Sekera

A big man trapped in a small man's body, Sekera is the fiery, emotional leader for the Slovak Under-18 Team.

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Marian Gaborik, whose goal made the score 1-1 early in the second period, slammed his helmet down soon after leaving the ice and refused to talk to reporters, while Andrej Sekera broke his stick over a railing.

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Vanek's ninth of the season made it 5-2 with just 20 seconds left in the second period, deflecting a slap shot from the middle of the blueline by Andrej Sekera.

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Buffalo took the lead for the third time when Sekera beat Halak with a wrist shot from the point through traffic and into the top right corner for his first of the season.

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Defenseman Andrej Sekera added a goal and assist, and Jason Pominville and Drew Stafford also scored.

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Sekera made it 2-0 just 78 seconds later, and Connolly notched his 13th of the season on the power play with 5: 43 to go in the second period.

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Sekera was helped off the ice after taking a hit midway into the third.

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Sekera scored a power-play goal 13: 20 into the third that put the Sabres up 3-2.

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He set up the goal by first checking Andrej Sekera off the puck to the left of the Sabres net.

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Defenseman Andrej Sekera added a goal and assist, and Jason Pominville and Drew Stafford also scored for the Sabres, tied with Carolina for ninth place in the Eastern Conference - one point behind Florida, the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh.

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