21-33-8, 6th in Atlantic Division
at VANCOUVER CANUCKS
30-25-7, 5th in Pacific Division (before Saturday’s game)
Sunday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena.
TV: Sportsnet. Radio: Sportsnet 650 AM.
This is it. This is the Canucks at the precipice. They can afford just five losses in their remaining 19 games. Any more than that and they simply won’t be able to win enough points to stay in the playoff race. In other words, they have to beat the Sabres. But can the Canucks find an extra gear, one that was sorely missing Saturday vs. the Flames, when the Canucks were totally invisible in the first period.
SABRES
1. Tage Thompson GP 58 G 25 A 20 PTS 45 (-14)
2. Jeff Skinner GP 60 G 23 A 18 PTS 41 (-12)
3. Rasmus Dahlin GP 60 G 8 A 29 PTS 37 (-18)
