Buffalo Goaltender sets new team record
Sabres 4 – Kings 1 (en) It has been too long since any fan or Buffalo player has mentioned the Sabres and the Stanley Cup in the same sentence, here is a quote from (RW) Tuch who earned a hat trick last night, “We’re coming in with a lot of confidence,” (RW) Tuch said. “Everybody’s coming in trying to prove themselves, and we’re trying to prove as a team that we’re legit. We’re not just going to go for the playoffs, we’re going to go for the Cup, and that’s our goal: get better each and every day.”
Sabres humble (G) Lyon has won his 10th consecutive game passing Buffalo veteran goaltender Gerry Desjardins’ 9-game win streak that was earned during Christmas time in 1976, and had this to say about the record, “It’s great,” (G) Lyon said. “It’s awesome to be a part of the history, but when you’re stacked up against guys like Ryan Miller and, obviously, Dominik Hasek, those were the guys that I idolized growing up. So, I’m certainly not going to put myself anywhere near the conversation with those guys.
There has been concern about Buffalo’s success in faceoffs and the number of shots on goal, but last night the Sabres were clicking at a 79% winning percentage in faceoffs during the first period and finished the game with a 62.5% winning percentage overall.
During the second period alone, both teams combined for 33 SOG and the Kings had taken 31 SOG over the first two periods, but when Buffalo was up 3-1 the Sabres held the Kings to just 7 SOG during the third period, squashing any Los Angeles hope of a comeback.
The Buffalo Sabres are a wagon and are rolling towards the playoffs, they have now won 20 out of their last 24 games making the Sabres the hottest team currently in the NHL, and they look to continue this torrid pace at home during Hockey Night in Canada this Saturday 7pm EST as Buffalo plays Montreal for the third time in 15 days.
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