Players tapped their sticks on the ice and chanted throughout a team-wide shootout competition, the culmination of a spirited practice that marked a tonal shift from 24 hours prior. True to their word, the Sabres took a day to digest a disappointing loss to the Flames and then set their sights forward. You see it in practice, see the way they work.
Video: Don Granato after Saturday's practice. The schedule had been relatively tame for the Sabres to this point, particularly given the NHL's three-week break for the Olympics in February.
This week is the other shoe dropping. You've got to do everything that you need to do as a pro in between. The compact nature of the schedule will mean more opportunities for goaltender Aaron Dell , who is filling in alongside Dustin Tokarski while Craig Anderson recovers from an upper-body injury. Anderson was listed as week-to-week on the latest injury report, released Friday.
Dell joined the Sabres on a one-year deal during the offseason after spending most of last season on the taxi squad with New Jersey. Dell allowed three goals on 15 shots in starting the preseason opener in Columbus. A lineup chock full of NHL draft picks will make Michigan a huge target in college hockey this season.
It's only preseason, but the Buffalo Sabres have an actual NHL game Tuesday night for the first time in nearly five months as they open their exhibition schedule in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. Log in Sign up Become a Member. Continue reading your article with a digital subscription. Already a subscriber? Log in or Activate your account.
No thanks, return to homepage. Edit Close. Log In Subscribe Now. My Account Logout. Share this. Lance Lysowski. Lines: The Sabres used the following lines during the morning skate:. Dell will start and play approximately half the game before Tokarski comes in. Watch Now: Related Video. Tennis star Novak Djokovic still faces possible deportation from Australia. Bitter cold rivalry match-ups and more in this week's NFL playoff forecast.
The challenges of ice climbing. The Predators have a perfect record since the calendar flipped to ; they've won five-straight outings and have wins in 13 of their last 16 outings. The most recent came two nights earlier, a OT triumph against Colorado that saw a pair of power-play goals from Matt Duchene , including the winner in overtime.
No matter the style of game lately, the Predators continue to find ways to win, thanks in large part to stellar goaltending and clutch scoring combined with an identity that the team plays perfectly more often than not.
I think just our ability to stay even keel no matter what the game, no matter what other teams throw at us, whether we're down in Washington or whether we're up tonight and they come back and tie it, we're just level the whole time. And tonight, we found a way to win. The Predators did not practice on Wednesday following Tuesday's victory. Preds Captain Roman Josi , who recorded two assists on Tuesday night, passed Martin Erat for the second-most points in franchise history.
He is three assists from passing David Legwand for the most in franchise history. Josi 12ga continues to lead the Preds in scoring with 37 points, followed by Duchene 16ga and Mikael Granlund 5ga with 33 points apiece. Saros is now on the season; netminder David Rittich is The Sabres have lost their past six outings, including a defeat against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 12 goals and 23 points, followed by Rasmus Dahlin 6ga with 22 points and Victor Olofsson 5ga with 20 points.
Jeff Skinner has 11 goals and 19 points in 33 games for Buffalo.
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