Canadian Sabres Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 and ended their 15 game win streak (which if the Penguins won 2 more games they would of tied the NHL record they set back in the 90s with 17 ) in what was a very solid team performance. Kevin Porter notched 2 goals and almost had his first hatty on a 2 on 1 rush Porter capped on 2/3 shots.Porter stat pack earned him first star of the game honors G: 2 SHOTS: 3 A: 0 HITS: 1 PTS: 2 PIM: 0 +/-: 2 TOI: 11:16 Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson also scored for Buffalo, which won for the first time in five games. Amid speculation he could be traded before Wednesday afternoon's deadline, Sabres captain Jason Pominville had two assists and was a plus-3.Ryan Miller made 19 saves during his 492nd game for the Sabres, breaking the franchise record for appearances by a goalie.Interim head coach Ron Rolston had this to say "In order to break the streak against a team like this, you have to play really well," Buffalo interim coach Ron Rolston said. "And we hadn't done that to date in terms of a 60-minute game. I think I'll enjoy that the most."The Sabres are still in the race for 8th and final playoff spot but with the season quickly coming to a close, the Sabres pretty much need to get all the points they can get and not give up games they are winning (ie Capitals game a few games back) whole way through which may be a tough task with the expectd fire sale to happen as assets have been starting to be traded offSo do the Sabres have what it takes to make it to 8th and play the Penguins in the first round? will they have the assets needed to make a deep playoff run? only time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Kudos to the Sabres for a well played game and busting the Pen win streak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 @Canadian Sabres Did you know Ryan Miller broke Dominic Hasek's all time Sabre's record last night.....492 games played by a Sabre goalie, a nce accomplishment. Very ironic he did it now, considering it *could* be Miller's last game as a Sabre, if he gets dealt at the deadline. That would be a massive trade and make tomorrows trade dead line very exciting. Kudos for knocking off the Pens, you guys did what nobody else could do for the past month+, shows they are not giving up easily on their season, lot of character guys there in Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Congrats on the win! My Pens looked like garbage from the start and your boys took advantage of it. Job well done and good game by Miller. Shame Vokoun had such a rough start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 @Polaris922 Clearly the Pens peaked too soon and are now in the midst of the longest losing streak they've endured in over a month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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