{'byline': 'by Kyle Powell', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': 'WGR Sports Radio 550', 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'wgr550', 'path': 'wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-blank-senators-in-ottawa'}], 'syndicated_items': [{'station': 'thefanrochester', 'path': '/thefanrochester/sports/buffalo-sabres/sabres-blank-senators-in-ottawa'}, {'station': 'wcmf', 'path': '/wcmf/sports/buffalo-sabres/sabres-blank-senators-in-ottawa'}], 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v43', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2025-01-10T02:45:00.000+00:00', 'lead': [{'data': {'title': 'Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff discusses his team finding ways to convert on scoring chances and win hockey games', 'thumbnail_url': 'https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/XcOj-1dT8kfz1nrzK', 'id': 'x9bma2m', 'created_time': 1735684248, 'mode': 'vod', 'private_id': 'k2Tct1nq8iqVYpC9gWq', 'owner': 'x2yitd8', 'description': 'Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff joined the "Jeremy and Joe Show" to discuss his team finding ways to convert on scoring chances and win hockey games, especially after snapping a 13-game winless streak.', 'channel': 'sport', 'tags': ['WGRAM', 'Lindy Ruff', 'WGR', 'Buffalo Sabres', 'NHL', 'Hockey'], 'private': False, 'addPublic': True}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/dailymotion/instances/cm5q6rdmo000k357p2cjvdo5q@published'}], 'slug': 'sabres-blank-senators-in-ottawa', 'tags': ['Buffalo Sabres', 'Ottawa Senators', 'NHL', 'Hockey', 'WGR', 'All Local', 'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen', 'Jack Quinn', 'Dylan Cozens', 'Ryan McLeod', 'BREAKING NEWS'], 'feeds': {'msn': True, 'rss': True, 'postup': True, 'facebook': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'frequency': True, 'smartNews': True, 'apple-news': False, 'smart-news': True, 'most-popular': True, 'reversechron': True, 'google-news-feed': True}, 'hosts': [], 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/cm5pzvyfi000a01tikjtua9l6@published'}, 'byline': [{'names': [{'name': 'Kyle Powell', 'text': 'Kyle Powell', 'slug': 'kyle-powell'}], 'sources': [{'text': 'WGR Sports Radio 550'}], 'hosts': [], 'prefix': 'by'}], 'teaser': 'Sabres blank Senators in Ottawa', 'authors': ['Kyle Powell'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': "<strong>Ottawa, Ontario (WGR Sports Radio 550) -</strong> The Buffalo Sabres put forth a total team effort on Thursday night in order to come away with a victory in Canada's capital.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5pzvyfj000e01tizm2soc7o@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Playing their first game at the Canadian Tire Centre since New Year's Eve 2023, the blue and gold seized early momentum and cruised to a 4-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Senators.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q774ih0017357p1nz454ua@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877545777746108922', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SABRES WIN!! ⚔️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLegendsWay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheLegendsWay</a> <a href="https://t.co/75z2IWh8Tx">pic.twitter.com/75z2IWh8Tx</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877545777746108922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm5q5jcdc007t3e6lblsasd4k@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Senators captain Brady Tkachuk was, as usual, in the center of things, as he delivered an early hit to the numbers on Jason Zucker. That sent the Sabres forward to the dressing room for a handful of shifts before his eventual return.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q1fvcd00583e6lx5tbwr72@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Then it became the Jack Quinn show, as the Sabres winger was able to net a pair of first-period tallies to give Buffalo a 2-0 lead.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q1e1kd00513e6l4yji0v3u@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The first goal came just past the halfway point of the period, as he converted off a pass from Ryan McLeod in space for his sixth goal of the season.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q1ifr8005f3e6l6vuiy329@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877513850330735010', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jack Quinn gets things started in Ottawa! 🙌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> <a href="https://t.co/UUsYEya9Rx">pic.twitter.com/UUsYEya9Rx</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877513850330735010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm5q1immf005l3e6lwp2i135e@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Exactly three minutes later, after just exiting the penalty box, Quinn got his second goal as he went in alone on Senators goalie Anton Forsberg and fired a wrist shot past his blocker side.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q7enic000f357pkkm3mcc5@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877516042357846141', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Straight out of the box to the back of the net! 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> <a href="https://t.co/7b61eB5JGZ">pic.twitter.com/7b61eB5JGZ</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877516042357846141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm5q1it56005s3e6lj7fapu6i@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Sabres stretched the lead to 3-0 just four minutes into the middle stanza.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q2knqu00603e6lr6xhu0q3@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Dylan Cozens capitalized on a ghastly Senators giveaway in their own end of the ice, and the Sabres forward blistered his ninth goal of the season past Forsberg.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q7g6go000k357p9wsrptbd@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877525492070244791', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The steal and score! 👀<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> <a href="https://t.co/w4vwofd53r">pic.twitter.com/w4vwofd53r</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877525492070244791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm5q2rlzq00673e6lqemj2niz@published'}, {'data': {'text': "The onslaught continued six minutes later, as McLeod was the beneficiary of a fortuitous bounce off the leg of Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot. The pass attempt-turned-goal was McLeod's seventh goal of the season, and third point of the night.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q2wep4006j3e6lbeopew4h@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877528553060766131', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">the bank is open <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> <a href="https://t.co/iEd3GSQJeE">pic.twitter.com/iEd3GSQJeE</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1877528553060766131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm5q2z0an006q3e6l7ihxyfmb@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'From there, Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and the rest of the team hunkered down, preserving the shutout in the third period of play.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q5jsh5007z3e6ltkrgzcu6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Luukkonen turned away all 16 Senators shots in the third, and 35 overall en route to his second clean-sheet of the 2024-25 season, and the seventh shutout of his NHL career.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q7j86j000u357p68aqcz4u@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?slug=WGR550&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?slug=WGR550&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm5q6t7t6000t357pa7wgamd1@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q05ur3001s3e6la7racz8e@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong><em>SCORING RECAP</em></strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q063iv00203e6lem2j26qo@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>First Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF: </strong>10:17 - <strong>Jack Quinn</strong> (6) (Ryan McLeod, Zach Benson); 13:17 - <strong>Jack Quinn</strong> (7) (Peyton Krebs, Ryan McLeod)<br /><strong>OTT: </strong>NONE', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q068if00283e6le33fx0y3@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Second Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF: </strong>4:11 - <strong>Dylan Cozens</strong> (9) (Unassisted); 10:22 - <strong>Ryan McLeod</strong> (7) (Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch)<br /><strong>OTT: </strong>NONE', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q06isl002g3e6lfzcbm2vy@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Third Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF: </strong>NONE<br /><strong>OTT: </strong>NONE', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q06pgw002o3e6lhmwukoni@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q06x2g002w3e6ljc235rqp@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-ott/2025/01/09/2024020654/boxscore"><strong><em>STATS OF THE GAME:</em></strong></a>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q075l400343e6ln2d4n7ge@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q07n7a003c3e6lwmpky02i@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Three Stars of the Game:</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm5q07w32003k3e6l7u1qd6pf@published'}, {'data': {'text': '1.) 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