Music: {allcanada} SABRES (19-40-5) AT SENATORS (28-23-11)

Thursday, March 5, 2015

{allcanada} SABRES (19-40-5) AT SENATORS (28-23-11)

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Friday, March 6, 2015

7:30 PM ET

SABRES (19-40-5) AT SENATORS (28-23-11)

TV: MSG-B, BELL TV, RDS, TSN 5

Season series: The Ottawa Senators have won two of three games against the Buffalo Sabres. Senators forward Bobby Ryan, who has played in two of the three games, has scored four goals, including a hat trick in a 5-2 win at Canadian Tire Centre on Dec. 29.

Sabres team scope: Buffalo recalled forward Mikhail Grigorenko from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Thursday. He skated on a line with Brian Gionta and Marcus Foligno in practice, and also saw time with the penalty kill unit. Forward Zac Dalpe did not practice, and coach Ted Nolan said he was attending to a family matter, according to the Sabres website. Goalie Chad Johnson, who was acquired before the NHL Trade Deadline from the New York Islanders, will make his Sabres' debut. "If somebody shows something, they're staying in," Nolan said regarding his goaltending situation. "If one of these guys grabs the bull by the horns, they'll get a ride."

Senators team scope: Goalie Craig Anderson was expected to start Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets for the first time since Jan. 21, but was back up to Andrew Hammond. Anderson has been out with a hand injury, and coach Dave Cameron has yet to name a starter. The Senators have won six of their past seven games (6-0-1) to climb back into the Stanley Cup Playoff race and are four points behind the Boston Bruins for the second wild card spot out of the Eastern Conference.

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