Buffalo Sabres Shine in 3rd Period Against the Boston Bruins
February 16th, 2013 by Andy Lipari Leave a reply »The Buffalo Sabres should have the team that came out for the third period against the Bruins Friday night stick around for a few games. After being serenaded with boos from the home crowd after the second period, Buffalo got its wakeup call.
The Sabres didn’t just outplay the Boston Bruins in the third period; they dominated the deepest team in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo outshot Boston 10-3 in the third and outscored Boston 3-0.
Wherever Tyler Myers and Drew Stafford were hiding through 14 games, they showed up in Buffalo Friday. The two players that have been the biggest goats of the season thus far were the two—and only two—reasons Buffalo won Friday.
Stafford is the player that can get Buffalo out of its funk. He finally got the puck in the net for the first time this season, but his play on his assist was more impressive. Instead of dumping into the corner, he skated hard toward the net and put a shot on goal, and Christian Ehrhoff put in the rebound. It’s a good sign for Buffalo to see Stafford become aggressive.
The same can be said for Myers. He did score a goal, but his assist was more ...
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