GDT: #3 – Ducks at Sabres – Mon Oct 13, 3:00PM ET – MSG-B, Bell TV – WGR

[Woodhouse]

ANA (1-1-0) at BUF (0-2-0) – MON OCT 13, 3:00PM ET – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR – CHAT

Gameday Headlines

Game Preview: 10/13/14 vs. ANA – Ian Ott, Sabres PR

Game Notes: 10/13/14 vs. ANA – Ian Ott, Sabres PR

Ducks-Sabres Preview – Jordan Garretson, AP

Ducks continue road trip vs. Sabres – Jon Lane, NHL.com

Smith-Pelly throwing his weight around, to Ducks' relief – Lance Pugmire, LA Times

Sabres trying to avoid another 0-3 start, already searching for answers – Bill Hoppe, OTH

Neuvirth to make season debut in net against Anaheim – Chris Ryndak, Sabres.com

Previous Headlines

Breakdowns strike Sabres again – Mike Harrington, TBN

Strong third period helps Blackhawks get past Sabres – Brian Hedger, NHL.com

Sabres unable to spoil Blackhawks' home opener – Chris Ryndak, Sabres.com

Ducks bounce back with 3-2 win over Detroit Red Wings – Lance Pugmire, LA Times

Getzlaf powers Ducks past Red Wings with late goal – Brian Hedger, NHL.com​

BUFFALO SABRES

Projected Lineup

26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford
19 Cody Hodgson – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 80 Chris Stewart
17 Torrey Mitchell – 23 Sam Reinhart – 12 Brian Gionta
44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 8 Cody McCormick – 65 Brian Flynn
x: 82 Marcus Foligno

4 Josh Gorges – 57 Tyler Myers
61 Andre Benoit – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
6 Mike Weber – 41 Andrej Meszaros
x: 51 Nikita Zadorov – 24 Tyson Strachan

34 Michal Neuvirth
1 Jhonas Enroth

Lineup News & Notes

Matt Hackett (knee), Patrick Kaleta (face), Jake McCabe (MBI), and Mark Pysyk (UBI) remain on IR
for Buffalo, while Marcus Foligno (undisclosed) is very questionable.

According to the Stats

This game opens Buffalo's first of 18 sets of back-to-back games this season. The Sabres went
4-9-0 in their first games of back-to-backs last season.​

ANAHEIM DUCKS

Projected Lineup

19 Patrick Maroon – 15 Ryan Getzlaf – 10 Corey Perry
39 Matt Beleskey – 17 Ryan Kesler – 77 Devante Smith-Pelly
7 Andrew Cogliano – 38 William Karlsson – 33 Jakob Silfverberg
16 Emerson Etem – 44 Nate Thompson – 18 Tim Jackman
x: 67 Rickard Rakell

4 Cam Fowler – 6 Ben Lovejoy
47 Hampus Lindholm – 23 Francois Beauchemin
3 Clayton Stoner – 45 Sami Vantanen
x: 5 Bryan Allen, 28 Mark Fistric

31 Frederik Andersen
36 John Gibson

Lineup News & Notes

Dany Heatley (groin), Kyle Palmieri (ankle), and Sheldon Souray (wrist) remain sidelined on their
injury list, while Bryan Allen (LBI) is day-to-day.

According to the Stats

William Karlsson made his NHL debut in Anaheim's game Saturday in Detroit, getting 10:42 TOI and
hitting one post. Boudreau said there were "times [Karlsson] was tentative, but it was his first game,
he did a nice job... didn't make any mistakes."​

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[PlamsUnlimited]

We gon win. 4-3.

 

[enthusiast]

yawn

 

[SundherDome]

I feel so bad for Jhonas.

 

[enthusiast]

There are two starters who have played three games and faced fewer shots than Enroth has in two

 

[jvirk]

Sabres are gonna win this one...LOLLLL..deff

 

[Ness]

An afternoon game on a Monday??

Edit: Forgot it was Columbus Day.

 

[Fearnot]

Anaheim takes this 6-2.

Zemgus scores and err... Moulson?

 

[Myllz]

This game is at noon for me. Guess I know what I'm doing at work tomorrow.

Should be similar to the Chicago game. 5-2 Ducks.

 

[GX]

GDT might expect an incoming flow of Latvians today. Two goals in two games for Zemgus + an afternoon game for a change. It means it starts 22pm Riga time, not 3.30am..

 

[salsa man]

Do you guys get Columbus Day off in Buffalo? Not even the schools here get it off.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Good thing I checked this thread...Didn't realize it was an afternoon game today.

 

[Icicle]

Are the D changes confirmed?

(Please let them be)

 

[LaxSabre]

Posted this lasted night in the OneBuffalo thread - might as well re-post it here.

@BuffaloSabres - Fans attending our game tomorrow vs Anaheim - 3:00 pm start - will receive #OneBuffalo T-Shirts.
Update - the Sabres will be giving out magnetic calender schedules too.

LaxSabre The Bills gave out OneBuffalo T-Shirts at todays game too.
They also did a card display with OneBuffalo spelled out on one side of the stands.
Wonder if the Sabres will do something similar at the game tomorrow?

 

[LaxSabre]

Are the D changes confirmed?
(Please let them be)

We won't know until an hour or so before game-time.

Woodhouse posted - Nolan said "we might see a change now [in the defense]" in Saturday's post-game, so take the projected pairings with a grain of salt, as it's a guesstimate with no Sunday practice or Monday morning skate.

SnoopDog - Yes, schools here have the day off due to it being Columbus Day - which is why the game is being played at 3:00 pm ET so kids could attend. (Sabres had a Kids Day ticket deal where with the purchase of at least one full-price 300 Level II ticket for $45, fans can purchase up to four additional Kids Day tickets for $15 each. Kids Day tickets are valid for use by children ages 15 and under.)

Unfortunately that is why my seats are still available for todays game as the person who was going to use them decided to take his kid who then decided to bring along two of his friends to the game. So they need two extra tickets and since they have to sit together, they couldn't use mine. Speaking of which, my seats are still available for the game - check out the ticket thread for more info.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

GDT might expect an incoming flow of Latvians today. Two goals in two games for Zemgus + an afternoon game for a change. It means it starts 22pm Riga time, not 3.30am..

I for one welcome our new Latvian overlords.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

@BNHarrington

Today's Gary Bettman presser to discuss #Sabres hosting the '16 NHL Draft is at 2:30. It will be available on the MSG pregame show.

 

[sabres4ever]

I can easily see us leading? the league in shots against us. You would hope that trend changes this season, otherwise, we can have all the talent we want, but that won't help.

 

[Nibbler]

Do you guys get Columbus Day off in Buffalo? Not even the schools here get it off.

Nope, most of us will be working or in school today too

 

[26CornerBlitz]

@BuffaloSabres

Getting ready for Game Day vs. @AnaheimDucks. 3pm start. (@HockeyEquipMgr) #BUFvsANA

They're back!

 

[brian_griffin]

I can easily see us leading? the league in shots against us. You would hope that trend changes this season, otherwise, we can have all the talent we want, but that won't help.

I expect BUF to either lead the league or at least be in the top 3, but we could look for improvement as the season goes on. It will be an interesting metric to track. I think after 2 games they're averaging 40 shots against.

 

[SackTastic]

Debating if I want to leave work early and head downtown for this. I'm leaning towards no.. :p

 

[moomoosoup]

@BuffaloSabres

Getting ready for Game Day vs. @AnaheimDucks. 3pm start. (@HockeyEquipMgr) #BUFvsANA

They're back!

Those are still a thing? I thought (hoped) they burned them all or something.

 

[sba]

The Sabres own 5 of the worst 7 forwards in Corsi ON

The entire 4th line and Gionta/Hodgson

 

[26CornerBlitz]

@BuffaloSabres

Fans attending today's game will find these on their seats. (@One_Buffalo) #OneBuffalo #BUFvsANA