Ottawa lost it’s third game in a row tonight, but picked up a point nonetheless. The Senators continued their winless streak when Brian Lee is in the lineup. Despite taking the lead in the first period, Ottawa’s best period was the second. They looked gassed in the third period and I think were fortunate to keep the point (they only managed three shots in the final frame). For the box score go here link. A look at the goals:
1. Michalek (Phillips, Anderson)
Walking straight through the defence Michalek puts the puck through Enroth in a great individual effort
2. Buffalo, Roy
Daugavins loses a puck battle along the boards and Roy makes a great tip in the slot
3. Buffalo, Leopold
Da Costa loses a puck battle behind the net and Lee can’t take away Leopold‘s stick for the tap-in
4. Condra (Smith)
Five-hole on a breakaway
Top performers:
Craig Anderson – despite giving up 3 goals on six shots in the shootout he let in no soft goals during the game and made some great saves
Erik Condra – scored a goal and was excellent defensively
Filip Kuba – had another strong all around game
Milan Michalek – scored a goal, lead the team in scoring chances, and played a 200-foot game
Players who struggled: I don’t think any player was particularly bad, although Brian Lee‘s primary contribution was (again) a defensive gaffe. I thought Nikita Filatov‘s effort was good, but he looks tentative with the puck. Perhaps barely playing night after night is affecting his confidence.
Binghamton lost their fourth straight game, falling 2-1 in a shootout with Wilkes-Barre. Robin Lehner took the loss, while Mike Hoffman scored the only goal. I did not see the game so I’m reliant on reports about it. For the box score go here link and for Joy Lindsay’s game summary go here link.
-Elmira beat Kalamazoo 4-2 in the ECHL (Gratchev was held pointless), while Florida defeated Greenville 5-2 (Raymond was also held pointless)
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