GDT: Game 32 - BUF vs. PHI at 7 PM ET on MSG-B and WGR

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Game Preview: 12/14/17 at PHI

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LAST GAME
Tuesday, December 12
Ottawa 2 at Buffalo 3
Goals: Pouliot, Okposo, Kane
Goalie: Lehner (24 saves/26 shots)
PP: 1/2; PK: 3/3; Shots: Ottawa 26 – Buffalo 25

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 140)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Taylor Fedun (lower body, Nov. 17; injured reserve) – 14 games
Jacob Josefson (ankle, Nov. 28; injured reserve) – 7 games
Nathan Beaulieu (illness, Dec. 5) – 4 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, Dec. 15: Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19: Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 22: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 23: Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 27: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES at FLYERS

• This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Flyers this season.
• Last meeting: Philadelphia defeated Buffalo 6-3 in Buffalo on March 7
• Next meeting: Friday, Dec. 22 in Buffalo
• The Sabres are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Flyers; 3-6-1 on the road.
• This is the 174th game all-time between Buffalo and Philadelphia; Buffalo has a 67-82-24 series record.
• The Sabres are 25-49-14 on the road against the Flyers all-time.

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[old kummelweck]

This should be an interesting match up. Two teams that are both trying to string some wins together.

 

[old kummelweck]

This is a weird fact for Philly (looking for their fifth straight win):

Only two Flyers have recorded points in each of the four games of the streak with Wayne Simmonds and Michael Raffl recording five points each (3g-2a),

 

[Zip15]

Resolved not to go to this game after getting swept by the Pens in the B2B, but 2-0-2 in the last four and cheap lower bowl/blueline tickets have sucked me in. Hope I'm not getting a beer when we score our one goal tonight.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Staying up for this one. Want to experience the winning streak and also watch a bit of good yound PMD in Provirov and the Ghost. Think we can beat Philly quite easily. Hope Kane is not back with Jack cause Housley..

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Icicle]

I hope Nolan plays and goons up Gudas. Sorry Fasching

 

[Icicle]

Good, Nolan plays

We’re so close to swapping Girgensons and Pouliot and bringing back the dream line

 

[sabregoat]

These next 5 games are important. They are against fringe playoff contenders. These are the games they have to win and not give up any loser points since if there in any chance of making the playoffs, these are the teams they are competing against.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[cybresabre]

Figures, they bring back Perreault and stick him on the 4th line with Wilson.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

The Chad has been relegated to free visitor pass. He's been bad, so nothing to complain. Well done to Lehner for putting together a nice streak of games. Happy with our lines, I hope Kaner can get Reinhart going.

 

[Zip15]

The Chad has been relegated to free visitor pass. He's been bad, so nothing to complain. Well done to Lehner for putting together a nice streak of games. Happy with our lines, I hope Kaner can get Reinhart going.

We have a back-to-back, so Johnson will play tomorrow night at home against Carolina. Then we play Boston on Tuesday (Lehner), followed by another back-to-back next Friday and Saturday against these same two teams, but at home and in Raleigh. Thus, we'll likely see Johnson again next week (probably against PHI so that both goaltenders see each team once).

The rotation shakes out pretty clearly for the remainder of the month.

 

[Chainshot]

2-0-2 since the Wilson trade. 2-2-2 with Bogosian.

 

[old kummelweck]

2-0-2 since the Wilson trade. 2-2-2 with Bogosian.

Don't forget ERod. He and Wilson came in the lineup at the same time.

 

[VaporTrail]

This should be an interesting match up. Two teams that are both trying to string some wins together.

Maybe some fisticuffs and some old time hockey ??

 

[SabresFan26]

2-0-2 since the Wilson trade. 2-2-2 with Bogosian.

You heard it here first, Scott Wilson is the new Matt Ellis.

 

[slip]

2-0-2 since the Wilson trade. 2-2-2 with Bogosian.

You're looking at it all wrong: 6-3-2 without Beaulieu.

 

[old kummelweck]

You're looking at it all wrong: 6-3-2 without Beaulieu.

Yeah, the BS detector with Housley was going off when he said Beaulieu was still weak from the Flu.

 

[joshjull]

You're looking at it all wrong: 6-3-2 without Beaulieu.

My first thought was, he's been sick that long? I completely forgot about his injury

 

[sabrebuild]

My first thought was, he's been sick that long? I completely forgot about his injury

Hopefully that flu lasts long enough for us all to forget balou

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Projected Lineup

67 Benoit Pouliot - 15 Jack Eichel - 29 Jason Pominville
9 Evander Kane - 71 Evan Rodrigues - 23 Sam Reinhart
28 Zemgus Girgensons - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 21 Kyle Okposo
20 Scott Wilson - 22 Johan Larsson - 17 Jordan Nolan

6 Marco Scandella - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
19 Jake McCabe - 47 Zach Bogosian
4 Josh Gorges - 41 Justin Falk

40 Robin Lehner
31 Chad Johnson

 

[MrMaster]

You're looking at it all wrong: 6-3-2 without Beaulieu.

What are the stats since Moulson has been waived?
I can't wait till Kane is gone, will elevate the locker room!

 

[Icicle]

Now that ROR got demoted to 3C, we can finally have a defensive 3rd line like FLG’s last year!