It wasn't as easy as he would have preferred, but Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff returned to Buffalo and got his first win against his former team, the Sabres, in regulation by a score of 4-3.
Tonight was a game of progressions and runs. It was sloppy, almost chaotic play on both ends early on. But each team improved its puck movement and limited turnovers as the game went on, and the scoring came in bunches.
The Stars opened the scoring on Vernon Fiddler's shifty rebound goal just three minutes into the game. All of 27 seconds later, Matt Moulson buried a wrister top shelf over Kari Lehtonen's stick side to tie the score at one. It was Moulson's first goal as a Sabre.
The turning point of the game was Steve Ott's double minor penalty for slashing and unsportsmanlike conduct against Dallas defenseman Sergei Gonchar. The Stars went on a four-minute power play, and finally cashed in on Alex Goligoski's snipe from the right circle, giving them a 2-1 lead.
Just over a minute later, Tyler Seguin joined the scoring party after taking a nice pass to the left circle from Erik Cole. His soft wrister beat Sa ...
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Dallas Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Recap
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