Foul Fowel

Buffalo earns tie in Anaheim

Sabres 5 – Ducks 6 (OT) A game of anomalies, Buffalo won over 60% of the faceoffs, scored first & lost, (G) Lyon posted a .818% save percentage, and the special teams allowed the Ducks to score three power play goals, all in a game where the Sabres earned a 5-5 tie with the Pacific Division leader but could not force a shootout where Buffalo almost always comes out on top.

**Sabres (RW) Tuch scores his 29th of the season**

I have grown so accustomed to watching the Sabres win that I was actually “mad” when Anaheim scored and tied the game at five, but I know we cannot win them all, happily our boys earned points in all four games out West.

**Sabres (RW) Doan scores his 23rd of the season**

The one mistake early that cost us the game was the initial penalty in the first period, a “too many men on the ice” penalty, but ticky-tacky calls from over exuberant officials are the bane of every team in the NHL. So, without the call and ensuing power play score by the Ducks, Buffalo wins 5-4…probably.