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Sabres aim to move closer to division, conference titles
Mar 30, 2007 - 3:37 PM NY Islanders (36-28-12) at Buffalo (49-20-7) 8:00 pm EDTBUFFALO, New York (Ticker) -- The Buffalo Sabres look to move closer to a division and conference title when they host the desperate New York Islanders on Friday.
Buffalo holds a seven-point lead over Ottawa (45-24-8) in the Northwest Division and looks to win its first division title since the 1996-97 season. It also leads New Jersey (45-24-8) by seven points for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Sabres, whose 286 goals are tops in the NHL, are coming off Wednesday's 4-3 win over New Jersey. Daniel Paille, Jochen Hecht and Ales Kotalik scored third-period goals against a New Jersey club that has allowed the fewest amount of goals in the league (193.)
Kotalik's tally was his first after missing 16 contests with a knee injury, and Paille scored in his first game back since missing 15 games with a broken finger.
The Islanders are tied with Carolina (38-31-8) for ninth in the East, two points out of the last playoff spot. They have lost six of eight games, including a 3-2 setback against New Jersey on Tuesday.
Goaltender Rick DiPietro, who missed three games earlier in March with a head injury, missed the contest after complaining of headaches. Alexei Yashin and Jason Blake scored and Mike Dunham made 29 saves.
Dunham has lost four straight starts, allowing 19 goals in that span.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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NY ISLANDERS 1 0 3 4
BUFFALO 5 0 1 6 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BUF - (SH) DEREK ROY 17 (JASON POMINVILLE) 2:14
NYI - (PP) JASON BLAKE 39 (MIKE SILLINGER, TOM POTI) 4:28
BUF - THOMAS VANEK 38 (DREW STAFFORD, DEREK ROY) 7:55
BUF - (PP) CHRIS DRURY 36 (JASON POMINVILLE, DANIEL BRIER
Mar 30 10:36 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 4
BUFFALO 6
3RD PRD: NYI - VIKTOR KOZLOV 24 (ALEXEI YASHIN, MIROSLAV SATAN) 19:20
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 10:35 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 3
BUFFALO 6
3RD PRD: BUF - (PP) DAINIUS ZUBRUS 23 (DANIEL BRIERE, CHRIS DRURY)
12:31
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 10:22 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 2
BUFFALO 5
3RD PRD: NYI - (PP) VIKTOR KOZLOV 23 (UNASSISTED) 2:38
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 10:00 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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NY ISLANDERS 1 0 1
BUFFALO 5 0 5 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BUF - (SH) DEREK ROY 17 (JASON POMINVILLE) 2:14
NYI - (PP) JASON BLAKE 39 (MIKE SILLINGER, TOM POTI) 4:28
BUF - THOMAS VANEK 38 (DREW STAFFORD, DEREK ROY) 7:55
BUF - (PP) CHRIS DRURY 36 (JASON POMINVILLE,
Mar 30 9:38 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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NY ISLANDERS 1 1
BUFFALO 5 5 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BUF - (SH) DEREK ROY 17 (JASON POMINVILLE) 2:14
NYI - (PP) JASON BLAKE 39 (MIKE SILLINGER, TRENT HUNTER)
4:28
BUF - THOMAS VANEK 38 (DREW STAFFORD, DEREK ROY) 7:55
BUF - (PP) CHRIS DRURY 36 (JASON POMINV
Mar 30 8:46 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 1
BUFFALO 5
1ST PRD: BUF - (SH) CHRIS DRURY 37 (UNASSISTED) 14:57
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 8:39 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 1
BUFFALO 4
1ST PRD: BUF - DREW STAFFORD 13 (THOMAS VANEK, JASON POMINVILLE) 10:56
(WITH EXTRA ATTACKER)
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 8:31 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 1
BUFFALO 3
1ST PRD: BUF - (PP) CHRIS DRURY 36 (JASON POMINVILLE, DANIEL BRIERE)
10:03 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 8:27 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 1
BUFFALO 1
1ST PRD: NYI - (PP) JASON BLAKE 39 (MIKE SILLINGER, TRENT HUNTER) 4:28
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 8:17 PM - NHL
NY ISLANDERS 0
BUFFALO 1
1ST PRD: BUF - (SH) DEREK ROY 17 (JASON POMINVILLE) 2:14
Islanders vs. SabresMar 30 8:13 PM
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