Buffalo vs. Washington - a team that's on the edge of the playoffs against a team that's already in and looking to improve their position in the conference standings. The atmosphere was absolutely electric when I sat down in the press box. Fans from each team were going at it, and you knew this had to be an epic showdown. Who would gain the momentum going into the last week of the regular season?
I'm an avid Buffalo fan so I found it tough throughout the game to keep neutral... but I found a way to do it. I had to. First it was Washington striking with the league's best player. But then Buffalo scored twice within a minute. Then Washington tied it and took the lead 9 seconds after the tying goal. Buffalo tied the game, then Washington went ahead, and then Buffalo tied it up a bit under 10 minutes out. The last ten minutes were so exciting... back and forth and back and forth but you could tell someone was grabbing the momentum going into the extra frame.
Then Pominville struck. Turnover by the Caps and he had a partial breakaway and deposited it behind Simeon Varlamov. It sent the home team packing (although the point gave them the division title) and gave the visitors from Buffalo extra momentum. I'm siked up. Not only did Buffalo win... but Atlanta beat Florida, keeping Florida's momentum back.
Now, Buffalo is 4 points out of the playoffs, Florida is 2, and it's going to be one heck of a race for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Can Buffalo continue its hot finish towards the playoffs? Or will the Rangers shut the door on them? Or could Florida jump up and punish the Rangers and the Sabres? It's going to be a fun couple of weeks.
Oh, and there's that Opening Day thing on Monday.
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So I can't lie...I didn't really understand any of this...no offense, I don't follow sports. But sounds like you had fun man!
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