Arizona Coyotes' Louis Domingue to make second straight start vs. Buffalo Sabres (Arizona Republic) Struggling Sabres gear up for Coyotes (AP) Preview: Sabres at Coyotes (NHL.com) Coyotes vs. Sabres Preview (ArizonaCoyotes.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Arizona Coverage
Archives for February 26, 2017
Mile High mess costs Sabres dearly
'Pick a problem, any problem, and the Sabres had it Saturday night in Pepsi Center. The sum of the parts was a 5-3 loss to the lowly Colorado Avalanche, about as ill-timed a defeat as Dan Bylsma has had in his two years as Sabres coach.' … [Read more...] about Mile High mess costs Sabres dearly
Sabres Notebook: Kane shutting out trade talk
'"It definitely doesn't affect me," Kane said of trade talk prior to Saturday's game against the Colorado Avalanche in Pepsi Center. "Am I aware of it? Of course. But it doesn't affect me. It's just this time of year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Kane shutting out trade talk
Quick Hits: Avalanche 5, Sabres 3
'The Sabres also fell to 0-4-2 in their last six games in the Mile High City. They have not won here since 2005.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Avalanche 5, Sabres 3
Former Sabre Andrew Peters allegedly involved in youth hockey fight (video)
'Peters is the coach of the Jr. Sabres Midget 15U team. A coach is shown in the video going after an opposing player around the 17-second mark when a fight spills into his team's bench.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Andrew Peters allegedly involved in youth hockey fight (video)
Sunday's Colorado Coverage
Jeremy Smith has 34 saves, gets his first NHL win as Avalanche beats Sabres (Denver Post) Avalanche Journal: Somebody out there probably was playing his last Colorado home game (Denver Post) It’s amazing that the Avalanche is drawing as well as it is. Yes, “well.” (Denver Post) Avalanche hang on late in win over Sabres (BSN Denver) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Colorado Coverage
Landeskog scores twice, Avalanche beat Sabres 5-3
'Buffalo came back from its bye week and missed a chance to make up ground in the Eastern Conference standings. The Sabres are seven points behind Toronto for third place in the Atlantic Division and six back of Boston for the second wild card.' … [Read more...] about Landeskog scores twice, Avalanche beat Sabres 5-3
Landeskog leads Avalanche past Sabres
'Marcus Foligno, Evan Rodrigues had goals, and Sam Reinhart also scored in his return after missing two games for Buffalo. Robin Lehner stopped 25 shots for the Sabres, who continued the poor record for teams coming out of the league-mandate five-day rest period. NHL teams are 6-14-4 after their break.' … [Read more...] about Landeskog leads Avalanche past Sabres
Avalanche hold on for 5-3 win over Sabres
'Robin Lehner made 25 saves on the night in the losing effort, while the blue and gold recorded 37 shots on goal in the game. Jeremy Smith stopped 34 of the 37 shots for the win.' … [Read more...] about Avalanche hold on for 5-3 win over Sabres
5 Observations: Sabres fall to Avalanche 5-3
'Less than 15 minutes into the Sabres first game since returning from the bye week the blue and gold found themselves trailing 3-0 to the worst team in the NHL. Plain and simply, that can't happen.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres fall to Avalanche 5-3
Jeremy Smith of Avalanche gets first NHL win
'Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and an assist for Colorado (17-40-3), which jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Jeremy Smith of Avalanche gets first NHL win
Sabres lament missed opportunities against Avalanche
'"His message was, we still had a good part of the game to get ourselves back in it. We weren't that far off and we go down 3-0," captain Brian Gionta said. "No matter who it is, it's going to be tough coming back. We had a good effort in that, but it just wasn't good enough at this time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres lament missed opportunities against Avalanche
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks’ rally falls short in 4-3 loss to Syracuse (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) However long he stays, Erik Condra is invaluable asset to Syracuse Crunch (Syracuse Post Standard) Late push not enough as Amerks fall to crunch in series finale (Amerks.com) Erik Condra nets first pro hat trick in 4-3 win over Amerks (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage