For the second game in a row, the buffalo Sabres netted 6 goals. And, for the second straight time, they chased the starting goalie for the opposing team.
Their first victim was Chris Osgood, last night Dwayne Roloson. both were sent shamefully to the bench in the 2nd period, but Roloson allowed only 4 goals to Osgood’s 5 before losing their coach's favor.
While the 4 goals are an obvious way to see the goalie didn't bring their ‘A’ game, the first goal allowed was a great harbinger.
Tyler Myers' shot midway through the first period seemed pretty harmless. It was a backhander from the high slot with not a lot on it, but it almost seemed to catch Rolie off guard. Normally though, when a goalie gets caught off guard, it’s on a hard shot. Myer's was a fluttering wrister that snuck right through Roloson's 5-hole for the rookie's first career goal.
4 goals later, Roloson found himself sitting on the bench, being lifted in favor of former Sabre Martin Biron.
Biron, who entered to a rousing ovation, had a lot of success while facing his former club, and he gave he Isles a chance to get back into it.
John Taveres netted his third of the season while on the powerplay just under 4 minutes after Biron entering the game in the 2nd period.
The Isles were given another opprotunity to cut into the Sabres' lead when Henrik Tallinder took a holding call about 3 minutes into the 3rd period. However, the Sabres were able to kill off the opprotunity, and were able to turn that momentum into their 5th goal of the night.
Andy Sutton would answer less than a minute later, but that would be the final Islander goal of the night.
Jason Pominville added further insurance with his first goal of the season at the 15:52 mark of the period as Buffalo cruised to a 6-3 victory.
4-0-1, 8 points
Next up: Saturday vs. Atlanta, 7:30
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