Puttin' On the Foil - A Weekly NHL Recap 10/19
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole —
... 15. Nashville Predators 14. St. Louis Blues 13. Carolina Hurricanes 12. Vancouver Canucks 11. Boston Bruins 10. Pittsburgh Penguins 9. Washington Capitals 8. New Jersey Devils 7. Minnesota Wild 6. Edmonton Oilers 5. Detroit Red Wings 4. Montreal Canadiens 3. San Jose Sharks 2. B uffalo Sabres 1. NY Rangers LET'S GO TO THE VIDEOTAPE This week's edition of Coach's Corner Seen Stamkos? I haven't yet The excellent Paul Bissonnette/Matt Bradley fight PLAYER OF THE WEEK Thomas Vanek, Buffalo 4 GP, 6G, 2A, 8pts, +2, 3 PPG, 2 SHG Despite the pressure of a large salary, ...
NHL Hockey Scores - October 21, 2008
Hockey Beat —
... Buffalo Sabres and lost 3-2. I think Sabres goaltender, Ryan Miller, was a big part of the victory since he managed to save 30 shots on goal in 65 minutes of play and allowed just one goal to get by him through five shootout rounds. Here is the scoring summary:
BOS: Wideman, D. (10:57 in 1st), Kessel, P. (PPG, 11:48 in 2nd)
BUF: MacArthur, C. (PPG, 13:33 in 2nd), Stafford, D. (05:48 in 3rd), Vanek, T. (SHG, 00:00 in SO)
Watch the video highlights:
The ...
Sabres Get 4-3 Overtime Win Over Wild
Hockey Beat —
... night between the Buffalo Sabres and the Minnesota Wild. Drew Stafford (Sabres) opened up the scoring in the first period and the two teams answered each other’s goals for the rest of the game. It went to overtime where, after just 44 seconds, Derek Roy put one in the back of the net. Here’s the scoring summary:
BUF: Stafford, D. (14:43 in 1st), Mair, A. (16:00 in 3rd), Vanek, T. (16:46 in 3rd), Roy, D. (00:44 in OT)
MIN: Pouliot, ...
NHL.com Sabres Player Fantasy Rankings
Double Edged Sabres —
NHL.com has come out with their fantasy player rankings, as well as season projections, for the top 125 forwards in the game. 4 Sabres make the grade, and yeah, it’s the 4 guys you’d guess. Amazingly enough, 3 Sabres are rated in the top 40 forwards. Let’s look at what they have to say.
26. Thomas Vanek, LW, Buffalo
Vanek suffered the first injury of his four-year career — a broken jaw kept him out of nine games — yet he still led the NHL with 20 power-play goals. Since 2006-07, Vanek has scored ...
Sabres Comeback to Beat Wings
Die By The Blade —
... I would give you a full recap of the game but quite frankly I have no idea what happened in this game. Have I ever mentioned I hate they don't televise the pre-season games? This is the recap from NHL.com in it's entirety.
DETROIT (AP) -Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek scored 2:21 apart in the third period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Paul Gaustad added an empty-net goal and Ryan Miller stopped 42 shots for Buffalo.
Johan Franzen ...
