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Sabres Defeat Devils 4-3 in Shootout




The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils at First Niagara Center in a shootout  on Saturday afternoon. Jason Pominville led the Sabres with two goals and Ryan Miller stopped 28 of 31 shots in the win. Miller also stopped both shootout shots to seal the victory

The Sabres took the lead in the second period  on a nifty short-handed goal. Cody Hodgson set up Jason Pominville, who ripped a shot past Johan Hedberg. The Devils jumped back in the game shortly after, tying it at 1-1 on a good bounce for the Devils off of Steve Bernier.

In the third, both teams scored twice. The Sabres took a 3-2 lead on Jochen Hecht's first goal of the season, but the Devils bounced back again with a goal from Andrei Loktionov.

The teams went to a shootout where Pominville and Tyler Ennis scored and Miller stopped both shots faced. The Sabres now 8-12-1 on the year.
 

First Period

Goal Summary

BUF: none
NJD: none

Shots On Goal

BUF - 6, NJD - 13

Second Period

BUF - 1, NJD - 1

Goal Summary

BUF: 7:17 - Jason Pominville (8) SHG. (Cody Hodgson, Mike Weber)
NJD: Steve Bernier (6). (Ryan Carter, Mark Fayne)

Shots On Goal

BUF - 8 (14), NJD - 13 (26)

Third period

BUF - 3, NJD - 3

Goal Summary

BUF: 3:10 - Jason Pominville (9). (Cody Hodgson, Steve Ott). 9:47 - Jochen Hecht (1). (Mikhail Grigorenko)
NJD: 1:21 - Adam Henrique (5) SHG. (unassisted). 11:22 - Andrei Loktionov (3). (Stefan Matteau, Ilya Kovalchuk).

Shots On Goal

BUF - 7 (21), NJD - 5 (31)

Overtime

Shots on Goal

BUF - 2  NJD - 0

Shootout

NJ - Kovalchuk (NG), Henrique (NG)
BUF - Pominville (G), Ennis (G)

3 Stars

1) Jason Pominville
2) Ryan Miller
3) Tyler Ennis

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03/02/2013 6:00PM
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03/02/2013 6:48PM
Re: 3 stars
I think Cody Hodgson should be the third star. He has 2 very nice assists and 2. Tyler has no assists and -2.
03/02/2013 7:25PM
Re: 3 stars
Cody Hodgson should be the third star. He has 2 assists and 2
03/02/2013 7:52PM
GO SABRES
Great win, and huge 2 points! 3 wins in a row now! Keep it up! Sabres fan from NJ
03/02/2013 7:54PM
Time Will Tell?
Sabres have put together 3 decent wins- question is? can they keep it rolling? it is good to see some of the Amerks moving up to the BIG team- they might not score but they can help considering they are in better shape and gives the Sabres "fresh" legs AND they are hungry to play in the big league and will play hard to stay there
03/02/2013 10:08PM
no power play
no goal on the power play again.ryan win the game for buffalo.do you think we gonna win with porter in the line up .what about grigorenko 6 minutes on the ice one assist.
03/03/2013 1:47AM
0 for 8 on the PP
And against the back-up goalie. I see no progress
03/03/2013 6:15AM
Worst Headlines Ever
I have never seen such boring headlines for a new agency. Sabres Win, Sabres Defeat, etc... 3 wins in a row and that's the best you guys can come up with. What a lack of emotion and enthusiasm and creativity. We need to upgrade the staff in our media here in Buffalo. Totally amateur
03/03/2013 6:17AM
Nice Way To Celebrate
Hey WGR55 - Nice way to celebrate a good victory; showing a NJ Goal being scored. Idiots
03/03/2013 7:09AM
Thoughts on Porter
When I see the Porter on the ice, at least offensively, he looks like a good skater and handler of the puck. I'll have to record the games or really watch him a lot closer. I know that it hasn't translated to points, but he seems to pass the eye test. Any thoughts on his play?
03/03/2013 8:45AM
No progress?!
Yes, against a back-up goalie, they won. But up until now, they weren't really a sure thing to even beat a 4th line, much less a back-up goalie. There were definite improvements visible in this game. But there's still a lot of games left to play. I agree with "Time Will Tell?"
03/03/2013 10:58AM
Don't get too excited
These 3 wins were all against backup goalies. The Sabres have been outshot badly in every game. Only Miller has kept them in the games. Let's see how they do against some first string opposition. This is not a contender no matter how they spin it. this is the annual heroic run for 9th place. Let's face it, this club does not have it and the sooner Sabres ownership realizes it and gets rid of Darcy and the Darcy lookalike, soundalike coach, and the Darcy lookalike and soundalike players like Pommenville, Stafford and Hecht, the sooner they can really become contenders.
03/03/2013 11:39AM
Any trades yet?
And the elevator music just keeps playing on...
03/03/2013 12:49PM
RE: 0 for 8 on the PP
I think there is progress in that 3 weeks ago they would have lost this game 3-0. Also, Myers is still lethargic. I wish they could buy out Myers and have some clause that he wouldn't be able to play for anyone else. Why not cripple his career the way he is crippling the Sabres?
03/03/2013 1:26PM
Any blogs today???
Garth is over 300. Who is running this outfit?
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