Archives for March 7, 2015

Sabres-Capitals Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (19-41-5) at Washington Capitals (35-21-10) (The Sports Network) Capitals' Ovechkin a game-time decision vs. Sabres (NHL.com) Caps seek to rebound vs. Sabres (WashingtonCaps.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Washington Coverage

'Hammond entered the crease against the Buffalo Sabres on a historic roll. Despite a lackluster game by his lofty standards, he continued the run with a 3-2 victory to improve to 7-0-1 in his NHL career. Hammond gave up two first-period goals but stopped 24 shots as the Senators rallied to hand Buffalo its third straight loss.' … [Read more...] about Ottawa’s ‘Hamburglar’ swipes a win from Sabres

'“Chad, unfortunately, hurt something lower body and he’ll be out for a while,” coach Ted Nolan said. “Not day-to-day, it’ll be for a while.”' … [Read more...] about Johnson hurt in practice, misses first start

Senators slow out of gate after road trip, but find a way to win (Ottawa Citizen) Hammond's Everyman Story earns respect of Senators fans (Ottawa Citizen) Anderson says "it's killing me" to watch in background (Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa Senators come back to beat lowly Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Senators goalie Andrew Hammond's the 'real deal' (Ottawa Sun) Emotional Craig Anderson … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'"It looked like we should have had more control of the game but our foot was off the gas," said Varone, who also had an assist in the game.' … [Read more...] about Zibanejad, Stone complete Senators’ rally in 3-2 victory over Sabres

'"I've been working toward this for a long time," said Lindback. "I'm ready, and I'll be ready to go again tomorrow."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2

'While Hammond improved his record to 7-0-1, the Sabres were forced to use backup goalie Anders Lindbach, who turned in a strong 34-save performance, when Chad Johnson went down during the morning skate. After the game, Sabres coach Ted Nolan explained the severity of the injury.' … [Read more...] about Senators stop Sabres, stretch streak to 8

'Makarov, 21, joins the Sabres for his third career NHL recall after being signed by Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in 2012. With the Amerks this season, the 6-foot-1, 186-pound Makarov has played in 33 games, recording a 14-14-3 record, 3.04 goals-against average and .899 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall G Makarov

'Varone factored on both of Buffalo's goals, both of which came in the opening period on a shaky Andrew Hammond. Slicing toward the Ottawa net, Varone outhustled a pair of defenseman to swat a bouncing puck past Hammond for the 1-0 lead. A little over nine minutes later, Tyler Ennis took a pretty backhand feed from Varone along the boards and floated a shot into the Senators … [Read more...] about Sens Send Sabres to 3rd Straight Loss

'Just 20 seconds into the third period Andre Benoit just let Kyle Turris walk right by him, but Lindbeck made the save. Turris then had a wide open shot from the circle, but Lindback stopped it again. Buffalo looked totally stunned after that and two goals in 1:34 gave Ottawa its first lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres try to catch the Sens flat coming home

'I saw both goaltenders after the morning skate and I didn’t see anything wrong with either, but Chad Johnson suffered a lower body injury and is out. Anders Lindback is now in net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall a goalie

'"I played against [Hammond] a few times [in the AHL]. He’s a great goalie," Varone said. "I’m happy for him. He deserves to be here, but I think we had him on the ropes a little bit. [Ennis] hit the post there [when it was 2-0] and it looked like we should have more control of the game and our foot was off the gas."' … [Read more...] about Hammond, Senators stay hot with win vs. Sabres

'“They came out hard in the third, but we’ve got to expect that and I’ve got to come up with those saves that keep us in the game,” Lindback said. “I didn’t and we lost.”' … [Read more...] about Lindback makes 34 saves in spot start

'With the Amerks this season, Makarov has played in 33 games, recording a 14-14-3 record with a .899 save percentage and 3.04 goals-against average.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Makarov from Rochester

Amerks finally solve Hamilton (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Chad Ruhwedel scores deciding goal as AHL Americans beat Bulldogs 3-1 (CP) Sabres prospect McCabe blossoming in Rochester (NHL.com) Hackett shines again in 3-1 win over Bulldogs (Amerks.com) Amerks sign goaltender Tim Boron to PTO (Amerks.com) Bulldogs fall to Americans 3-1 (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage