Game Thread: NHL GDT - Thursday, Mar 25

[Eco]

NY Islanders at Boston
7:00 PM ET

NY Rangers at Philadelphia
7:00 PM ET

New Jersey at Washington
7:00 PM ET

Carolina at Columbus
7:00 PM ET

Toronto at Ottawa
7:00 PM ET

Buffalo at Pittsburgh
7:00 PM ET

St. Louis at Minnesota
8:00 PM ET

Florida at Chicago
8:00 PM ET

Detroit at Nashville
8:00 PM ET

Tampa Bay at Dallas
8:30 PM ET

Vegas at Colorado
9:00 PM ET​

 

[thedddd]

It’s official we get Me Zahorna @puckhead / My Zahorna @scoutyjones2 tonight.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Buffalo looks like they’ve come to play tonight. Pens need to get the first goal to bring back that doubt...no offense Sabres fans. Pens need the 2 points.

 

[thedddd]

Zahorna!

 

[thedddd]

Buffalo looks like they’ve come to play tonight. Pens need to get the first goal to bring back that doubt...no offense Sabres fans. Pens need the 2 points.

Sabres look like a different team tonight. I think that Zahorna goal deflated all the Sabres had in the tank though.

Also seeing Zahorna and Gaudreau shoot is refreshing for this bottom 6. If both keep it up they should stay over some of that other junk.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Sabres look like a different team tonight. I think that Zahorna goal deflated all the Sabres had in the tank though.

Also seeing Zahorna and Gaudreau shoot is refreshing for this bottom 6. If both keep it up they should stay over some of that other junk.

Yep. I could tell right away Buffalo was a different team tonight. That was why that first goal was going to be so important. They score first and they would get life, confidence. Pens score first and as you say, they get deflated, a here we go again mentality.

and yes, both Zahora and Gaudreau have been a breath of fresh air from the bottom 6. Which means they’ll get scratched/sent down when others come back from injury

 

[dash]

Rangers up 3-zip on Philly. As BBB posted recently, how warm is AV's seat these days?

 

[wings-pens2166]

Hot damn. McCann actually got a shot on net. And it went in. Funny how that works, Jared!

 

[thedddd]

Hot damn. McCann actually got a shot on net. And it went in. Funny how that works, Jared!

Interesting those 5 on the PP moved the puck very well together.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Damn, Angelo...stupid stupid (and dangerous) play

 

[dash]

Rangers up 3-zip on Philly. As BBB posted recently, how warm is AV's seat these days?

Make that 6-zip early in the 2nd period.

 

[dash]

Cue the comeback lol - 6-1

 

[dash]

 

[wings-pens2166]

Cue the comeback lol - 6-1

But Carter Hart! Cue the Cup!

 

[thedddd]

Lafferty/Jankowski/Sceviour isn't even an AHL quality line. Might be good enough for a 3rd line in the ECHL.

 

[forty_three]

On successive shifts, Zack Werenski and Nick Foligno both went down hard. Zach lost his balance and looks like he popped his shoudler again.

Fligs took an elbow to the chops.

All of this was one shift after Korpisalo decided not to bother getting across the crease on a wraparound.

 

[sbb122]

Rangers up 3-zip on Philly. As BBB posted recently, how warm is AV's seat these days?

 

[dash]

One of the first replies...

 

[forty_three]

Call on the ice - 2 for elbowing.

 

[thedddd]

^ Wonder when the even up call is coming? Oh wait Peel isn't on the ice.