From: nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Sharks defeat Sabres 7-5
Originator: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 08:02:51 GMT

Sorry if you are getting this twice...  The news server is acting strange
tonight...

Thursday, November 5, 7:30 P. M., at the Cow Palace:

The Sharks celebrated their return to the Cow Palace after a 7-game roadtrip
by peppering 42 shots against the Sabres' goalie Tom Draper, playing in his
first game this season, and getting a season-high 7 goals to defeat the Sabres
7-5 after, however, blowing 2-0 and 4-2 leads early.  The Sabres also had quite
an offensive display, putting 39 shots on Brian Hayward, who stopped 34 of
them.  The Sharks now have a modest 3-game unbeaten streak, and are only one
point behind the Winnipeg Jets and two points behind the Edmonton Oilers for
the fourth playoff spot in the Smythe Division.  (I know, they're not there
yet, but nothing wrong with stirring up hopes...)  The 12 goals combined ties
a season-high for the Sharks, who are usually not known for their offense.

The Sharks came out quickly on Draper in the first period, in which they out-
shot the Sabres 15-12, going ahead 2-0 just 7 seconds apart, setting a
franchise record.  Larry DePalma struck first at 1:38, as he took control of
a loose puck at center ice, went into the Sabres zone with Dave Snuggerud, sent
the pass to Snuggerud at the right corner, and one-timed the return pass from
Snuggerud by Draper.  Then, right after the face-off, DePalma sent the puck to
Mike Sullivan, who spotted Snuggerud open in front and sent the puck to him,
and Snuggerud fired the puck by Draper.  However, the Sabres then came back on
a flurry, and got two quick goals on Hayward.  Bob Sweeney opened the Buffalo
scoring at 7:19, as he took a pass from Richard Smehlik at center ice, went
into the zone, needled himself through defensemen Neil Wilkinson and Rob
Zettler, and fired the wrist shot by Hayward.  Alexander Mogilny tied the game
at 9:11, as Pat LaFontaine made a shot from a severe angle off a pass from
Smehlik, and Mogilny deflected LaFontaine's shot right in front by Hayward.
(If I remembered it right...  There are so many goals tonight that it was hard
to remember. :-))  However, the Sharks dominated the latter part of the period,
and they went ahead 3-2 at 14:01.  The Sharks had just killed off a Sabre
power-play, and Ed Courtenay, poking the puck off a Buffalo stick, sent the
puck up to David Bruce, who spotted Kelly Kisio breaking, and fed him on a
break-away, and Kisio fired the puck by Draper.  The Sharks padded their lead
to 4-2 at 18:20 on the power-play, as right off a faceoff won by Kisio, Doug
Wilson sent the puck to the right point to Doug Zmolek, who drilled a hard
shot by Draper for his first career NHL goal.

However, both the Sabre skaters and Draper came back with solid second periods,
as the Sabres out-shot the Sharks 16-10, with Draper making some excellent
saves after a shaky first period.  The Sabres drew within 4-3 at 6:19.
Working on the power-play, Dave Andreychuk took a rebound of a LaFontaine shot
that Hayward stopped on the right side, and sent it cross-ice to Mogilny, who
drilled it past Hayward.  The Sabres went into the dressing room tied 4-4, as
they scored with just 21 seconds left in the period.  Sweeney, intercepting a
Shark clearing pass, fired a shot that Brad May deflected right in front past
Hayward.

The Sabres thought that they might leave the Cow Palace tonight with 2 points
after all, as they went ahead at 8:32 5-4.  LaFontaine intercepted a Shark
pass near the Sabre blue line, and went on a 2-on-1 with Mogilny, sending a
cross-ice pass to Mogilny in front of the Shark crease, but Hayward stopped
Mogilny's shot, but went down on the ice.  Keith Carney jumped up into the
play, and poked the rebound into the open net.  However, the Sharks, who out-
shot the Sabres 17-11 in the period, just won't quit, and they went on an
outburst, scoring 3 goals in a span of 2:43 to take control of the game.
Pat Falloon, breaking a 5-game scoring draught, struck first at 12:16.  Brian
Lawton, taking control of the puck behind the net after he fought for an Johan
Garpenlov pass there with a Sabre, found Falloon opened right in front and
centered the puck to him, and Falloon fired it past Draper for a 5-5 tie.
The Sharks went ahead 6-5 at 13:56 on a broken play.  Sandis Ozolinsh had
drilled a shot from the left circle that Draper stopped, but Falloon seized
the puck and fed it right to Dean Evason, who was in the slot as well, and
Evason fired the puck past Draper.  Then, Falloon stole the puck from former
Shark Wayne Presley in the right corner and centered it right in front for
Lawton, who had no problem firing the shot by Draper at 14:59 to close out the
scoring.

Tonight's three stars:

1.	Pat Falloon
2.	Alexander Mogilny
3.	Larry DePalma

Tonight's lines:

Johan Garpenlov		Brian Lawton		Pat Falloon
David Bruce		Kelly Kisio		Ed Courtenay
Larry DePalma		Mike Sullivan		Dave Snuggerud
John Carter		Dean Evason		Jeff Odgers

Tonight's defensive pairings:

		Jayson More		Sandis Ozolinsh
		Doug Wilson		Doug Zmolek
		Neil Wilkinson		Rob Zettler

Scratches:	Perry Berezan (groin), Petri Skriko (groin),
	Yvon Corriveau (back), Dale Craigwell (back), Jeff Hackett (groin),
	Pat MacLeod, Lyndon Byers.  Corriveau and Hackett will probably miss
	2 more weeks, while Berezan, Skriko, and Craigwell are all day-to-day.

Some notes:

1.	The Sharks called up Byers today, presumably to fill Link Gaetz' role.
	(Yuck.)

2.	Jeff Odgers dislocated a finger in the first period in a fight against
	May, and missed the rest of the game.  Falloon double-shifted on his
	line with Evason and John Carter.

3.	After games and games of hard work and tough luck, the Garpenlov-
	Lawton-Falloon line has finally broken through in a big way.  For
	games, they have been denied goals by luck, it appears, but now they
	have finally broken through.  (Of course, the home cooking might have
	something to do with it. :-))

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"M. C. Hamrlik: Can't Touch This Lightning."
GO LOS ANGELES KINGS!  Luc Robitaille for Hart!
GO SAN JOSE SHARKS!  Sandis Ozolinsh for Calder!  Jeff Hackett for Vezina!
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Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
rec.sport.hockey contact for the San Jose Sharks