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Grigorenko Scores, Sabres Fall in OT 4-3



On the same day the Sabres opted to keep him with the big club, Mikhail Grigorenko scored the first goal of his NHL career, but it wasn't enough as Buffalo dropped a 4-3 decision to Toronto in overtime. Matt Frattin's 2nd of the night came with 1.5 seconds remaining in the extra frame.

The Leafs got the scoring started about midway through the opening period on Jay McClement's first goal of the season. McClement skated between Tyler Myers and Jordan Leopold to jam in a rebound off the post. Just a little over five minutes later, Jason Pominville's fourth of the year tied the game on the power play. The Buffalo captain finished off a scramble for the puck in front of the Toronto net by lifting a shot over the shoulder of James Reimer. Mike Weber took on Mike Brown in a scrap near the end of the first. Weber went after Brown after the Maple Leafs forward boarded Patrick Kaleta, who suffered an upper body injury on the play.

Andrej Sekera gave the Sabres a brief lead in the second period, taking a beautiful pass from Drew Stafford and going backhand to roof a shot past Reimer. Toronto then grabbed the lead right back with a pair of goals within 2:41. The equalizer came just 1:12 after Sekera's goal when Frattin breezed toward the net and poked home a rebound. Not long after, Cody Franson let a shot go from the blue line that worked its way through traffic and behind Miller, giving the Leafs a 3-2 lead.

Buffalo tied it up 7:10 into the third on Grigorenko's first-ever NHL goal. The 18-year-old rookie forward slipped a backhand shot through Reimer's pads to make it a 3-3 game. The two sides appeared to be headed to a shootout, but Frattin stunned the First Niagara Center by finding the net at the 4:59 mark of OT.

The Sabres are now losers of four games in a row and head to Boston to face the Bruins on Thursday. Hear the call on WGR SportsRadio 550 and the Buffalo Sabres Radio Network.

1st Period
Goals

9:25 - TOR - Jay McClement (1) (Nazem Kadri, Nikolai Kulemin)
14:28 - BUF - Jason Pominville (PPG) (4) (Marcus Foligno, Thomas Vanek)

Penalties
13:08 - TOR - Mike Brown (2 min., delay of game)
17:34 - TOR - Mike Brown (2 min., boarding)
17:34 - TOR - Mike Brown (5 min., fighting)
17:34 - BUF - Mike Weber (2 min., instigator)
17:34 - BUF - Mike Weber (5 min., fighting)
17:34 - BUF - Mike Weber (10 min. misconduct)


2nd Period
Goals

2:28 - BUF - Andrej Sekera (1) (Drew Stafford)
3:40 - TOR - Matt Frattin (2) (Cody Franson, Leo Komarov)
6:21 - TOR - Cody Franson (1) (Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak)


Penalties
17:46 - BUF - Jochen Hecht (2 min., unsportsmanlike conduct)
17:46 - BUF - Jochen Hecht (2 min., roughing)

3rd Period
Goals

7:10 - BUF - Mikhail Grigorenko (1) (Mike Weber)

Penalties
None

Overtime
Goals
4:59 - TOR - Matt Frattin (3) (John-Michael Liles)

Penalties
None

Goaltending
TOR - James Reimer (29 saves, 32 shots)
BUF - Ryan Miller (20 saves, 24 shots)

Power Plays
TOR - 0 of 2
BUF - 1 of 1

Three Stars
1.) Matt Frattin (2 G, 0 A)
2.) Mikhail Grigorenko (1 G, 0 A)
3.) Cody Franson (1 G, 1 A)


01/29/2013 9:46PM
Grigorenko Scores, Sabres Fall in OT 4-3
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01/29/2013 9:52PM
Miller (Mister Softee)
YOU SUCK!!!
01/29/2013 9:59PM
REIMERS ELITE amongst YET ANOTHER MILLER MELTDOWN !!!
Matt Frattin races by that traffic PYLON Leopold and finds nothing but SOFTEEness!!! MR SOFTEE does it AGAIN!!! The PIECES ARE IN PLACE!!! as... The good ship Walmart takes in water SINKING to LAST PLACE!! "Our only reason for being is to win the STAN- ley cup !!" GET YOUR GOLF CLUBS READY.... FOREVER and ever fore!
01/29/2013 10:00PM
WTG MILLER !
finally the sabres fight back to even the score and the All Star goalie can't steal a tie? Meyers still looks like a big Stiff-and so do some of the other D-Men? Du you think the Bills and the Sabres are related?
01/29/2013 10:02PM
just plain bad
hockey fans in buffalo need to face reality.the sabres are one of the worse teams in the nhl.they need to play a perfect game to win.the d is horrible;forwards not much better.
01/29/2013 10:03PM
just wait
we get to play the unbeaten Bruins in 2 nights...will John Scott even dress? He watched Kaleta go down and did nothing...sheesh, we cant even get a good goon...
01/29/2013 10:06PM
As Bob Seeger says "TIME TO TURN THE PAGE" ... on MR SOFTEE...
It's time to send Miller to the bench and start and playing Enroth most of the time. He's solid with a great glove hand and excellent quickness, anticipation and recovery. He plays big and doesn't ch choke at the critical moments. Miller has lost all confidence, fights the puck every night and gives up soft goals at the most citical moments and all the other teams know it. Ruff: stop coddling prima donna Miller, he's done here.
01/29/2013 10:06PM
steal a tie?
hey idiot;there are not any ties in the nhl.miller could not make the save that would have brought a shootout
01/29/2013 10:08PM
MR SOFTEE is done in Buffalo...
He's lost all confidence now and he's wanted outta here for 3 years now, what are they waiting for!!???? GET MR SOFTEE OUTTA HERE!!!
01/29/2013 10:10PM
Leafs turning point game... RUFF MUST GO!
Winning a big game in Buffalo against MR SOFTEE can propel the Leafs past the sick Sabres once and for all! Nice job Randy Carlisle!!! RUFF MUST GO
01/29/2013 10:20PM
Sabres have lost 3 in a row....
....by 1 goal! ouch.
01/29/2013 10:26PM
You Can Hear a Pin Drop....
....in that arena. This team has no jump. That's on the coach. Lindy is coaching on fumes. He doesn't like the makeup of his team, that's evident...except maybe for Hecht who he plays and plays even after he takes an incredibly dumb, lazy penalty. It's equally evident that whatever he is selling, they aren't buying. The D have totally tuned this staff out and Miller plays half the time like he wishes he were someplace else. Maybe the time to grant his wish around dealine time when perhaps his value will be at his highest. Same for Stafford, Regher and Leopold. Not sure I want Darcy at the switch for thoise deals though. Regier doesn't get off the hook either for lining up three unproven centers and the ugly Hecht/Ellis 4th c nightmare. This team is plain weak. Sixteen years on the job and this is what we have....a mediocre defense 10 men deep and mostly unproven sketchy talent upfront with no decernable leaderanywhere on the ice. At least they scratched Nathan Pygmie. Too bad he does not have the talent to overcome his puny frame, because he has one of the few hearts on this team.
01/29/2013 10:26PM
Kaleta earns IT WELL...
After running Gunnerson from behind in typical Kaleta CHEAPSHOT fashion he gets repaid handsomely! ah... "Nice job, Brownie"!! Kaleta, the dirtiest most despicable player in all of hockey.
01/29/2013 10:32PM
WALMART
WALMART....UUUUUUUHHHH....FOREVERFORE!!!!! UUUUUUUUHHHHH. WAIT A MINUTE I LOST MY 23RD BEER OF THE EVENING!!! Where is it?? MOM!!!!!!!!!!! I lost my Gdam BEER!!!!! Anyway, Walmart blah blah blah, Foreverfore blah balh blah, and FIRE HAMILTON!
01/29/2013 10:32PM
MR SOFTEE... eliteness personified...
Now C'mon, MR SOFTEEE Has gotta be the best fitting nickname in the history of sport!!! LOLLOLLOL!!
01/29/2013 10:33PM
Hey look
The trolls are back. Glad they know anything about hockey.
01/29/2013 10:36PM
Bruins on Thursday.... No way MR SOFTEE starts this one...
Baaaaaaaaaaaad things are Acomin! There's absolutely NO WAY Ruff starts "THE SOFT ONE" in Boston, NO WAY. NO WAY LINDY! You gotta go with Enroth or the Boston crowd will chase THE SOFTEE out of the building!
01/29/2013 10:40PM
You're Gonna pay for soft defensemen like that...
LeopoldSekeraSulzer whats the difference? All soft all the time! Thats what we sell at Walmart!
01/29/2013 10:41PM
Same old, same old
Am I watching a re-run of pretty much every game for most of the last 5 seasons? Soft, can't finish good chances, stupid mistakes. Nothing ever seems to change
01/29/2013 10:44PM
Ladies; Welcome in advance, to the BOSTON GARDEN!!!
Can't wait to get a hold of THE Elite MR SOFTEE again...DEAD MEAT!!
01/29/2013 10:59PM
Hate Rooting for Garbage
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01/29/2013 11:09PM
NASCAR RADIO!! SAVES SABRES POST GAME SHOW...
So glad we have NASCAR radio to bail out WGR from doing a sad Sabres postgame show and not taking any irate fan phone calls who surely would destroy Ruff and MR SOFTEE! So we get whiny Paul Hamilton and his ridiculously soft and shallow interviews then NASCAR radio saves the day. Had that been the Bills bombing out like that WGR would have sliced em up for 4 hours though. THE FLAGSHIP, as big a joke as their hockey team.
01/29/2013 11:09PM
It's Time
For another Darcy contract extension.
01/29/2013 11:16PM
pick one "mr.softee" "red light ryan" "miller lite"
all 3
01/29/2013 11:17PM
Time for what ?
Boycott!!!
01/29/2013 11:17PM
Major changes needed!
Fire Lindy Fluff and good ol' Darcy. Trade Miller. Release Myers and Leopold to waivers. Sent Weber to Europe. Time to pull the plug on the Terry Pegulia experiment and sell the team back to the Rigas family!
01/29/2013 11:57PM
lindy? HUH?
48 seconds left..face-off in the offensive zone...MATT ELLIS!
01/29/2013 11:58PM
lindy? HUH?
48 seconds left..face-off in the zone...MATT ELLIS!
01/30/2013 12:18AM
Why?
Why do we have an "elite" goaltender who cant hold it together with a lead/tie? ever? Why do we have a tougher team to play against and have john Scott when he does nothing but skate around? Why do we have a talented yet failing defense when it counts? Why do we have still have drew Stafford why does he get 20 toi? Why does Nathan Gerbe get scratched for matt (who?) ellis? Why does Linda still have a job?
01/30/2013 12:26AM
Time for another extension
At this rate, Ruff should get his extension soon. Lets reward a less than average coach! Ruff road the Hasek Train and everyone thought he was a good coach his first four years. First four years with Hasek we had 28 playoff wins. The next 11 seasons without Hasek, Ruff produces 25 playoff wins. Same team as last year, run by the same coaching/management staff. Why should we expect any better!
01/30/2013 12:28AM
Never
As long as Mindy is coach, and Mr. Softee is your goalie. The cup will never be won in here. The game and players have passed Ruffy by, and like most men, Miller's "heart" is on his wife's dresser, in a jar, in Cali.
01/30/2013 12:28AM
2-45-1
Same old Sabres with or without the kid.
01/30/2013 1:41AM
24 SOG
and you let in 4. Get your ish together man....
01/30/2013 2:23AM
Hey Terry, hand out some extensions, this is awesome!
You cannot argue that pegula's total backing of Regier & Ruff is accelerating the Sabres demise. Who would have thought that Pegula would be such a huge negative. Anyway, enough about the WNY Leafs, congrats to Grigo one his first of many. That's if he can escape Ted Black's "hockey town".
01/30/2013 2:26AM
Is this the twilight zone! It just gets worse.
Unreal, can't we charge management with neglect? This is becomming criminal mismanagement, lol.
01/30/2013 2:38AM
Let's gobble those tickets
Even though this team is a joke and always will be!
01/30/2013 3:23AM
@RIEMERS ELITE.....blah blah blah I suck pens is it....etc.
UMMMMM! No one called Reimer elite but you. Thank god your MOM drove down to the store to get you your 2nd 18 pack so you could enlighten us with your drunken ignorance. Thank God.
01/30/2013 5:31AM
I am really glad....
that I didn't stay up to see the ending. Mr. Softy is back and worse than ever. Package Myers and Miller to the Kings for Bobby Ryan and Getzlaf....this should get Jeremy off....haha
01/30/2013 6:02AM
The Details.
Puck-possession begins with winning the faceoff - As a team, the Sabres MUST work on the draw, and improve their faceoff percentage. They are currently 30th in the league, with an abysmal 42% success rate. It's little things like that, that chip away relentlessly at their chances of winning, on a nightly basis.
01/30/2013 7:24AM
ENUFF OF RUFF!
I apologize to all the people that think this team is relevant to their everyday well being. TEAM INSANITY lives! First thing we heard after the lockout. Oh look we sold 30,000 tickets! Oh look we sold $2 million dollars of merchandise! Really!! I guess money is the reason for existence. Until you diehard fans do something you will be stuck the corner of MEDIOCRITY & MONEY. One last comment. When you grocery shopping ask for paper. ENUFF of RUFF!!!!
01/30/2013 8:25AM
What Were You Expecting
The only change from last year was dumping a 70-80 point guy for a 3rd line checker and hanging your hopes on an 18 year-old kid with a questionable attitude. Otherwise this is the same team that hasn't been good enough for the past number of years. Yet you people that don't want to see the problem were expecting things to be better. Isn't this the definition of insanity? Oh well, continue on with what you're doing as I'm sure we'll be back in 3-4 years having the same discussions.
01/30/2013 9:05AM
RE; Mr Softee?
so all you hockey know it alls! who is going to take Miller if he sucks so bad? hmmmmm? and who is going to back up Enroth? Leggio? i like the guy but he's 28 and still in the AHL!
01/30/2013 9:10AM
EXTENSIONS ACROSS THE BOARD
Lets extend Lindys contract and give Darcy an extension on his extension. Cant wait for the heroic run to 8th in April. Ive seen this movie way to many times to not know the ending.
01/30/2013 9:20AM
A re-write
The Sabres are now losers of four games in a row and head to Boston to face the Bruins. YOU SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AFTER THE FIRST 4 WORDS!!!
01/30/2013 9:23AM
@I am really glad....
Sounds good to me and then Miller can be with his wife. Then bring up Leggio from Rochester
01/30/2013 9:40AM
Mikhail Grigorenko next Lemieux
Some said on GR that during the preseason Mikail reminded him of Mario, who was that?Was it the same guy the said 2 yrs ago who in the NFL would be worth Yrading Fitzpatrick AndI quess we just have to wait now for the Stanley cup parade. Miller is so awesome to.
01/30/2013 9:55AM
Blaming Miller for that last one?
No. That was a good shot roofed by a guy who had a full head of steam. You want to point fingers, point them at the D-man who backed all the way in on that shot. Though trading Miller... intriguing idea at this point. Talk about shaking up the room. Might even get something decent for him, maybe a player with some offensive skills.
01/30/2013 10:08AM
poop
its bad when drew stafford is your hardest hitting player on the ice
01/30/2013 10:27AM
Get rid of Ellis already and the smurfs Ennis and Gerbe
I had enough of a bar league player, a water bug, and a gerble.
01/30/2013 10:31AM
Re: I am really glad
Ryan and Getzlaf play for Anaheim. Myers and Ennis for Getzlaf and Perry I like better.
01/30/2013 10:31AM
Is it Phil Kessel...no..
I mean Frattin...why is it that the Sabres love to loose to non-marque players. In game 67 of the season the Sabres will give up goals to a guy's netting their first tally. It's mindboggling?
01/30/2013 10:40AM
Ryan Miller - the voice of the NHLPA
I can't believe this idiot mouths off about the CBA. I think it's funny we picked up grit in the off season to protect this clown. My hope is that Lucic runs him again. My hope is that the Sabres don't respond. While they are at it, maybe Chara can accidentally hop the Sabres bench and crack some of Lindy's ribs. Ted Black can make it a "fan appreciation night" by having Darcy stand next to him so they both get hit at the same time. I can dream, can't I? My best advice to all NHL fans in here: Find a good team to root for and stick with them. This team is as good as gone this year.
01/30/2013 10:42AM
Any trades yet???
Wake up the Farce!
01/30/2013 10:44AM
In Defense of
John Scott - in the post interview he said he didn't see the hit on Kaleta. However, Weber did and he took care of business. I watched the post game and hardly any of the criticism was about Miller. Two of the goals that Toronto scored were gifts by Miller by giving them juicy rebounds and a wide open net.
01/30/2013 10:48AM
Give me a break
For those who are calling miller "Mr. Softy", look at the defense and the defensive play, they did nothing to stop 2 of the 4 goals scored. I saw at least 2 to 3 bad turnovers. Plus, the was at times no pressure at the blue line. I agree withthe people that say they need to win more faceoffs, however i disagree that it was all millers fault
01/30/2013 10:56AM
release myers???
are you kidding me? you are not very intelligent if you truly think they should do that. if you think he is that bad you trade him for something. every other team would try to sign him if they released him. idiot
01/30/2013 10:57AM
release myers???
are you kidding me? you are not very intelligent if you truly think they should do that. if you think he is that bad you trade him for something. every other team would try to sign him if they released him. dumb
01/30/2013 10:57AM
These comments and a few comments myself
These should be the ones that get on the air. FIRE REGEIR AND RUFF. GET SOFTEE OUTTA HERE!!! That's all Terry hears on WGR is the SHILLING. Paul Hamilton disappoints me. He is way too soft in his interviews and can't handle the heat from fans. FIRE HIM TOO!!! Sabres play scared and WGR is scared journalism. Bash the Sabres like you do the Bills you jackasses!!!
01/30/2013 11:15AM
come on Pugula???
your such bleeding heart for Regier and Ruff but we been watching this for years its not going to get any better they have accomplished nothing over a long period of time! What will it take to fire them both?????!!!!
01/30/2013 11:25AM
Get Rid of Ellis, Ennis, and Gerbe
I'd rather have Luke Adam, Tarnasky, and McCormick. How is that Russian goaltender they drafted doing???
01/30/2013 11:42AM
Face-offs are no big deal
42 percent on face-offs is killing the team? So 8 additional wins out of 100 faceoffs (to get us to 50/50) will greatly improve the Sabres? This should be the least of anybody's worries. The Sabres will go in and beat the Bruins on Thursday, get us all excited again, then get hammered by the Habs and Panthers on the weekend. Again, we've all seen this movie before.
01/30/2013 11:56AM
Leopold, c'mon man!
There's a few seconds left on the clock before the shootout. Knowing this, why not just haul down anyone entering your zone. Leopold's gotta do better...yes, Miller should have made the stop, but holy cow, better defending would have stopped the opportunity from even occurring.
01/30/2013 12:14PM
Sabres
I have played hockey for years and watch multiple games nightly. Am i the only one that sees a completely disjointed team. Other teams play together and move the puck up the ice as a unit this team plays as 5 individuals. The contrast is stark if you watch other teams in the NHL. That is on the coach. Where is the accountability on this team? You take stupid selfish penalties and your ice time is increased. We have basically 5 of the same type defensemen all having slightly average offensive skill and no defensive skill. How can you put a team together with that? Trade for one really good offensive defensemen or a couple stay at home defensemen. This team is going nowhere and without a lot of luck could be winless this season so far.
01/30/2013 12:17PM
@I am really glad
Here's the thing. Who wants Myers or Miller? Would you personally take Myers or Miller for Ryan and Getzlaf? Our best players would earn us new players of equal (Or with Darcy brokering the deal) less value. The Sabres do not have any talent they can trade for something else. None. Then, pile on top of that Buffalo has a cancerous stigma that players don't want to join. Maybe it's Ruff, maybe it's us fans, maybe it's our run down hollowed out city. It's going to take Ruff passing away for this team to find out if coaching was really the problem.
01/30/2013 12:52PM
Sabres rumors heating up
More to come...
01/30/2013 12:59PM
Wanted : a NHL caliber goalie
We almost have all the pieces in place to make a run at the playoffs. All we need is a GOOD goalie !!! Miller is OVERATED !!!!! They should have considered Hasek when he came knockin.
01/30/2013 1:06PM
Didn't Frattin just get called up from the Marlies?
Oh how embarrassing.
01/30/2013 1:32PM
Dumb posts
Does everyone realize that the majority of these post are from one person who hates Miller and Ruff
01/30/2013 1:41PM
Now
Will anyone ever doubt me again when I explain that these comment sections are flooded by one, NOT MANY, NOT EVEN TWO, idiots? Mr capslock mixed in with regualr font, Mr Sofftee, Mr walmart, Mr hate Gerbe, etc. etc. It is so easy to see the similar tone and threads if you think it is "trolls" instead of "troll" you should be ashamed of yourself. He is sad and pathetic man. Do not think that if any of his pleas come to fruition that his attitude will change. He is kidding himself with that, do not let it fool you. Oh yeah, he is also the guy constantly calling for boycotts and belittling fans who attend the games.
01/30/2013 2:12PM
When Push Comes To Shove
I'm sure Terry Pegula remembers the Aud days in the 70's and especially referee Wally Harris on questionable penalty calls on the Sabres. The whole crowd used to chant Harris is a bum...Harris is a bum...Harris is a bum...and etc. Just thinking and remembering that back then. Would Terry Pegula ever get the message if the 19,070 at the First Niagara Center start chanting Ruff must go...Ruff must go...Ruff must go...and etc.? Would it work??? I wonder. That may be the answer.
01/30/2013 2:28PM
One guy
There's one guy writing all these "Mister Softee" posts, right?
01/30/2013 2:30PM
Looking at the picture
If Miller was standing up, that puck gets stopped.
01/30/2013 2:41PM
USA Jr coach
Phil Housley for Buffalo Sabres coach!!!
01/30/2013 3:00PM
Let's face realitiy
Although the season is only six games along, it is immediately obvious that the Sabres are one of the worst teams not just in the division, but in the conference. I am glad Regier received a contract extension - he has earned it. However Ruff has worn out his welcome and is ineffective with this team. He needs to go. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to getting a great draft pick this June.
01/30/2013 3:30PM
Where's the Miller lovers?
He's being so exposed as the average Goalie he's always been. But dumb Terry will extend him till he's 40, this iis why we lose
01/30/2013 3:32PM
not extensions
it is in my opinion time to give both Ruff and Regier 5% ownership shares in the team so as to prevent another team from stealing the Cup out from under our nose...second decade is the charm for these guys I gather...
01/30/2013 3:52PM
The Sabres
are awful awful awful. This team has played this way for years. It has nothing to do with prior ownership and Regiers hands being tied. That is a bunch of you know what. This team has for the most part paid for players to the cap limit. The problem is they overpaid some of these players. see Vanek Stafford Miller and the list goes on. Hey Terry open your dam eyes and quit with the continuation of the Ruff Regier experiment. It has brought nothing here for 15 plus years. This club is booooring. This club wont even make the playoffs n a shortened season. Tired of watching this same old same old every year
01/30/2013 4:06PM
hey miller!
its about time u admitted u suck!!!!!!!!!!
01/30/2013 5:16PM
@ I am really glad... glad you don't have a brain
Yeah Getzlaff and Ryan look really good in those KINGS uniforms... Stop doing drugs.
01/30/2013 6:46PM
This team
STINKS. Ruff has to go!
01/30/2013 8:32PM
Hockey Heaven Translated Means:
Perpetual Mediocrity
01/31/2013 6:50AM
This is your New Tough Sabre's Team
After the hit on Kaleta, Weber did respond. But Web basically got his azz kicked. I didn't see him throw one punch while Brown pummeled him with shots to the head. And Ruff thinks this is going to get his team respect. Basically two of your playersjust got beat up. That's your new "Tough Sabres". What a joke.
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