Stars-Sabres Preview
Wednesday, March 10, 2010-1:03:am
/Andrew's Dallas Stars Page
Here's a preview of
Wednesday's game between the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres.
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Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Wednesday March 10
6:00 pm
TV: Channel 27 | Radio: KTCK 1310-AM |
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About the Stars |
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The Stars (29-24-12) rallied from a 2-0
deficit for a 4-3 shootout win in Washington Monday that
snapped a three-game losing streak. Stars goalie Marty
Turco stopped a career-high 49 shots in regulation and
overtime and another four of five in the shootout.
"It's huge. We needed
a great goaltending performance tonight and Marty was
absolutely terrific," said Stars coach Marc Crawford.
"We loved the fact that he fought and fought and fought
and got a payoff, even in the shootout."
Turco will start again Wednesday night.
Injuries: D Nicklas Grossman (back) is questionable. F Brian
Sutherby (shoulder) and Tom Wandell (knee) are out.
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About the
Sabres |
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The Sabres are coming off a 2-1
overtime win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square
Garden on Sunday. It was the Sabres' second straight
win, both in OT. It also snapped an eight-game winless
streak (0-6-2) on the road.
"Every game is tight. It was good to
see us battle hard in both those contests," Sabres coach
Lindy Ruff said of the two overtime wins. "I thought our
club turned the corner." The
Sabres are 3-6-2 in their last 11 games. Injuries:
RW Drew Stafford (groin) and C Paul Gaustad (upper body)
are out. |
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Season Series |
- This is the first and only
meeting between the two teams this season.
- The Sabres won last season's only
meeting, beating the Stars 5-4 in a shootout in
Dallas.
- The Stars are 40-51-17 all-time
against the Sabres.
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Statistical tidbits |
- The Stars are 3-1-1 in their last
five road games.
- The Sabres have two regulation
wins in their last 17 games and one regulation win
in their last 11 games.
- The Sabres are 0-14 on the power
play in their last six games and 1-31 over their
last ten games.
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Team Stats
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Category |
Dallas |
Buffalo |
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Overall
Record |
29-24-12 |
35-20-9 |
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Home |
18-8-5 |
20-8-6 |
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Away |
11-16-7 |
15-12-3 |
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Points Percentage |
.538 |
.617 |
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Last 5 |
2-3-0 |
3-2-0 |
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Streak |
Won 1 |
Won 2 |
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Goals Per Game |
2.75
(11th) |
2.67
(16th) |
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Goals Against
Per Game |
3.05
(25th) |
2.42
(5th) |
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Shots Per Game |
31.0
(10th) |
31.4
(8th) |
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Shots Against
Per Game |
30.9
(18th) |
31.7
(24th) |
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Shooting
Percentage |
8.9
(18th) |
8.5
(23rd) |
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Save Percentage |
90.1 (27th) |
92.4
(2nd) |
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Power Play |
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Overall |
18.3 (16th) |
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Home |
20.3 (12th) |
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Away |
16.7 (16th) |
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Overall |
16.9 (23rd) |
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Home |
20.4 (10th) |
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Away |
12.9 (26th) |
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Penalty Kill |
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Overall |
76.9 (26th) |
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Home |
76.1 (27th) |
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Away |
77.5 (25th) |
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Overall |
86.0 (4th) |
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Home |
91.9 (1st) |
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Away |
79.6 (20th) |
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Shorthanded
Goals For |
6 |
3 |
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Shorthanded
Goals Against |
7 |
3 |
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PP
Chances Per Game |
4.0 |
3.9 |
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PP Chances Against Per Game |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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Faceoffs |
47.7
(27th) |
48.8
(24th) |
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Overtime Record |
2-4 |
6-3 |
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Shootout Record |
5-8 |
3-6 |
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Shootout
Shooting Pct. |
17.2
(10-58) |
29.6
(13-44) |
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Shootout Save
Pct. |
75.0 (42-56) |
61.9
(26-42) |
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Team Leaders |
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Dallas |
Buffalo |
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Goals |
Eriksson, Neal - 25 |
Goals |
Vanek
- 19 |
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Assists |
Richards - 53 |
Assists |
Connolly - 42 |
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Points |
Richards - 71 |
Points |
Connolly - 57 |
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Goalies |
Turco: 20-17-9, 2.75, .912
Lehtonen: 0-1-0, 4.90, .840 |
Goalies |
Miller: 32-15-7, 2.13,
.932
Lalime: 3-4-2, 3.20, .895 |
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Roster Statistics |
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Dallas |
Buffalo |
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Average
Height |
6-1 |
Average Height: |
6-1 |
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Average
Weight |
204 |
Average Weight: |
203 |
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Average Age |
28.7 |
Average Age: |
28.5 |
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