26CornerBlitz Posted December 21, 2018 Author Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) Sabres vs. Capitals Game Preview Dec. 21 vs. Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: NBCSW Radio: Capitals Radio 24/7, FAN 106.7 Buffalo Sabres 20-10-5 Washington Capitals 20-10-3 Washington finishes off a three-game homestand and starts a set of back-to-backs games on Friday night when it hosts the Buffalo Sabres for the second time in less than a week. The Caps edged Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout decision here last Saturday night. In between the two games against the Sabres, the Caps dropped a 2-1 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Washington. The loss to the Pens ended the Caps' five-game winning streak, and also halted Caps captain Alex Ovechkin's career high scoring streak at 14 straight games. Game Preview: 12/21/18 at Washington GAME-DAY RESOURCES Game Notes NHL Stats Press Clips LAST GAME Tuesday, December 18 Florida 5 at Buffalo 2 Goals: Skinner, Ristolainen Goalie: Hutton (31 saves/35 shots); 1 ENG PP: 0/3; PK: 2/3; Shots: Florida 36 – Buffalo 32 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 139)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 35 games Jake McCabe (upper body, Nov. 29; injured reserve) – 9 games Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 6 games Lawrence Pilut (lower body, Dec. 15; injured reserve) – 3 games Nathan Beaulieu (lower body, Dec. 16) – 2 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 12/15: Recalled D Matt Hunwick from his conditioning loan in Rochester (AHL); Activated D Marco Scandella from IR 12/16: Recalled D Brendan Guhle from Rochester (AHL); Placed D Lawrence Pilut on IR 12/17: Assigned D Matt Tennyson to Rochester (AHL) 12/19: Placed F Patrik Berglund on unconditional waivers with intent to terminate his contract UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Dec. 22: Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31: NY Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMESABRES at CAPITALS This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season. Last meeting: Washington defeated Buffalo 4-3 (SO) in Washington on Dec. 15 Next meeting: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 in Buffalo The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 2-6-2 on the road. This is the 160th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has an 88-50-21 series record. The Sabres are 41-27-12 on the road against the Capitals all-time. Phil Housley Media Availability: December 21, 2018 from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm at Capital One Arena Edited December 21, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz
26CornerBlitz Posted December 21, 2018 Author Posted December 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: 2
26CornerBlitz Posted December 21, 2018 Author Posted December 21, 2018 NHL on NBCSN: Capitals, Sabres Look to Rebound Following Defeats NBCSN’s coverage of the 2018-19 NHL season continues with Friday night’s matchup between the Buffalo Sabres and the Washington Capitals with coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. The Sabres and Capitals meet for the second time in less than a week with both teams coming off home defeats. Washington had their five-game winning streak snapped by a 2-1 Pittsburgh Penguins win on Wednesday night and look to head into the Christmas break on a winning note. Both teams blew leads in their defeats this week with the Capitals watching a 1-0 lead get erased by two Penguins goals. The Sabres lead the Florida Panthers 2-1 after 40 minutes and fell 5-2. Buffalo had been 9-0-2 when leading after two periods this season. “It just seems like we lost momentum. It’s frustrating,” said Sabres captain Jack Eichel. “We’re at home. We’ve got to find a way to have a better third period than that. … Maybe our puck management wasn’t there. I don’t think the desperation was there; they were definitely desperate. They played hard in their own end, but I don’t think we outworked them.” The loss was the continuation of some struggles for the Sabres, who are now 3-4-3 since reeling off 10 straight wins earlier this season.
26CornerBlitz Posted December 21, 2018 Author Posted December 21, 2018 WASHINGTON Forwards 8-Ovechkin, 19-Backstrom, 77-Oshie 13-Vrana, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson 65-Burakovsky, 20-Eller, 10-Connolly 18-Stephenson, 26-Dowd, 25-Smith-Pelly Defensemen 6-Kempny, 74-Carlson 9-Orlov, 2-Niskanen 34-Siegenthaler, 22-Bowey Goaltenders 70-Holtby 1-Copley Injuries 29-Djoos (lower body) 44-Orpik (lower body) Scratches 23-Jaskin 72-Boyd 78-Lewington BUFFALO Forwards 53-Skinner, 9-Eichel, 23-Reinhart 43-Sheary, 17-Sobotka, 71-Rodrigues 28-Girgensons 37-Mittelstadt, 21-Okposo 81-Elie, 22-Larsson, 72-Thompson Defensemen 26-Dahlin, 4-Bogosian 24-Pilut, 55-Ristolainen 6-Scandella, 19-McCabe Goaltenders 40-Hutton 35-Ullmark Injuries 8-Nelson (upper body) 20-Wilson (ankle) 29-Pominville (upper body) 82-Beaulieu (lower body) Scratches 45-Guhle 48-Hunwick
GETTOTHE50 Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 these NBC guys are terrible. sound like two hobbits.
BillsFan4 Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) Man, Sutton (I mean Hutton) needs to get his *** back to Tre White’s goalie academy after that terrible turnover. He can’t do that, especially in such a hard fought (tie) game with 7 mins to go. Edited December 22, 2018 by BillsFan4
26CornerBlitz Posted December 22, 2018 Author Posted December 22, 2018 Just now, BillsFan4 said: Man, Sutton (I mean Hutton) needs to get his *** back to Tre White’s goalie academy after that terrible turnover. He can’t do that, especially for n such a hard fought (tie) game with 7 mins to go. 2nd time that he's been burned for a goal recently by playing the puck behind the net. 1
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