sabres since Derek Roy’s 20 in the 2007-08 season.
  • Skinner totaled eight points (5+3) during the team’s seven-game homestand that ended tonight.
  • Sam Reinhart, who recorded an assist tonight, has tied his career high with 50 points this season (13+37).
  • Reinhart now has six points (2+4) in six games against the Rangers since the beginning of last season.
  • Jason Pominville recorded his 300th assist as a member of the Sabres, the eighth-highest total in franchise history. He trails Don Luce by 10 for seventh-most.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Rangers
 Georgiev W .939 2.03
Sabres Ullmark L .821 5.27

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Rangers Georgiev 9-9-0 .907 3.05
Sabres Ullmark 13-6-4 .910 2.98

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian

Rangers head coach David Quinn

Rangers forward Vladislav Namestnikov

Rangers forward Mike Zibanejad

Rangers defenseman Marc Staal

Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev

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Post-Game Report: 2/12 vs. NY Islanders

Posted on February 12, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Islanders
(33-17-6)		 1 0 0 – – 1 25
Sabres
(28-21-7)		 1 1 2 – – 3 22

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With his 34th goal of the season, Jeff Skinner has broken a three-way tie for second-most goals in the NHL this season, trailing only Alex Ovechkin (38).
  • Skinner now has six points (3+3) in six games during the Sabres’ current homestand.
  • Jason Pominville scored his 24th game-winning goal as a member of the Sabres, tying Tim Connolly for 16th-most in franchise history. He now trails Phil Housley and Jim Lorentz by one for 14th-most.
  • Jack Eichel recorded two assists tonight. He now has eight points (2+6) during his current six-game point streak and 12 points (3+9) in his last 10 contests.
  • Eichel now has 21 multi-point games this season, the highest total by a Sabre since Thomas Vanek (21) in 2010-11.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Islanders
 Lehner L .864 3.10
Sabres Ullmark W .960 1.01

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Islanders Lehner 17-9-4 .929 2.08
Sabres Ullmark 13-5-4 .913 2.89

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jason Pominville

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark

Islanders head coach Barry Trotz

Islanders forward Anders Lee

Islanders forward Matt Martin

Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock

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Post-Game Report: 2/10 vs. Winnipeg

Posted on February 10, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Jets
(35-18-3)		 0 1 2 – – 3 29
Sabres
(27-21-7)		 0 1 0 – – 1 36

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With today’s loss, the Sabres have fallen to 5-2-0 in seven afternoon games this season.
  • Buffalo and Winnipeg have now split a season series for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
  • With today’s goal, Jack Eichel has set a new career high in even strength points with 43 (14+29). His previous high of 42 was set in 67 games during the 2017-18 season.
  • Eichel now has five points (3+2) in his last three games against the Jets.
  • With his assist today, Rasmus Dahlin has tied Elias Pettersson for the rookie lead with 25 assists this season.
  • Dahlin’s assist was his 31st point of the season, tying him with Jim Benning and Doug Bodger for third-most ever recorded by an NHL defenseman before his 19th birthday. Only Phil Housley (57) and Bobby Orr (38) tallied more as 18-year-old defensemen.
  • Jeff Skinner, who also assisted on Buffalo’s goal, now has five points (2+3) in five games during this home stand and six points (3+3) in six games against Winnipeg since the beginning of the 2016-17 season.

 

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Jets
 Hellebuyck W .972 1.00
Sabres Hutton L .929 2.06

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Jets
 Hellebuyck 25-15-2 .912 2.86
Sabres Hutton 15-16-3 .910 2.84

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo

Sabres defenseman Matt Hunwick

Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton

Jets head coach Paul Maurice

Jets forward Blake Wheeler

Jets forward Andrew Copp

Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck

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Post-Game Report: 2/7 vs. Carolina

Posted on February 7, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Hurricanes
(27-21-6)		 1 1 3 1 – 6 30
Sabres
(26-20-7)		 0 2 3 0 – 5 39

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Jason Pominville’s goal tonight moved him into sole possession of eighth-most points in franchise history with 512 points (213+299), passing Mike Foligno.
  • With tonight’s goal, his eighth of the season, Evan Rodrigues has established a new career high in goals. Rodrigues now has seven points (6+1) in his last eight games.
  • Jeff Skinner scored twice tonight and now has three goals in two games against his former team. His 33 goals through 53 games this season tie as the second-best total of his career and rank him second in the NHL in 2018-19.
  • Jack Eichel’s assist on Skinner’s second goal was his 40th of the season, a new career high. He’s the first Sabres player to record 40 assists in a season since Pominville totaled 43 in the 2011-12 season.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen recorded two assists tonight, giving him eight assists in his last eight contests.
  • Casey Mittelstadt’s assist tonight gives him assists in three straight games and six points (1+5) in his last eight games.
  • With his assist tonight, Conor Sheary has recorded an assist in five of his last six home games.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Hurricanes McElhinney W .872 4.73
Sabres Ullmark O .800 5.75

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Hurricanes McElhinney 13-6-1 .915 2.50
Sabres Ullmark 11-5-4 .909 3.06

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues

Sabres forward Sam Reinhart

Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour

Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho

Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen

Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney

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