GDT: Game 37: Ducks @ Sabres - 12/22 7pm ET (MSG-B, WGR 550)

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[toomuchsauce]

RJ was having trouble with names early tonight, so I am hoping with all my might he didn't suffer a stroke, but that is a legitimate concern.

 

[Djp]

I have a feeling it was a stroke of some sort.

 

[SabresSharks]

Best not to speculate. We'll get official word about RJ soon enough.

 

[sabres4ever]

Definitely. I’d like to see Pilut get a star this game; he’s awesome.

He played very well. Undrafted, his years in the swedish league have done him well. He'll be an asset to us for a long time hopefully.

 

[Doohickie]

I'm hoping he's just overheated from wearing that Santa suit...

A valid point. Hopefully that's all it is.

 

[Doohickie]

RJ was having trouble with names early tonight, so I am hoping with all my might he didn't suffer a stroke, but that is a legitimate concern.

He's been having problems with names all season but tonight it was worse than normal.

 

[Sabre the Win]

RJ was having trouble with names early tonight, so I am hoping with all my might he didn't suffer a stroke, but that is a legitimate concern.

If he was sitting up in the stretcher I am assuming they caught the warning signs before it happened (assuming it was a stroke).

There was a report RJ felt light headed.

 

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Post-Game Report: 12/22 vs. Anaheim


Final Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Final	SOG
Ducks (19-14-5)	0	0	0	–	–	0	40
Sabres (21-11-5)	1	0	2	–	–	3	33

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Game Summary
Event Summary

Top Notes

• With tonight’s win, the Sabres improved to 9-2-1 against the Pacific Division this season, including a 6-0-1 record at home, and earned their first season sweep of the Ducks since the 2011-12 season.
• Buffalo is now 12-4-2 (.722) at home this season. The .722 points percentage puts the Sabres on pace for their eighth-best road record in franchise history and the best since the 1982-83 season (25-7-8, .725).
• Linus Ullmark made 40 saves to record his second career shutout and second of the season. He became the first Sabres goaltender to record a 40-plus save shutout since Chad Johnson (44 saves) on Dec. 17, 2015 vs. Anaheim.
  • Ullmark finished the game ranked 10th in the NHL among qualifying goaltenders (min. 12 GP) with a .922 save percentage.
• The Sabres have now shut out the Ducks eight times in the 38 all-time games between the clubs (Dominik Hasek-3, Martin Biron-2, Chad Johnson-1, Ryan Miller-1, Linus Ullmark-1). This amounts to one shutout for every 4.75 meetings, the Sabres’ highest shutout-to-games ratio against any NHL team. The next highest current ratio is 10 games per shutout (Columbus, three shutouts in 30 games).
• Rasmus Dahlin’s goal tonight was his 20th point of the season (4+16). His 20 points in 37 games are already the 10th-most ever recorded by an NHL defenseman before his 19th birthday.
  • According to NHL PR, only three 18-year-old defensemen in NHL history have reached the 20-point mark faster than Dahlin’s 37 games: Phil Housley (28 GP), Ray Bourque (30 GP) and Aaron Ekblad (34 GP).
  • Phil Housley holds the record with 57 points (17+40) before turning 19 in 1982-83 with the Sabres.
• With two assists tonight, Jack Eichel has tied his career high with 18 multi-point games this season. He is now tied with Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead.
• Sam Reinhart also recorded two assists and now has a career-best 12 on the season. The Sabres are now 16-4-3 this season when he records a point and 27-4-6 in his career when he records at least two.
• With his assist on Dahlin’s goal, Rasmus Ristolainen now has points in three straight games (1+2) and 12 points (2+10) in his last 12 home games.

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team	Goaltender	Decision	SV%	GAA
Ducks	Gibson	L	.938	2.01
Sabres	Ullmark	W	1.000	0.00

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Updated Season Stats
Team	Goaltender	Record	SV%	GAA
Ducks	Gibson	15-11-4	.926	2.52
Sabres	Ullmark	8-1-3	.922	2.71

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Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Phil Housley
Sabres forward Jeff Skinner
Sabres forward Conor Sheary
Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin
Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark
Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle
Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf
Ducks defenseman Josh Manson

 

[valet]

I have a feeling it was a stroke of some sort.

I am thinking this too... hopefully it's not severe

 

[Tatanka]

I watched soundless and was oblivious to tbe RJ situation. I hope all is well. But that was a great game. A track meet meets a rugby match. Great win. Merry Christmas to all

 

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FINAL: Ducks 0 - Sabres 3

Linus Ullmark records his second shutout of the season in a win against Anaheim.

LEXUS POSTGAME REPORT

• Full Play By Play
• Sabres Ice Time

 

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