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Sabres desperate to stop slide vs. Thrashers

Jan 6, 2008 - 3:08 PM Buffalo (19-17-3) at Atlanta (20-21-1) 2:00 pm EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Buffalo Sabres will hope to snap a season-long, five-game losing streak when they visit Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday afternoon.

The Sabres' nearly ended their skid Friday when they rallied from a three-goal deficit, but then they surrendered a pair of tallies late in the third period and suffered a 5-3 setback to the Ottawa Senators.

Jochen Hecht scored in Friday's setback and now leads the club with 14 goals on the campaign, while Jason Pominville has a team-leading 32 points.

Buffalo has managed eight goals over its current slide, which started after a season-high, six-game winning streak.

The Thrashers failed to hold onto a two-goal advantage and suffered a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.

Kovalchuk had an assist but was unable to add to his league-leading 33 goals. The Hart Trophy candidate is currently on a five-game point streak, tallying four goals and seven assists over that span.

Atlanta has lost four of its previous six contests.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 1 0 1 2
    ATLANTA 1 1 3 5 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: BUF - THOMAS VANEK 12 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, ALES KOTALIK) 6:10
    ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 15 (UNASSISTED) 9:20
    2ND PRD: ATL - PASCAL DUPUIS 8 (UNASSISTED) 6:45
    3RD PRD: ATL - COLIN STUART 2 (UNASSISTED) 1:37
    ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 16

    Jan 6 4:31 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 2
    ATLANTA 5
    3RD PRD: ATL - (EN) ILYA KOVALCHUK 34 (TODD WHITE) 19:45

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 4:30 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 2
    ATLANTA 4
    3RD PRD: BUF - CLARKE MACARTHUR 4 (JASON POMINVILLE, JOCHEN HECHT)
    9:34

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 4:12 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    ATLANTA 4
    3RD PRD: ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 16 (ERIC PERRIN, COLIN STUART) 5:14

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 4:03 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    ATLANTA 3
    3RD PRD: ATL - COLIN STUART 2 (UNASSISTED) 1:37

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 3:58 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 1 0 1
    ATLANTA 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: BUF - THOMAS VANEK 12 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, ALES KOTALIK) 6:10
    ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 15 (UNASSISTED) 9:20
    2ND PRD: ATL - PASCAL DUPUIS 8 (UNASSISTED) 6:45
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- ---

    Jan 6 3:36 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    ATLANTA 2
    2ND PRD: ATL - PASCAL DUPUIS 8 (UNASSISTED) 6:45

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 3:12 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 1 1
    ATLANTA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: BUF - THOMAS VANEK 12 (BRIAN CAMPBELL, ALES KOTALIK) 6:10
    ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 15 (UNASSISTED) 9:20
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUF 12 12
    ATL 11

    Jan 6 2:43 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 15 (UNASSISTED) 9:20

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 2:26 PM


  • NHL
    BUFFALO 1
    ATLANTA 0
    1ST PRD: BUF - BRIAN CAMPBELL 5 (ALES KOTALIK) 6:10

    Sabres vs. ThrashersJan 6 2:21 PM

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