Wings vs. Sabres LiveBlog Tonight

The Buffalo Sabres are on their last legs.

The team was sitting pretty in the Eastern conference for most of the season until star goaltender Ryan Miller went down to injury. Over that period, the team struggled to find wins, recording a 4-7-2 record and handing over their playoff spot to the surging Pittsburgh Penguins.

Miller is back now and Buffalo has returned to their winning ways however, they still sit 4 points back from the Panthers and the Rangers for that final playoff spot in the East. The good news is that they still have a game in hand, and that game is tonight.

The Red Wings on the other hand are in the midst of a goaltender controversy. Neither goalie has stepped up to show that they are ready to take the reins and lead the defending Stanley Cup champions into this year's playoffs. The team snapped a three game losing streak yesterday with a big win over the Wild however, Osgood still had his shaky points.

Despite rumors that Conklin was going to get the start tonight, Babcock has advised that he is going to stick with the vet for the next two games. Trying to instill some confidence are we??

I'll be play-by-play liveblogging the game tonight on theScore.com. CLICK HERE for a link to join me for coverage of the game and for some intermission playoff talk.


Ryan D. MacIntyre
thejackass@hockeyjackass.com