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Sabres hope to hault seven-game slide

Jan 10, 2008 - 1:49 PM Buffalo (19-18-4) at Ottawa (27-10-4) 7:30 pm EST

OTTAWA (Ticker) - The Buffalo Sabres are clearly not the same team that reached the Eastern Conference finals last season.

The Sabres aim to snap a seven-game winless streak when they face their Northeast Division rival Ottawa Senators on Thursday in a rematch of last season's conference finals.

Buffalo lost co-captains Chris Drury and Daniel Briere to free agency. Drury and Briere combined for 69 goals and 95 assists last season and provided invaluable leadership.

Buffalo started 11-0-1 last season, but this season it has been inconsistent at best. Prior to this 0-4-3 slump, the Sabres had won six straight.

While the Senators have not been a model of consistency either, they have been significantly better than the Sabres this season, posting the conference's best record.

Ottawa, which is seeking its third straight win, continues to rely on its top line of Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. The potent trio has combined for 65 of the team's 148 goals this season.

Alfredsson and Heatley are tied for the team lead with 25 goals and 55 points apiece. Outside of the top line, the other nine regular forwards have managed just 56 goals this season.








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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 0 0 2 0 (1) 2
    OTTAWA 0 2 0 0 (2) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: OTT - SHEAN DONOVAN 5 (CHRIS KELLY, ANTOINE VERMETTE) 0:24
    OTT - (SH) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 26 (MIKE FISHER) 17:08
    3RD PRD: BUF - CLARKE MACARTHUR 5 (JASON POMIN

    Jan 10 10:21 PM


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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 0 0 2 0 (1) 2
    OTTAWA 0 2 0 0 (2) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: OTT - SHEAN DONOVAN 5 (CHRIS KELLY, ANTOINE VERMETTE) 0:24
    OTT - (SH) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 26 (MIKE FISHER) 17:08
    3RD PRD: BUF - CLARKE MACARTHUR 5 (JASON POMIN

    Sabres vs. SenatorsJan 10 10:21 PM


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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 0 0 2 0 2
    OTTAWA 0 2 0 0 2 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: OTT - SHEAN DONOVAN 5 (CHRIS KELLY, ANTOINE VERMETTE) 0:24
    OTT - (SH) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 26 (MIKE FISHER) 17:08
    3RD PRD: BUF - CLARKE MACARTHUR 5 (JASON POMINVILLE,

    Jan 10 10:11 PM
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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BUFFALO 0 0 2 2
    OTTAWA 0 2 0 2 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: OTT - SHEAN DONOVAN 5 (CHRIS KELLY, ANTOINE VERMETTE) 0:24
    OTT - (SH) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 26 (MIKE FISHER, ANTON
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    3RD PRD: BUF - CLARKE MACARTHUR 5 (JASON POMINVILLE, HENRI

    Jan 10 10:02 PM
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    BUFFALO 2
    OTTAWA 2
    3RD PRD: BUF - DANIEL PAILLE 6 (PAUL GAUSTAD, ALES KOTALIK) 12:52

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    BUFFALO 1
    OTTAWA 2
    3RD PRD: BUF - CLARKE MACARTHUR 5 (JASON POMINVILLE, HENRIK TALLINDER)
    1:38

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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUFFALO 0 0 0
    OTTAWA 0 2 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: OTT - SHEAN DONOVAN 5 (CHRIS KELLY, ANTOINE VERMETTE) 0:24
    OTT - (SH) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 26 (MIKE FISHER) 17:08
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    BUF 6 5

    Jan 10 9:04 PM


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    BUFFALO 0
    OTTAWA 2
    2ND PRD: OTT - (SH) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 26 (MIKE FISHER) 17:08

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    BUFFALO 0
    OTTAWA 1
    2ND PRD: OTT - SHEAN DONOVAN 5 (CHRIS KELLY, ANTOINE VERMETTE) 0:24

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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BUFFALO 0 0
    OTTAWA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BUF 6 6
    OTT 8 8
    GOALIES: BUF - JOCELYN THIBAULT
    OTT - MARTIN GERBER

    Jan 10 8:10 PM
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