GDT: Game 55: Jets @ Sabres - 2/10 3pm ET (MSG-B, WGR 550)

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Game Preview: 2/10/19 vs. Winnipeg

LAST GAME
Saturday, February 9
Detroit 1 at Buffalo 3
Goals: Sheary, Mittelstadt, Okposo
Goalie: Ullmark (28 saves/29 shots)
PP: 2/3; PK: 3/4; Shots: Detroit 29 – Buffalo 21

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 181)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 25 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
2/4: Recalled F C.J. Smith from Rochester (AHL)
2/8: Assigned Casey Nelson to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning loan

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Feb. 12: NY Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 15: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 17: Buffalo at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 19: Buffalo at Florida, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
JETS at SABRES

  • This is the second of two meetings between the Sabres and Jets this season.
  • Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Winnipeg 2-1 (SO) in Winnipeg on Nov. 16, 2018
  • The Sabres are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Jets; 5-4-1 at home.
  • This is the 63rd game all-time between Buffalo and Winnipeg/Atlanta; Buffalo has a 27-24-11 series record.
  • The Sabres are 17-10-4 at home against the Jets/Thrashers all-time.
THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY
  • The Sabres are 12-9-2 all-time on February 10.
  • February 10, 1980: George “Punch” Imlach, Roger Crozier and Frank Christie become the first three members of the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame.
  • February 10, 1993: Pat LaFontaine posts the last six-point game by a Sabres player, tallying one goal and five assists in a 6-2 Sabres win at Winnipeg.
  • February 10, 2008: Patrick Kaleta scores his first NHL goal in a 5-3 win at home against Florida.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
  • Today’s game is Buffalo’s seventh afternoon game of the season. The Sabres are 5-1-0 in the first six.
  • Today’s matchup is the fifth game of a seven-game homestand that ties the stretch from Jan. 20 to Feb. 2, 1997 as the longest in franchise history.
  • With a win today, the Sabres would sweep the season series against the Jets for the third time in four seasons. The teams have not split the series since the 2013-14 season.
  • Evan Rodrigues has totaled eight points (6+2) in his last nine games.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen has tallied nine assists in his last nine contests.
  • Casey Mittelstadt enters today’s game on a career-best, four-game point streak and has seven points (2+5) in his last nine games.
 
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Willgamesh

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Keep it rolling boys if we win and canes lose we tie pit for the Wild card.

Does hutts get the start? Hopefully he plays well Jets should fight back after getting a beatdown from the sens.
 
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Jets are in a mini-slump with 3 straight loses, keep that going.

Gotta win to keep pace with CAR and CBJ who are winning all their games right now.
 

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Brossoit played yesterday, so it’s going to be Hellebuyck vs Hutton today. Nilsson stopped 44/46 for the Sens, so Buffalo better be ready for the Jets to come out angry.
 

CarlWinslow

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If there is a god up there, please allow the Sabres to win. I don't need to here it from the league's most irritating fanbase. Not that I've ever bothered grinding these people when the Jets lose in the first place, but regardless, if the Jets win it'll be nothing but irritating, stupid remarks for days. C'mon Sabres. Save me!
 
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In classic sabres fashion, this game will be a hard fought OT or maybe even shootout win, and then they will start to slide and get blown out by inferior teams coming up in the schedule
 

GellMann

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Sobotka is fine as a 4th line winger. I think thats his spot.
We have built fourth lines this season that involve 22/28 and score more than they allow, and are solid possession lines. Sobotka makes every line he's on a tank-tier forward line. He's not fine as a 4th line winger unless the definition of fine is occasionally being able to win in spite of him
 

Willgamesh

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We have built fourth lines this season that involve 22/28 and score more than they allow, and are solid possession lines. Sobotka makes every line he's on a tank-tier forward line. He's not fine as a 4th line winger unless the definition of fine is occasionally being able to win in spite of him
Truth Sobo 5 goals in his last 79 games. Averaging roughly 16 minutes of ice time. CJ Smith has 2 goals in his last 16 minutes of total ice time.
 
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tsujimoto74

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We have built fourth lines this season that involve 22/28 and score more than they allow, and are solid possession lines. Sobotka makes every line he's on a tank-tier forward line. He's not fine as a 4th line winger unless the definition of fine is occasionally being able to win in spite of him

Yeah, Okposo and Thompson have both been better on that line. Berglund also fit well there before taking off. Sobotka is useless no matter where in the line-up you try to hide him.
 
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jc17

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Yeah, Okposo and Thompson have both been better on that line. Berglund also fit well there before taking off. Sobotka is useless no matter where in the line-up you try to hide him.
Also he kills whatever possibility there was of a 4th like being a solid matchup line.

I'm still not buying that any combo of 28 22 or whoever you throw there can shut down top lines, but throw 17 in there and its guaranteed to be trouble
 

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