Archives for April 2007

'And, of course, the Islanders showed discipline. The Sabres have a deadly power play, but the Islanders gave them only eight minutes, seven seconds with the man advantage.' … [Read more...] about DiPietro not the whole difference for Isles

'The Sabres didn't play with the same efficiency as in their 4-1 win on Thursday. And they didn't resemble the team that led the NHL with 53 wins and 308 goals. "Hey, they want to win, too," Sabres goalie Ryan Miller said of the Islanders. "We have to forget about that first period and use it as motivation."' … [Read more...] about NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 2

'The Sabres were down, 2-1, to start the third period, but tied the game at the 2:12 mark as during a furious scrum in front that saw several shots on net. Kalinin finally put it in for his first career playoff goal. Several minutes later Maxim Afinogenov was called for hooking and the New York power play took advantage to take a 3-2 lead.' … [Read more...] about NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 2

'The Islanders looked dominant to start the game and would take the early lead as Trent Hunter scored just three minutes into the first. New York would make it 2-0 right off a face off on a point shot from Bruno Gervais. Buffalo finally got on the board as Thomas Vanek made a nice play behind the net and found Toni Lydman in front with just one minute left to make it 2-1 … [Read more...] about DiPietro Lifts Isles To 3-2 Win

'DiPietro, sidelined with a pair of concussions for the past nine games, stopped 32 shots versus the top-seeded Sabres to even this series at one game apiece.' … [Read more...] about DiPietro Sparks Islanders

'"They played better than us for the first 18 minutes of the game," said head coach Lindy Ruff. "We worked hard to get back in it, but then we took an undisciplined penalty when we had all the momentum that gave them an opportunity to take the lead again."' … [Read more...] about Slow Start Stops Momentum

'While Goliath was taking an early nap, David was busy at work with his slingshot, chipping away at a series deficit. Such was the case in Game Two of the first round matchup, pitting the heavily-favored and top-seeded Sabres against the underdog Islanders, as Buffalo failed to duplicate their opening period energy from Game One's victory against a revitalized New York squad … [Read more...] about ECQF # 2: Islanders 3, Sabres 2

'"DiPietro's competitive spirit really lifted up the team," said current Islanders' and former Sabres' head coach Ted Nolan. "He had a great game."' … [Read more...] about Series tied as DiPietro does the trick for Islanders

'It seemed the Sabres came out slow in all three periods, and they played strong for about 45 minutes of the game. In the NHL, that’s not enough.' … [Read more...] about Isles even series riding DiPietro to 3-2 victory

Booth helps Amerks upend Crunch (Rochester D&C) Fans flock to Crunch home finale (Syracuse Post Standard) Rochester 5, Syracuse 2 (AP) Amerks fly by Crunch 5-2 (Amerks.com) Game notes (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'"Once he says he's in, I say he's in, he's in," Nolan said after Saturday morning's pregame skate. "If he says he wants to play, he's going to play."' … [Read more...] about Islanders' DiPietro says he's ready to go in Game 2

'Despite losing by three goals, the Islanders lost only one game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres not ready to give up home ice

'DiPietro has been sidelined since March 25, when he suffered his second concussion in 12 days. He was cleared to practice with the Islanders on Friday afternoon in the Amherst Pepsi Center, but neither he nor coach Ted Nolan would reveal their plans for tonight.' … [Read more...] about DiPietro in town, likely in net

'Well, let’s put an end to the posturing right now. DiPietro is playing. You can take it to the bank. The Isles didn’t fly their top goalie here on owner Charles Wang’s private jet so he could sit around in a suit and watch poor Wade Dubielewicz get lit up by the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Savior in net can&#8217t save Islanders

'“It is important,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “We’re relying on Chris to counter what Sillinger brings to his faceoff percentage and [Islanders center Randy] Robitaille at the same time.”' … [Read more...] about Faceoff skill adds to Drury&#8217s value in the clutch