the sabres played their second game at home, after giving up home ice advantage on thursday night…

a much better effort — especially in the first 20 minutes. but, frustratingly, AGAIN, the sabres cannot seem to put in a full 60 minute effort.

buffalo had a goal called back ~2 minutes into the game after roy shot it through the crease and the puck went in off of vanek’s glove. i really did not see the difference between that one and the pominville goal against the rangers (which counted, btw) — both times, the buffalo player was going to the net and took a hit that put them into the puck.

vanek literally undressed the sens D with a toe drag and loop to the forehand just a few minutes later. and then hect followed closely with a nifty wrister in to the top corner.

sabres up two to zip.

for the entire season — including the playoffs — the sabres had not lost a game where they held a two goal lead. 45-0 including the playoffs.

make that 45-1.

ottawa got an even strength goal from alfie late in the first and then two power play goals in the second to get them up 3-2.

the cardiac kids took it to ot, though.

danny popped one in with less than 6 seconds to go in regulation to take it to overtime.

fast forward to the second ot… heatley (or spezza?) wins a clean faceoff against drury (of all people!) and corvo knuckles one toward the net that bounces through miller. sens win: 4-3.

again… no where near the amount of effort or desperation needed from the sabres. now we are down two games — both losses at home — and headed to scotia bank place on monday. a must win for buffalo.