Archives for December 3, 2014

'“The one thing we are doing is we’re getting better and working on certain things,” said coach Ted Nolan. “Part of getting better is that resilience to keep going, keep going. You never know what’s going to happen.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres bottle up Lightning

'“My Twitter has been blowing up with the Latvian people,” Girgensons said after Buffalo’s 2-1 shootout win over Tampa Bay. “I’m definitely surprised. I still find it funny. As I’ve said, we just have the best fans in the world over there.”' … [Read more...] about Girgensons’ fans rock the All-Star vote

'The 14th pick in 2012 has five goals and eight points in the last eight contests. He put Tyler Myers’ rebound high over Lightning goalie Evgeni Nabokov late.' … [Read more...] about Zemgus Girgensons clutch in Sabres’ shootout win over Lightning

'“He was going in,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said about McCormick. “We had to look at it. He’s still a little bit away.”' … [Read more...] about With Cody McCormick still sidelined, Sabres recall Tim Schaller

Sluggish Bolts get point but not win against Buffalo (Tampa Tribune) Rotating door in effect against Buffalo (Tampa Tribune) Lightning loses lead, shootout to Sabres (Tampa Bay Times) Evgeni Nabokov still adjusting to being backup (Tampa Bay Times) Buffalo ends Lightning win streak in shootout (TampaBayLightning.com) Bolts don't play their game in loss to Sabres … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'Lightning captain Steven Stamkos nearly settled it with 5 seconds left in regulation. Rounding into the left circle, Stamkos snapped a shot through a crowd and hit the far post. The puck caromed back off Enroth's shoulder and fell into the crease, where the goalie smothered it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stymie Lightning with 2-1 shootout win

'Girgensons has 399,356 votes according to the figures released by the NHL on Tuesday. That nearly doubles Crosby, who ranks second among forwards with 218,672 votes.' … [Read more...] about Latvia gives Girgensons boost in NHL all-star vote

'The Sabres also placed veteran forward Cody McCormick on injured reserve and recalled forward Tim Schaller from their American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester. McCormick has missed three games since sustaining a concussion.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defenseman Gorges activated off IR

'Hodgson began the final portion of the contest by beating Nabokov on the backhand, then Palat was turned away by Enroth. Ennis effectively put the game out of reach with his successful shot, and Ryan Callahan failed on his try to send the hosts to victory.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1 (SO)

'Gorges has been out since suffering a knee injury on Nov. 11. In 17 games this season, he has one assist.' … [Read more...] about Sabres activate Gorges

'"We're getting better and we're working on certain things," Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. "Part of getting better is that resiliency, to keep going and keep going. You never know what's going to happen so that game here tonight is one of those things where it didn't look good but Girgensons got that big one and then the shootout was really impressive."' … [Read more...] about Sabres keep rolling with shootout win

'Zemgus Girgensons simply outworks his man in the slot and is able to just swipe at the puck and chip it into the net on the rebound. That is a typical Girgensons play that has made him an instant fan favorite.' … [Read more...] about Sabres down Lightning 2-1 in shootout

'Buffalo would get the best chance in overtime as Tyler Myers beat his man to the net and ripped a backhand into the glove of Nabokov. Neither team would generate much more offense however, and the teams would head to a shootout, the second in a row for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Edge Bolts 2-1 in Shootout

'"Obviously the confidence is a little bit higher now," Enroth said. "We beat a couple of great teams the last couple of games, so we know we can beat every team in the League, especially beating Montreal back-to-back there, and we just are going to try to build on that momentum and stay positive and take it day by day."' … [Read more...] about Sabres top Lightning in shootout for third win in row

'“Obviously it’s a little bit knowing who you’re going up against but the key is really just practice a lot of shootouts in practice,” he said. “I saw Ryan Miller here for a couple years and he was great in shootouts and he got a lot of extra wins in shootouts. He stayed after practice and practiced shootouts. That’s what I’ve been doing the last couple months here and it’s … [Read more...] about Sabres topple Tampa Bay in shootout