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Post-Game Report: 2/23 vs. Winnipeg

Posted on February 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Jets
(32-27-5)		 1 0 0 – – 1 26
Sabres
(29-25-8)		 1 0 1 – – 2 25

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Today’s win joined Buffalo’s 5-2 win at Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon to give the Sabres their first back-to-back sweep of the season.
  • The Sabres are now 7-2-2 in afternoon games this season, including a 6-2-0 record at home.
  • Jonas Johansson stopped 25 of 26 shots today (.962) to earn his first NHL win in his third career start.
  • With two goals today, Kyle Okposo logged his 16th career multi-goal game and his first since March 31, 2018 at Nashville.
  • Okposo now has points in four straight games (4+1), marking his longest point streak since he tallied points in four straight games from Nov. 10 to 17, 2017.
  • Zemgus Girgensons recorded two assists today to give him three points (1+2) in two games this weekend.
  • Brandon Montour posted an assist today. He now has four points (2+2) and a plus-8 rating in his last five games.
  • Henri Jokiharju appeared in his 100th NHL game today.

 

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Jets Hellebuyck L 2 25
Sabres Johansson W 1 26
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Jets Hellebuyck 26-20-5 .918 2.72
Sabres Johansson 1-1-1 .910 2.28

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo

Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons

Sabres defneseman Jake McCabe

Sabres goaltender Jonas Johansson

Jets head coach Paul Maurice

Jets forward Cody Eakin

Jets forward Blake Wheeler

Jets forward Jansen Harkins

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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’s goal was the 12,000th goal in Sabres history.
  • 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: 1/9 vs. Winnipeg

Posted on January 9, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Jets
(26-11-7)		 2 3 2 – – 7 37
Sabres
(10-24-9)		 1 1 2 – – 4 34

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Jacob Josefson left tonight’s game with a lower-body injury.
  • With two goals and an assist tonight, Jack Eichel has recorded 15 points (9+6) in his last 11 games.
  • Eichel‘s goals were his 15th and 16th even-strength goals of the season, surpassing his total from last season (15 in 61 games) and tying his career-high mark from his rookie season (16 in 81 games).
  • Eichel is now one point shy of his career high with 23 primary points (goals plus primary assists, excluding empty-netters) during 5-on-5 play this season (12+11).
  • With his first three-point night since Dec. 13, 2016, Kyle Okposo now has 10 points (3+7) in his last eight games against the Jets. He has nine multi-point outings in 26 career games against Winnipeg/Atlanta.
  • Ryan O’Reilly’s sixth multi-point game of the season (1+2) gives him six points (2+4) in his last four games against Winnipeg and eight points (3+5) in his last eight games overall.
  • With his goal tonight, Jason Pominville now has 17 points (5+12) in his last 17 games against the Jets, including seven (3+4) in his last three.
  • Marco Scandella’s assist tonight gives him five points (2+3) in his last five games against Winnipeg and six points (1+5) in his last nine games overall.
  • With his assist tonight, Rasmus Ristolainen now has seven points (2+5) in his last six games.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Jets Mason W .882 4.00
Sabres Lehner
Johnson		 ND
L		 .824
.842		 8.52
4.82

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Jets Mason 3-6-1 .899 3.47
Sabres Lehner
Johnson		 9-16-6
1-8-3		 .910
.881		 2.94
3.76

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly

Sabres defenseman Brendan Guhle

Jets head coach Paul Maurice

Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers

Jets forward Blake Wheeler

Jets goaltender Steve Mason

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Post-Game Report: 1/7 vs. WPG

Posted on January 7, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Jets
(19-20-3)		 1 2 0 – – 3 35
Sabres
(15-15-9)		 1 0 3 – – 4 36

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • Buffalo has now won four straight games against Winnipeg/Atlanta for the first time since the Sabres defeated the Thrashers in four straight from Feb. 16, 2004 to Jan. 31, 2006.
  • The Sabres have improved to 7-3-2 against the Western Conference this season, including points in each of their last four games (4-0-1) and wins in each of their last four home games against the West.
  • Brian Gionta, who has now scored in each of Buffalo’s two games against Winnipeg this season,  is now tied for the team lead with eight even-strength goals this season.
  • With a goal and an assist, Ryan O’Reilly now has 13 points (4+9) in his last 14 games, including four (1+3) in two games since returning to the lineup following an appendectomy that sidelined him for four games.
  • Sam Reinhart recorded the lone assist on O’Reilly’s goal, improving his output to nine points (2+7) in his last nine games.
    • Reinhart now has six points (4+2) in four career games against Winnipeg.
  • With his goal, Marcus Foligno now has a goal in consecutive games and has a point in each of his last three home games (2+1).
  • Zemgus Girgensons’ goal gives him a point in each of his last three games against the Jets (1+2).
    • Matt Moulson’s assist on the goal gives him seven points (1+6) in his last seven home games.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen logged a career-high 30:22 of ice time today.

Today’s Goaltenders

Today’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Jets Hellebuyck L .889 4.10
Sabres Lehner W .914 3.00

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Jets Hellebuyck 15-13-1 .910 2.75
Sabres Lehner 9-12-5 .921 2.53

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Marcus Foligno

Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe

Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner

Jets head coach Paul Maurice

Jets forward Mark Scheifele

Jets forward Drew Stafford

Jets forward Blake Wheeler

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Post-Game Report: 3/26 vs. WPG

Posted on March 26, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Jets
(31-38-6)		 2 0 0 – – 2 19
Sabres
(31-34-10)		 1 1 1 – – 3 29

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With the win, the Sabres will finish the season with a 6-3-2 record in their 11 afternoon games this season.
  • The Sabres have won consecutive matchups with the Jets/Thrashers for the first time since they won three in a row from Feb. 23 to Nov. 8, 2011.
  • With his goal today, Jack Eichel became the ninth Sabres rookie to record 50 points in a season (23+27) in franchise history.
    • Eichel is the first Sabres rookie to record 50 points in a season since Derek Plante (1993-94) and the youngest to do so since Phil Housley (1982-83).
  • The goal was Eichel’s fifth game-winning goal of the season, tying Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Ray Sheppard for second-most by a Sabres rookie. He needs one more to tie Donald Audette for the franchise rookie record.
  • With his goal, Hudson Fasching became the first Sabre to score on his first shot in his NHL debut since Zemgus Girgensons (10/2/13 at DET).
  • Fasching and Casey Nelson are the first Sabres to each record his first career point on the same goal in their NHL debuts since Alexander Mogilny and Dave Snuggerud (10/5/89 vs. QUE).

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Sam Reinhart

Sabres forward Hudson Fasching

Jets head coach Paul Maurice

Jets forward Drew Stafford

Jets forward Nic Petan

Jets defenseman Andrew Copp

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