It didn’t help that Buffalo’s defense was a split second too slow, letting Bruins players hang around the Sabres’ net. While Bruins netminder Keith Kinkaid channeled his inner Tuukka Rask, blocking almost everything the Sabres threw at him, Anderson couldn’t handle the pressure and the Bruins made beating him look easy. The Sabres outshot the Bruins through 40 minutes, but Boston turned it on during the last 20, outshooting the home team 15 to 10. Sabres veteran goalie Craig Anderson fell apart during the third period, letting Jakub Zboril get his NHL first and giving Bergeron another notch in his scoring belt. If the Sabres hope to stay out of the bottom of the standings all season, they need to find a way to take advantage of scoring opportunities that teams like the Bruins provide. Bergeron wasted little time getting the puck past Craig Anderson with assists from DeBrusk and Marchand. With 2:17 left in the second period, Ilya Lyubushkin got two minutes for roughing against Brad Marchand. In each instance Buffalo had trouble consistently controlling the puck, getting shots on goal and keeping the action in Boston’s end. WeslsaLeo had the Comment of the Game: “Can’t score squat on the PP, naturally they score on one, late in this PD.” The Sabres had three power play opportunities, a Patrice Bergeron holding penalty against Casey Mittelstadt late in the first period, and two back-to-back Charlie McAvoy minors in the second and beginning of the third. So far this season, the Sabres are 8 th, but their dismal effort against the Bruins shows why this team needs to work on controlling the puck when they have an extra attacker. Last season the Blue & Gold ranked an NHL 16 th, only scoring 21.17% of the time they had the man advantage. Year of Tage Thompson /TShYGaByEf- Spittin' Chiclets NovemMinus 1: Missed PP Opportunities Cost the Sabresīlown power play chances have long been the bane of the Buffalo Sabres.
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