Archives for November 2006

'The Sabres allowed three power-play goals for the first time all season.' … [Read more...] about Victory is a broken record

'Stafford made quite an impression in his NHL debut. He was called up Sunday from the Rochester Americans along with Daniel Paille and replaced injured right winger Maxim Afinogenov on a line with center Derek Roy and left winger Thomas Vanek. All but five seconds of Stafford's 12:50 was at even strength, but he was put on the ice in overtime and delivered.' … [Read more...] about Stafford's first game is thrill of a lifetime

Rangers Pull Ahead, but Sabres Find Way to Win (New York Times) Rangers let lead slip away (New York Daily News) Rangers fall (New York Post) Getting a point is really not point (Newsday) Rangers lose to Sabres in overtime (White Plains Journal News) Rangers make their point in OT loss to Sabres (NewYorkRangers.com) Post-game notes (NewYorkRangers.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Monday’s New York Coverage (Updated 8:30 a.m.)

'"At the end of the game, it feels good to comeback like that, but we have to be careful," said Briere, who finished the game with a pair of goals and an assist. "We're not going to be able to comeback from two goals every time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Rebound In Big Apple

With their 4-3 overtime victory over the New York Rangers, they won their eighth straight road game to start a season, an NHL record they now own all by themselves. … [Read more...] about Sabres still streaking after OT win in New York

'Ruff will gladly take the 12-1-1 mark through the first 14 games but he's surely losing some hair with the way his team keeps choosing to do things the hard way.' … [Read more...] about Game # 14: Sabres 4, Rangers 3 (OT)

'Briere beat goalie Kevin Weekes to the glove side on a rush to give the Sabres their fifth win in a game in which they trailed by at least two goals. Buffalo also avoided its first losing streak of the season. The Sabres (12-1-1) failed to earn a point for the first time Saturday in a 4-1 defeat against Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 3 (OT)

'Buffalo then evened the score at 3-3 at the 8:13 mark of the final period on a bad goal given up by Weekes. From near the blue line, Briere threw the puck on net that Weekes had trouble with. Pominville crashed the goal and was there to stuff in the rebound. Then, as the contest appeared to be heading for a shootout, Drew Stafford found Briere in the slot and he used Rangers … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 3 (OT)

'It was the fifth time Buffalo has come back from a two or more goal deficit in the 2006-07 campaign.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Come Back To Top Rangers In OT

'In two weeks, the Buffalo Sabres sold 30,000 tickets, leaving just half of that still available for the remainder of the season. Fans waiting in line at the HSBC Arena box office before Saturday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs learned that the first available game with open seats is not until March.' … [Read more...] about 15,000 Sabres Tickets Left

'Speculation is that both will be in the lineup when the teams faceoff at 5pm at Madison Square Garden, presumably with Andrew Peters as a healthy scratch.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Recall Paille And Stafford

'G Martin Biron is 6-2-2 with a 2.32 GAA against the Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Rangers

Ranger task: foil Sabres (New York Daily News) Buffalo (11-1-1) at NY Rangers (7-6-0) (AP) Sabres try to regroup after first regulation loss (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (11-1-1) at New York Rangers (7-6-0) (The Sports Network) Rangers look to even score with Sabres today (NewYorkRangers.com) Game # 14: Buffalo @ NY Rangers (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)

'"It stings a little bit," Sabres forward Paul Gaustad said. "It's not easy to swallow. We hate losing, especially at home and especially against these guys when their fans are in the crowd."' … [Read more...] about Leafs do the raking

'Afinogenov, the Sabres' leading scorer, suffered what is believed to be a separated shoulder early in the first period Saturday night against Toronto. He could be out two to three weeks.' … [Read more...] about Early injury sidelines Afinogenov