GDT: Pens vs Sabres | 7:30 EST | 27/01/2014

[Shrimper]

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Buffalo Sabres v Pittsburgh Penguins

SABRES (14-29-7) at PENGUINS (36-14-2)

TV: TSN2, RDS2, NBCSN, ROOT

Last 10: Buffalo 3-4-3, Pittsburgh 7-2-1

Season series: The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins play the second of three games this season. Sidney Crosby and Chuck Kobasew each scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves, in the Penguins' 4-1 win on Oct. 5.

Big story: Although the Penguins remain the class of the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference and are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games, those two losses against the Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers were by a combined score of 8-1. After going 1-1 on a two-game road trip, Pittsburgh returns to Consol Energy Center, where it's an Eastern Conference best 21-4-0.

However, the Penguins cannot overlook the Sabres, who snapped an 0-3-2 slide Saturday with a surprising win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

Team Scope:

Sabres: Sitting in last place in the Atlantic Division, Buffalo enjoyed the spoiler's role by earning a victory against the Blue Jackets that impacted a tight race in the Metropolitan Division. Shorthanded goals from Christian Ehrhoff and Marcus Foligno gave the Sabres a 5-2 victory that ended Columbus' eight-game winning streak while snapping Buffalo's five-game skid.

''It feels good. It feels good to be a spoiler,'' Foligno said. ''The odds were against us, they were on a roll and have been playing pretty well. Their power play's been good and we got two goals off of it, which is great.''

Penguins: Pittsburgh could solve neither Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen nor Dallas' power play in a 3-0 loss Saturday at American Airlines Center. The Penguins' top-ranked penalty-killing unit allowed two goals that ended a streak of 11 straight successful kills.

''They capitalized on their power plays. We didn't,'' Crosby said. ''We didn't execute when we got chances. They carried the play for the first two periods.''

Buffalo Sabres
Matt Moulson ("A") – Tyler Ennis – Linus Omark
Steve Ott ("C") – Cody Hodgson – Zemgus Girgensons
Marcus Foligno – Phil Varone – Brian Flynn
John Scott – Zenon Konopka – Matt Ellis

Henrik Tallinder – Tyler Myers
10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – Chad Ruhwedel
Mike Weber – Jamie McBain

Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby (C) - Brian Gibbons
Jussi Jokinen - Evgeni Malkin (A) - James Neal
Tanner Glass - Brandon Sutter - Jayson Megna
Tyler Pyatt - Craig Adams - Deryk Engelland

Brooks Orpik (A) - Paul Martin
Rob Scuderi - Kris Letang
Oli Maatta - Matt Niskanen
Rob Bortuzzo

[size=+2][glow=black]Team Leaders[/size][/glow]

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Crosby 27|GOALS| Hodgson 12
Crosby 45|ASSISTS |Ehrhoff 19
Crosby 72|POINTS| Hodgson 27
Niskanen +29|PLUS MINUS| D'Agostini, Ellis, McNabb and Ruhwedel +1
Glass and Bortuzzo 49|PIM|Scott 70​

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2.31 GAA - 28-12-1 & .915% V 2.62 GAA - 13-19-3 & .926​

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[Candyman]

Haha Rangers logo over the individual stats.

Well done Shrimper Lets Go Pens!

 

[cheesedanish87]

Miller will probably treat this game as the biggest regular season game(playing in front of DB) for him this season, but the pens usually do well against Miller.

 

[Corvidae]

If only Sill and Vitale could replace Gladams when healthy. A man can dream, can't he?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

My bad IcedCapp, I posted my name with the question.

 

[IcedCapp]

My bad IcedCapp, I posted my name with the question.

DISQUALIFIED

gosh!!!

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

If only Sill and Vitale could replace Gladams when healthy. A man can dream, can't he?

Sill is probably injured for the rest of the season. Latest word from Coach Hynes was "long-term."

 

[orby]

It is unreal that a guy with 27 points is leading the Sabres.

 

[IcedCapp]

Here is your link to the Weekly Shelly Anderson Chat: http://www.post-gazette.com/chat

We are playing a GAME.

Take part in the chat. Let us know that you submitted a question, but don't tell us your name. We will all try to guess who you are afterwards.

GOOD LUCK

 

[ColePens]

Shrimper - i fixed the logo for you and changed it to Sabres.

 

[Dick Sledge]

I sent in one. It most likely won't get answered.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Here is your link to the Weekly Shelly Anderson Chat: http://www.post-gazette.com/chat

We are playing a GAME.

Take part in the chat. Let us know that you submitted a question, but don't tell us your name. We will all try to guess who you are afterwards.

GOOD LUCK

I have submitted a question. Sadly it might to be eloquently worded to get responded to.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

They should have skated the team. Too many of these guys are looking forward to the Olympics.

 

[Hans Klopek]

Kobachoo?

Well I guess I need to leave him off my Pens predict.

 

[tinkezione]

Um...where is Stafford from the Sabers line-up?

 

[Winger for Hire]

Um...where is Stafford from the Sabres line-up?

Press Box... with the widely dreaded "Upper Body Injury"

 

[Rico Fatastic]

It is unreal that a guy with 27 points is leading the Sabres.

Watch many Pens games during the '03-'04 season? Pens fans have no room to talk.

 

[gopens66]

I have submitted a question. Sadly it might to be eloquently worded to get responded to.

I'm guessing it isn't.

 

[Winger for Hire]

I'm guessing it isn't.

****! I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail.

I was so close

 

[Corvidae]

Sill is probably injured for the rest of the season. Latest word from Coach Hynes was "long-term."

Nuts.

 

[Frederick Stanley]

First game in a while I'll be able to watch.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

****! I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail.

I was so close

I can teach you. You must try hard though.

 

[NatureBoy]

Gibbons back in, he is an upgrade over Kobasew, no question. The bottom 6 still is not very good, but when Bennett is back, Shero will adress the bottom 6, no question! From now on, health would be nice!

 

[MtlPenFan]

It just makes me laugh how Kobasew can go from first line winger to a healthy scratch.

 

[Winger for Hire]

It just makes me laugh how Kobasew can go from first line winger to a healthy scratch.

Maybe he is following the Matt D'Agostini career arc....