GDT: #48 – Sabres at Stars – Thu Jan 26, 8:30PM ET – MSG-B

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VS.

SABRES (20-18-9) at STARS (19-20-10)

THU JAN 26, 2017 @ 8:30 PM ET

TV: MSG-B

RADIO: WGR 550

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 233)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Cody McCormick (blood clots, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 47 games
Johan Larsson (wrist, Jan. 3; injured reserve) – 11 games
Josh Gorges (hip, Jan. 7) – 9 games
Jake McCabe (shoulder, Jan. 21) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
1/20: Assigned G Linus Ullmark to Rochester (AHL)
1/24: Activated D Dmitry Kulikov from IR

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 31: Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 6: Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7: San Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME

SABRES at STARS
This is the second of two meetings between the Sabres and Stars this season.
Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Dallas 4-1 in Buffalo on Jan. 16
The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Stars; 3-7-0 on the road.
This is the 120th game all-time between Buffalo and Dallas; Buffalo has a 56-46-17 series record.
The Sabres are 23-31-6 on the road against the Stars all-time.

Morning Skate: January 26, 2017 at 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm at American Airlines Center







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Wednesday's Practice

63 Tyler Ennis - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 21 Kyle Okposo
82 Marcus Foligno - 15 Jack Eichel - 23 Sam Reinhart
9 Evander Kane - 28 Zemgus Girgensons - 12 Brian Gionta
44 Nicolas Deslauriers / 48 William Carrier - 19 Cal O'Reilly - 26 Matt Moulson

77 Dmitry Kulikov - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
47 Zach Bogosian - 6 Cody Franson
41 Justin Falk - 38 Taylor Fedun
34 Casey Nelson

40 Robin Lehner
31 Anders Nilsson

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[Der Jaeger]

Once a year Sabres game. We'll be at the arena tomorrow night!

 

[sabres19892]

Once a year Sabres game. We'll be at the arena tomorrow night!

One of my favorite arena experiences. I saw Dallas and Arizona last year there and man what an arena, presentation and Game day experience. In other words I am jealous.

 

[tsujimoto74]

At the risk of jinxing it (you guys can all blame me if they lose), Dallas is a very beatable team..I think we can extend this win streak to 4! Would be nice to get 1 in regulation, maybe...


Also, thanks for picking up the GDTs, 26CB!

 

[DJN21]

At the risk of jinxing it (you guys can all blame me if they lose), Dallas is a very beatable team..I think we can extend this win streak to 4! Would be nice to get 1 in regulation, maybe...


Also, thanks for picking up the GDTs, 26CB!

I second all of this, especially the thanks for the gd thread!

 

[Der Jaeger]

One of my favorite arena experiences. I saw Dallas and Arizona last year there and man what an arena, presentation and Game day experience. In other words I am jealous.

It's my kid's first Sabres game as well.

 

[ZZamboni]

Is woodhouse gone again? Or did he just stop doing the GDT's?

 

[threeVo]

Dare I say must win game?

If we could get a point streak of 6-7 games rolling here that changes the whole dynamic of this season

 

[LaxSabre]

It's my kid's first Sabres game as well.

Take a photo of your kid at the game with a sign saying its their first Sabres game and tweet it to the Sabres.
Maybe they will send him or her something in honor of it being their first Sabres game. At the KBC they give kids a cupcake for their first game.
I doubt they will send a cupcake - lol - but maybe a picture of his or her favorite Sabre? or a puck? Thats if they decide to send him or her something.
At the very least - the tweet will be retweeted by them for everyone to see. Anyway have a great time at the game - Go Sabres!

Sabres win this one 4-2 - Okposo-R.O'Reilly-Eichel-Ennis with goals. Would be nice to see Nilsson in net for the win.

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[Dingo44]

LOVE the Boston accent on Eich's dad.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Take a photo of your kid at the game with a sign saying its their first Sabres game and tweet it to the Sabres.
Maybe they will send him or her something in honor of it being their first Sabres game. At the KBC they give kids a cupcake for their first game.
I doubt they will send a cupcake - lol - but maybe a picture of his or her favorite Sabre? or a puck? Thats if they decide to send him or her something.
At the very least - the tweet will be retweeted by them for everyone to see. Anyway have a great time at the game - Go Sabres!

Sabres win this one 4-2 - Okposo-R.O'Reilly-Eichel-Ennis with goals. Would be nice to see Nilsson in net for the win.

Great advice! Will do!

We tried to get an autograph time/session, but they couldn't accommodate. The Sabres PR team sent my kids autographed photos of Sabres. Pretty cool.

 

[LaxSabre]

 

[SnoopDogg]

Stars arguably have the worst goaltending in the league other than maybe St. Louis. Just like last game against the Stars, we need to pepper them with shots and this should be an easy win.

 

[Jacob582]

I am shocked.

Lehner a healthy scratch? Trade? Lehner for Niemi, a 1st and a 3rd?

 

[Jacob582]

 

[Panthaz89]

I am shocked.

Lehner a healthy scratch? Trade? Lehner for Niemi, a 1st and a 3rd?

lol if Sabres aren't fighting for a playoff spot and neither is Dallas that would be a steal unless Niemi is carrying a bad contract.

 

[Sabre Dance]

Nice

 

[old kummelweck]

I am shocked.

Lehner a healthy scratch? Trade? Lehner for Niemi, a 1st and a 3rd?

I don't like it. His road record is trash.

 

[Jacob582]

Nice

Find Waldo?

 

[Aladyyn]

Dallas has been trash. Just gotta do what we did last time and should come up with a W barring a defensive collapse.

 

[Snippit]

I've learned that this team will just do the opposite of what you would expect.

So now that people have expectations that they come out with 2 points....we lose.

3-2 Stars

 

[stokes84]

I am shocked.

Lehner a healthy scratch? Trade? Lehner for Niemi, a 1st and a 3rd?

Who says he's a healthy scratch?

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

It's my kid's first Sabres game as well.

You guys should go eat at The Hard Eight open pit barbecue. It's about ten mins from the airport in Coppell. Warning - it might make you cry in public.

 

[Moskau]

I've learned that this team will just do the opposite of what you would expect.

So now that people have expectations that they come out with 2 points....we lose.

3-2 Stars

Exactly. Everyone thought Dallas would beat them the first time even though their defense and goaltending is terrible.

2-0 Dallas after 1. 4-1 Dallas after 2. Jamie Benn has his typical temper tantrum against Buffalo at the end of the 2nd period and Buffalo finally wakes up to lose 5-3 with an empty netter at the end.