Maybe the Sabres have some fight in them after all. On Thursday night, the Sabres defeated the Northeast Division leader Boston Bruins on the road 4-2.
They twice trailed by a goal but kept on fighting to pull out the win.
Boston got on the board first when Dennis Seidenberg scored midway through the 1st period to give the Bruins the 1-0 lead.
The score remained 1-0 Boston until the 2nd period when Cody McCormick scored his 7th goal of the year to tie the game at 1-1. McCormick has played very well this year adding some offense in addition to his role as a tough guy.
A few minutes after the Sabres tied the game, Boston went up again when Gregory Campbell scored to give them a 2-1 lead.
But Nathan Gerbe wasn't going to let Boston keep the lead for long. Gerbe who has been playing good hockey as of late, scored to tie the game up at 2-2.
The game entered the 3rd period 2-2 when the Sabres decided to go off.
Thomas Vanek scored on an unassisted goal early in the 3rd to put the Sabres up 3-2. Then, late in the period, Jason Pominville scored to cap of a Sabres victory at 4-2.
Thomas Vanek and Tyler Ennis led the Sabres in scoring for the game with 2 points apiece.
With the win, the Sabres move within 7 points of Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the eastern conference with three games in hand.
Also with the win, the Sabres move to 7-2-1 there last 10 games and are easily on their hottest streak of the season.
The Sabres next play Friday January 21st at home vs. the New York Islanders.
Attendance: 17,565
Buffalo's Record: 21-20-5 (47 points) 10th in the Eastern Conference
Points Back Of Playoffs: 7 point back of Atlanta (3 games in hand)
Last 10: 7-2-1
Interesting Note: Thomas Vanek has 4 consecutive 2-point games
Key Stat: Buffalo came from behind twice to win the games
Three Stars:
1st- Paul Gaustad (Buffalo)
2nd- Nathan Gerbe (Buffalo)
3rd- Andrej Sekera (Buffalo)
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