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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 2/21/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
BUFFALO
 
TORONTO
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
1
Final
3

BUFFALO (6-10-0-1, 13 pts.) at TORONTO (10-7-0-0, 20 pts.)
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Thursday, 2/21/2013 7:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: BUFFALO - RYAN MILLER, TORONTO - BEN SCRIVENS
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
55BUFFALO+130Ov 5.5,+100+100Ov 5.5,+115
56TORONTO-150Un 5.5,-120-120Un 5.5,-135
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BUFFALO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games6-11-0-6.16-11-6.110-72.829.93.333.4
Team Stats (Road Games)3-5-0-1.33-5-1.34-42.627.53.534.2
Last 5 Games1-4-0-3.31-4-3.32-31.831.42.633.0
vs. Division4-5-0-0.84-5-0.86-32.930.23.332.3
BUFFALO Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)1747111520135099.2%62812.9%82
Team Stats (Road Games)821489012209.5%3013.3%38
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)59234001575.7%1715.9%16
Team Stats (vs. Division)9265812122729.6%3438.8%43
Stats Against (All Games) 56132616135689.9%681319.1%91
Stats Against (Road Games) 2861570127410.2%39512.8%44
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 13454011657.9%20315.0%21
Stats Against (vs. Division) 3071571129110.3%42716.7%51
BUFFALO - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JHONAS ENROTH (All Games)32726184.7%00-2-20-2-0-22-0
JHONAS ENROTH (Road Games)32726184.7%00-2-20-2-0-22-0
JHONAS ENROTH (vs. Division)21352982.9%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
JHONAS ENROTH (Last 4 Games)32726184.7%00-2-20-2-0-22-0
RYAN MILLER (All Games)151549445291.5%16-9-4.16-9-0-48-7
RYAN MILLER (Road Games)6620218692.1%13-3+0.73-3-0+12-4
RYAN MILLER (vs. Division)8825523291.0%14-4+0.24-4-005-3
RYAN MILLER (Last 4 Games)4412611692.1%11-3-2.31-3-0-22-2

TORONTO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games10-7-0+4.710-7+4.76-102.827.82.431.3
Team Stats (Home Games)3-4-0-1.53-4-1.52-52.433.42.632.7
Last 5 Games3-2-0+13-2+11-32.826.81.833.8
vs. Division4-2-0+2.84-2+2.82-42.727.21.229.8
TORONTO Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)17481716141147310.1%741114.9%79
Team Stats (Home Games)717737012347.3%3525.7%29
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5144640113410.4%14214.3%24
Team Stats (vs. Division)616555111639.8%25520.0%25
Stats Against (All Games) 4091417025327.5%591118.6%71
Stats Against (Home Games) 18567012297.9%21419.0%30
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 9243001695.3%19210.5%16
Stats Against (vs. Division) 7322001793.9%19210.5%13
TORONTO - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JAMES REIMER (All Games)10928126192.9%06-3+4.46-3-0+55-4
JAMES REIMER (Home Games)5411610792.2%02-2-0.12-2-001-3
JAMES REIMER (vs. Division)331039996.1%02-1+1.82-1-0+22-1
JAMES REIMER (Last 4 Games)4411410793.9%03-1+2.43-1-0+32-2
JUSSI RYNNAS (All Games)1066100.0%00-000-0-000-0
BEN SCRIVENS (All Games)9824322592.6%14-4+0.24-4-001-6
BEN SCRIVENS (Home Games)4311210492.9%11-2-1.41-2-0-11-2
BEN SCRIVENS (vs. Division)33767396.1%12-1+0.92-1-0+10-3
BEN SCRIVENS (Last 4 Games)4411711094.0%12-202-2-000-3
Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.12,  TORONTO 3.03
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BUFFALO - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/25/2013CAROLINA1-3L0, -155L5.5 unU
1/27/2013at WASHINGTON2-3L0, +100L5.5 unU
1/29/2013TORONTO3-4L0, -155L5.5 unO
1/31/2013at BOSTON7-4W0, +155W5.5 unO
2/2/2013at MONTREAL1-6L0, +110L5.5 unO
2/3/2013FLORIDA3-4L0, -140L5.5 unO
2/5/2013at OTTAWA3-4L0, +125L5.5 unO
2/7/2013MONTREAL5-4W0, -140W5.5 unO
2/9/2013at NY ISLANDERS3-2W0, +100W5.5 ovU
2/10/2013BOSTON1-3L0, +125L5.5 evU
2/12/2013at OTTAWA0-2L0, +120L5.5 unU
2/15/2013BOSTON4-2W0, +115W5.5 unO
2/17/2013PITTSBURGH3-4L0, +115L5.5 ovO
2/19/2013WINNIPEG1-2L0, -145L5.5 unU
2/21/2013at TORONTO 
2/23/2013NY ISLANDERS 
2/26/2013at TAMPA BAY 
2/28/2013at FLORIDA 
3/2/2013NEW JERSEY 
3/3/2013at NY RANGERS 

TORONTO - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/26/2013at NY RANGERS2-5L0, +160L5.5 unO
1/29/2013at BUFFALO4-3W0, +135W5.5 unO
1/31/2013WASHINGTON3-2W0, -110W5.5 ovU
2/2/2013BOSTON0-1L0, +125L5.5 unU
2/4/2013CAROLINA1-4L0, -115L5.5 ovU
2/5/2013at WASHINGTON3-2W0, +140W5.5 evU
2/7/2013at WINNIPEG3-2W0, +105W5.5 ovU
2/9/2013at MONTREAL6-0W0, +150W5 ovO
2/11/2013PHILADELPHIA5-2W0, -105W5.5 unO
2/14/2013at CAROLINA1-3L0, +125L5.5 ovU
2/16/2013OTTAWA3-0W0, -135W5.5 unU
2/18/2013at FLORIDA3-0W0, +100W5.5 unU
2/19/2013at TAMPA BAY2-4L0, +140L6 ovP
2/21/2013BUFFALO 
2/23/2013at OTTAWA 
2/25/2013at PHILADELPHIA 
2/27/2013MONTREAL 
2/28/2013at NY ISLANDERS 
3/4/2013NEW JERSEY 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BUFFALO:

LAST SEASON: 39-32-11, 89 points. Missed playoffs by finishing ninth in Eastern Conference

COACH: Lindy Ruff, 15th season with Sabres and NHL, 565-422-161.

ADDED: C Steve Ott, LW John Scott, D Adam Pardy, rookie C Mikhail Grigorenko.

LOST: C Derek Roy, RW Brad Boyes.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Grigorenko, 18-year-old Russian-born first-round draft pick, who will be given opportunity to immediately make Sabres roster. Skilled, playmaking center already has 29 goals, 21 assists for 50 points in 30 games for Patrick Roy-coached Quebec of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season.

OUTLOOK: Sabres counting on additions of grit (Ott, Scott) and skill - including late-season acquisition of C Cody Hodgson - to improve high-priced under-achieving lineup that was one of NHL's biggest busts last year. Must stay healthy and get consistent goaltending from Ryan Miller, and steady production from top-two lines to start matching free-spending owner Terry Pegula's objective to deliver a winner.

TORONTO:

LAST SEASON: 35-37-10, 80 points. Missed playoffs by finishing 13th in Eastern Conference.

COACH: Randy Carlyle, 2nd season with Leafs, 6-9-3; 8th overall, 279-191-64 in NHL.

ADDED: LW James van Riemsdyk, C Jay McClement.

LOST: RW Colby Armstrong, D Luke Schenn, G Jonas Gustavsson.

PLAYER TO WATCH: The focus in Toronto continues to be on the turnstile in goal, a position that's been unsettled since Curtis Joseph led the Leafs to their last playoff berth in 2004 (yes, two NHL lockouts ago). Unless the Maple Leafs do go ahead and make a push to trade for Vancouver's Roberto Luongo, they'll settle on the tandem of James Reimer and Ben Scrivens.

OUTLOOK: Unsettled as usual. The Maple Leafs couldn't even get out of the lockout without making headlines by firing GM Brian Burke last week. Toronto has more than enough offensive punch, particularly with the addition of van Riemsdyk. The question always remains whether they have enough defense and goaltending to end what's now a seven-season playoff drought.

PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (BUFFALO-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(ADDS Pegula quote)

*Sabres-Maple Leafs Preview* ============================

Buffalo (6-10-1) at Toronto (10-7-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Apparently the Buffalo Sabres did just what coach Lindy Ruff recently suggested, looking into why the team has fared so poorly. It seems management felt he was a big part of the problem.

A day after the winningest coach in team history was fired, the struggling Sabres begin a new era looking to avoid a third consecutive loss as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Buffalo (6-10-1) opened with two straight victories but has since won four times in 15 games and once in the last five. Only three teams in the league have fewer points.

The Sabres were booed several times by the home crowd Tuesday as they endured a series of mental lapses during an overall lackluster performance in a 2-1 loss to Winnipeg. The locker room remained closed longer than normal after the game, though Ruff eventually emerged to share his frustration.

"I'm embarrassed," Ruff said. "We've got to take a hard look at everything."

Buffalo's brass apparently looked deeper into the job Ruff was doing, and opted to let him go following a 90-minute practice Wednesday. General manager Darcy Regier called Tuesday's loss a "tipping point."

Ruff had been the longest-tenured coach in the NHL, having won 571 regular-season games since his hiring in 1997 and leading Buffalo to eight postseason appearances. However, the Sabres missed the playoffs last season and haven't been past the first round since 2007.

"The hockey world knows how I and the entire Buffalo Sabres organization feel about Lindy Ruff not only as a coach but also as a person," owner Terry Pegula said in a statement released by the team. "His qualities have made this decision very difficult. I personally want Lindy to know that he can consider me a friend always."

Ron Rolston was promoted from Rochester of the AHL to take over as coach on an interim basis for the rest of the season. Rolston, who has never played or coached in the NHL, is the older brother of 300-goal scorer Brian Rolston.

Even longtime Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller seemed to imply changes may be coming when he spoke to reporters after Tuesday's loss.

"Something needs to get shaken up with our attitude more than anything," Miller said. "It's definitely mental on our part."

Buffalo has been held to one goal twice and shut out once over the last five contests. The Sabres' 12.9-percent power-play conversion rate, including 2 for 37 this month, ranks among the lowest in the NHL.

Buffalo did snap a five-game losing streak in Toronto with a 2-1 victory Jan. 21 but has since given up an average of 3.9 goals in seven road games.

The Maple Leafs (10-7-0) avenged that defeat with a 4-3 overtime win in Buffalo on Jan. 29.

They enter this matchup coming off their second loss in eight games, 4-2 at Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Toronto, though, has won its only two home games over the past two weeks - by an 8-2 margin - after dropping four of its first five while getting held to nine goals.

"Thursday is a new game, a new team and we have to up and ready to go from the start," said forward James van Riemsdyk, who scored his team-leading ninth goal Tuesday.

With James Reimer still dealing with a knee injury, Ben Scrivens could be back in net despite being pulled against the Lightning after allowing four goals on 13 shots. Scrivens made 71 saves while posting shutouts in his previous two starts.

"It seems like I was getting some fortunate bounces the last couple of games, and (Tuesday) they bounced the other way," said Scrivens, who stopped 18 shots in last month's loss to Buffalo. "That's the nature of the game. Those are the breaks."

Van Riemsdyk has eight points over the past eight games but none in his last three against the Sabres.

Buffalo's Jason Pominville, who scored Tuesday for his first point in seven games, has five goals and seven assists in his last nine versus Toronto.

Teammate Thomas Vanek ranks among the league leaders with 12 goals but has one in the past five games. He has six assists but no goals in his last seven against the Maple Leafs.


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 10:00:47 AM EST.


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