BUFFALO, N.
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more than the milestone for now. As special as it was to pass Jack Adams
franchise win total, making the playoffs is the more immediate priority.
Darren Helm scored the go-ahead goal 3:33 into the third period to spark a
three-goal outburst and inch Detroit to the cusp of clinching a playoff berth
following a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. "The win tonight
is way more important than that," Babcock said, when asked about the
significance of earning his 414th career victory, one more than Adams. "But what
I would say to you is these are things you think about the summer. And Im
thrilled." Babcock then shifted his attention to his teams next test. The Red
Wings (38-27-14) travel to play Pittsburgh on Wednesday needing only one point
to secure one of the Eastern Conferences two wild-card playoff spots, and extend
the teams run of post-season berths to 23 straight seasons. "I know weve got a
game in Pittsburgh tomorrow. Were going to enjoy this tonight," Babcock said,
noting the game at Pittsburgh could potentially be a first-round playoff
preview. "The reality is, its an important game tomorrow." Brendan Smith,
David Legwand and Pavel Datsyuk, into an empty net, also scored for the Red
Wings. Jimmy Howard made 25 saves in a game the Red Wings rallied back after
spotting the Sabres a 1-0 lead. Zemgus Girgensons scored both goals for the
Sabres (21-49-9), who are already guaranteed of finishing in last place once the
season ends on Sunday. The Red Wings continued their domination of Buffalo.
Theyve won eight straight since a 6-2 loss on Oct. 13, 2009, and improved to
23-2-1-1 against Buffalo since March 27, 1996, according to STATS. "Its one good
step in the right direction," Howard said. "Weve got to find a way to get a
point or two points there tomorrow and keep it rolling, because you want to feel
good going into the playoffs." Howard did his part in stopping several shots to
keep the game tied at 1 during a Sabres two-man advantage that spanned 1:51 in
the second period. His best stops came on bang-bang chances. After turning aside
Cody Hodgsons hard shot from the left circle, Howard kicked out his right pad to
foil Rasmus Ristolainens attempt to convert the rebound. Sabres coach Ted Nolan
said coming up empty on the power play changed the games momentum. "When you
play a good team like Detroit, they know how to close deals. We have a 5-on-3
with a chance to go ahead, we dont do it, and thats what happens," Nolan said.
"You look at the things we didnt do right." The Red Wings found their groove to
start the third. Helm started the play that led to his go-ahead goal by winning
a faceoff to the left of the Sabres net. He drew the puck back to Kyle Quincey,
whose shot from the left point was deflected on its way to the net. Matt Hackett
made the initial stop, but was unable to control the rebound, which squirted
through a crowd of players in front. Helm gathered up the loose puck and took a
few steps to his right, where he snapped it into the open side before Hackett
had time to recover. Legwand then made it 3-1 to seal the win by beating Hackett
through the legs with 4:14 remaining. Girgensons made it close 2:03 later by
capping a great individual rush, in which he got between two defenders and
roofed a shot over Howards right shoulder. NOTES: The Sabres called up G
Andrey Makarov from AHL Rochester to serve as the backup. He became the eighth
goalie to dress for at least one game this season, including Ryan Vinz, a Sabres
HarborCenter employee who backed up Jhonas Enroth the day Ryan Miller was traded
to St. Louis. ... Red Wings RW Daniel Alfredssons assist on Smiths goal upped
career total to 712, tying him with Jean Beliveau and Scott Stevens for 48th on
NHL list. ... Sabres RW Chris Stewart returned after missing 16 games with a
lower body injury, while D Christian Ehrhoff -- nicknamed "Ear-Hoff" by his
teammates -- played two days after requiring numerous stitches to close a gash
in his right ear, which was struck by a puck.
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well be a decent team over the next few seasons. I will go into more detail when
digging into the Canucks Off-Season Game Plan, which will be coming earlier this
year since they are part of the non-playoff contingent, there are some reasons
to think this is a favourable situation for President of Hockey Operations
Trevor Linden and whomever he selects to be the new general manager.
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Boston, Luongo continued his dominance at home. Hes now allowed two goals in
three home games in this series.FIFA has recognized this weeks Nigeria Football
Federation elections and said Thursday it had sent a letter congratulating new
president Amaju Pinnick.FIFA can now stand down over its threats to ban Nigeria
a€” the current African champion a€” following months of turmoil and alleged
government interference to influence the leadership of the Nigerian federation.
FIFA rules do not allow governments to interfere in football matters.Nigeria was
banned for nine days in July after outgoing NFF President Aminu Maigari was
arrested on his return from the World Cup in Brazil and a sports
ministry-appointed official was put in charge of the federation. The ban was
lifted when Maigari was reinstated.The West African country was again threatened
with suspension last month when Maigari was ousted from office for a second time
in elections not recognized by FIFA.Pinnick, a sports administrator from the
southern Delta state, was elected new president on Tuesday in a process overseen
by Maigari a€” one of the conditions laid down for the elections by FIFA.
Pinnick needed two rounds of voting to secure the required two-thirds majority.
FIFA said in a statementt to The Associated Press that it had been notified of
the results of the vote in the southern city of Warri.
Baby
Moncler Coats Sale. The elections for a new NFF executive were still
rocky, with one of the seven initial candidates for the presidency declared
ineligible after he failed to turn up amid reports that some officials were
detained by state security forces. The start of the vote was delayed for two
hours.Failure to organize credible elections could have led to Nigerias team
being thrown out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations qualifying competition,
preventing it from defending its title in Morocco early next year.The NFF said
Pinnick had received a congratulatory message from FIFA President Sepp Blatter,
but Nigerian authorities were also warned not to interfere again in football by
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke.We now expect the NFF and its new
leadership to carry out its activities without any hindrance in order to avoid
having to again refer the case to the appropriate FIFA bodies for an automatic
suspension, Valcke wrote in a letter, according to the NFF.___Gerald Imray is on
Twitter at www.twitter.com/GeraldImrayAP
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