GAME THREAD: NHL: BUFFALO (14-15) at WASHINGTON (12-19)

NHL: BUFFALO (14-15) at WASHINGTON (12-19)

<h3>Sabres still trying to get on track</h3>

<div class="pre">Buffalo (14-14-1) at Washington (12-17-2) 7:00 pm EST</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The Buffalo Sabres have not looked likethe team that posted the best record in the Eastern Conferencelast season.


The Sabres try to turn around their disappointing campaign onFriday when they visit the Washington Capitals.


Buffalo has won two of three to get to the .500 mark, butremains last in the Northeast Division.


Sabres netminder Ryan Miller was outstanding in goal lastseason, setting a team record with 40 wins as Buffalo advancedto the Eastern Conference finals for the second straightcampaign.


The 27-year-old netminder - like the team overall - hasn't beenas good this season, logging just 11 wins in his first 25 startswith an uncharacteristically high 2.67 goals-against average.

The Capitals are the worst team in the conference, but enterFriday's game on a three-game win streak.


Mike Green lead Washington to a 5-4 victory over the New YorkRangers on Wednesday, scoring a goal in overtime and logging twoassists.

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING GOALIES: BUF - RYAN MILLER
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'HALLORAN, TIM PEEL
LIN - JONNY MURRAY, LYLE SEITZ</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">BUFFALO VS WASHINGTON - SCRATCHES

BUFFALO WASHINGTON

N PRATT HEALTHY C CLARK GROIN
D KALININ KNEE INJURY J ERSKINE HEALTHY
H TALLINDER SHOULDER B GORDON HAND INJURY
M RYAN HEALTHY S EMINGER HEALTHY
T FLEISCHMANN HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 0 18:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 0 17:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 0 15:35 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 0 12:04 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 0 7:56 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 1
1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 23 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MICHAEL
NYLANDER) 13:12</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 1 5:16 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 0
WASHINGTON 1 2:22 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 1
WASHINGTON 1
1ST PRD: BUF - (SH) DEREK ROY 12 (UNASSISTED) 18:57</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 1 1
WASHINGTON 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 23 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MICHAEL
NYLANDER) 13:12
BUF - (SH) DEREK ROY 12 (UNASSISTED) 18:57

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BUF 10 10
WAS 6 6

GOALIES: BUF - RYAN MILLER
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">------------------------
Buffalo 1 --1
Washington 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 23 (power
play) (Nicklas Backstrom, Michael Nylander), 13:12. 2, Buffalo, Derek
Roy 12 (shorthanded) (Unassisted), 18:57. Penalties: Bench, Was (too
many men served by A Ovechkin), 0:59; T Vanek, Buf (interference),
2:40; T Poti, Was (tripping), 8:33; Bench, Buf (too many men served by
T Vanek), 12:32; A Ovechkin, Was (hooking), 14:44; M Afinogenov, Buf
(slashing), 17:11.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Buffalo 10 --10
Washington 6 --6
-----------------------------

Goalies : Buffalo, Ryan Miller (6 shots, 5 saves). Washington, Olaf
Kolzig (10 shots, 9 saves). Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Tim Peel.
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Lyle Seitz.</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 1
WASHINGTON 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 1
WASHINGTON 2
2ND PRD: WAS - NICKLAS BACKSTROM 5 (VIKTOR KOZLOV) 0:38</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 1
WASHINGTON 2 17:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 1
WASHINGTON 2 13:20 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: BUFFALO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL BUFFALO 1
WASHINGTON 2 9:36 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>