Connolly scores twice as Sabres blowout Coyotes

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03/06/2009 - Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Connolly registered two goals and two assists, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at HSBC Arena.

Andrej Sekera, Jason Pominville and Drew Stafford also scored for the Sabres, who won consecutive games for the first time since besting Toronto and Montreal on February 4 and 6, respectively. Jaroslav Spacek collected two helpers and Patrick Lalime made 29 saves to earn the win.

Matthew Lombardi notched a power-play goal for the Coyotes, who have lost four of their last five games. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 26-of-31 shots in defeat.

Buffalo took a 1-0 lead as Connolly, stationed at the left side of the cage, redirected Spacek's shot from the point 7:07 into the contest. Moments later, Connolly won a draw cleanly back to Sekera, whose drive from just inside the blueline eluded the Phoenix netminder at 8:25.

While on the power play, Connolly came out from behind the net and beat Bryzgalov high on the glove side with 5:43 remaining in the middle stanza, six seconds after Petr Prucha went to the box for hooking.

One of several newcomers acquired at the trade deadline, Lombardi finally solved Lalime on the power play at the 6:52 mark of the third period. Connolly also played a role in this tally, committing the restraining foul that gave Phoenix the man advantage.

Pominville and Stafford scored power-play goals 37 seconds apart late in regulation to cement the win.

Game Notes

Buffalo finished 3-for-6 on the power play, while the Desert Dogs were 1- for-6...The Sabres are 19-12-2 at home this season...Phoenix fell to 11-19-3 as the guest.

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