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'Vanek has an undisclosed upper-body injury in the wake of the crunching check he took late in Thursday's game from Boston defenseman Johnny Boychuk. He missed practice here Friday and did no workouts Saturday as well. Ruff had been saying Vanek was day to day but admitted after Saturday's win that the team's second-leading goal scorer might miss a few games.' … [Read more...] about More injuries thin out forward ranks

The wrong Foligno scores the big goal (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Mac furious after Sens loss (Ottawa Sun) Marcus Foligno gives brother pause for thought (Ottawa Sun) Nick Foligno both proud and angry (Le Droit) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage

'The Sabres trailed throughout the game and were forced to come back three different times before finally winning in the shootout.' … [Read more...] about Ennis, Sabres happy to scrape by with 4-3 win

'But Foligno, who was recalled from Rochester (AHL) on Friday, tied the game with 5:54 to go. Foligno threw the puck on net from the left corner and it deflected off Daniel Alfredsson and over Bishop's shoulder. It was Foligno's first NHL goal in his second game.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Ottawa 3 (SO)

'Miller stopped the first two shooters that he faced in the shootout, while Bishop stopped Brad Boyes but Pominville scored to give Buffalo a lead. Daniel Alfredsson answered to keep the game going, but Ennis' shootout goal was the game winner and gave Buffalo a 4-3 win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Down Senators 4-3 In Shootout

'“It was just one of those where it was better timing than anything,” said Foligno. “Hard work paid off there and I got a lucky bounce. I was really happy to tie the game up for the guys. I just really wanted to contribute tonight. I was hoping I’d score tonight. When you contribute like that it’s huge.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres 4, Senators 3 (SO)

Amerks top Binghamton for fourth straight win (Rochester D&C) Binghamton Senators suffer quick TKO (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks win fourth straight, extend home winning streak to six games with 6-1 rout of B-Sens (Amerks.com) Amerks cruise past B-Sens, 6-1 (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'Since November, the Sabres are barely averaging over 1 1/2 goals per game on the road, and they have been shut out or scored just one goal in 12 of their last 32 contests on enemy ice.' … [Read more...] about Road scoring is elusive for Sabres

'"I always think I can improve," he said. "There are certain areas I've looked it but I'm happy to be here trying to help a team win. It's not for lack of effort that I haven't scored yet but it obviously would be nice to start to contribute offensively."' … [Read more...] about Hodgson hopes practice makes perfect

'The 38-year-old’s experienced enough moving around. Counting two stints in Chicago, he’s played for eight teams, including a successful three-year run with the Sabres from 2006-09.' … [Read more...] about Spacek moving forward with ‘Canes

Gameday: Sabres vs. Sens (Ottawa Sun) Buffalo (31-29-8) at Ottawa (36-25-8) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (31-29-8) at Ottawa Senators (36-25-8) (The Sports Network) Improved Senators host desperate Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Thomas Vanek is much better after leaving Thursday night's loss after being hit by Bruin defenseman Johnny Boychuk. His status for Saturday is still up in the air. Ruff said, "Thomas is OK, he's a little bit sore, but he's doing OK." As far if he'll miss any time Ruff said, "I can't answer that question right now. It will all depend on how he feels tomorrow."' … [Read more...] about Vanek Feeling Better; Sekera Feeling Worse

'McCormick is the guy that fights and sticks up for teammates. He is not a defensive brawler at all. He takes vicious blows so he can land some bombs of his own. After two concussions, how much is he thinking about taking punches to the head? “I don’t think you can be tentative in this game. Yes, I have had two concussions, but it could’ve just been a fluke. I could’ve gone … [Read more...] about Sabres McCormick will still be fighting

'The players remain confident they can still fight back into the playoff picture. "Probably have to go four-out-of-five the rest of the way. It's going to be tough but everyone in the room believes we can do it," said defenseman Tyler Myers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Look to Continue Playoff Push in Ottawa

'In other player news, Andrej Sekera’s condition has actually worsened and he’s staying in Buffalo for further tests. Ruff said they are trying determine if Sekera has a severe case of the flu or something more than that.' … [Read more...] about Friday notebook