Dec

19

Tonight was no pretty win for the Buffalo Sabres. The main concern was the lack of shots on goal taken throughout the game: The Islanders finished with a respectable 43 shots, while the Sabres managed a meager 17 shots. Granted, one could see this as an example of how fewer shots can mean more quality. It was painful to see the team struggling to get anything going, although there were a few good chances. Derek Roy scored in the first period, to put Buffalo into a 1-0 lead that would last about 16 minutes into the third period. The star of the night was Ryan Miller, who kept the Sabres alive all the way through the final seconds. Perhaps even more importantly, Max Afinogenov scored his sixth goal of the season, throwing himself ahead into the leadership role we all knew he deserved! There were the usual defensive problems, but the team was able to muster up enough luck to keep themselves in a winning position. December has proven to be a pretty successful month, and it is nice to see the Sabres doing very well!

Buffalo will next play some more great hockey on Friday, December 21st, at 7:30 PM against the Philadelphia Flyers. Not to sound cliché, but this is the first match-up between the Sabres and one of the ex-captains. We shall see how things go, although it is clear that the Sabres are turning into the team we had in mind over the summer.


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