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'Eloranta scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, following up a Bill Guerin rebound, and then banged home the tiebreaker with 6:35 gone in the third, connecting with a sweep of a dead puck after a faceoff to Dominik Hasek's right.' … [Read more...] about Bruins rattle Sabres

'Not that they get to enjoy it for long, but the Bruins finally seized sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a gritty 2-1 victory last night over the struggling Buffalo Sabres in a mean-spirited affair at HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Fight to the Finnish

'Dafoe made his 19th consecutive start last night - matching his longest games-played streak, from Jan. 1-March 3, 1998 - and was never better than he was in making 29 saves in a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Keenan relies on red-hot Dafoe

'"The Sabres are notorious for coming hard at you and crashing the net," Dafoe said.' … [Read more...] about Bruins win thanks to Eloranta and Dafoe

'Since looking very mortal in a 4-3 loss to the Bruins on New Year's Day, Buffalo netminder Dominik Hasek has regained his All-Star form.' … [Read more...] about Henderson has things under control

'It was the first time that Buffalo - which lost at home to Columbus on Tuesday - has lost consecutive home games since losing three straight in January of last season.' … [Read more...] about Bruins 2, Sabres 1

'Mikko Eloranta scored his second goal of the game with 13:25 remaining as the Boston Bruins moved back over .500 with a 2-1 victory over the punchless Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Boston 2, Buffalo 1

He didn't face as many shots as his last outing in Buffalo (30 this time to 36 last time), but Bruins' goalie Byron Dafoe stood tall again when the Sabres threw everything at him. … [Read more...] about Lord, not another hot goaltender

'It's taken a while for the tactics of "Iron" Mike Keenan to settle into the Bruins, but they have slowly improved since replacing Pat Burns with Keenan. Although they are a .500 team with a 19-19-6-5 record for fourth in the Northeast Division, Boston has been hot lately, going 5-3-1-1 in its last 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Bruins are closer than they appear

'The Sabres are definitely pressing. They've scored twice in three games heading into tonight's matchup with the Boston Bruins at HSBC (7, Empire, Radio 107.7). They've netted two goals or fewer in six of their last eight games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hoping to take new steps to success

'The hero of the Nagano Olympics, who led the Czech Republic to the gold medal via a 1-0 shootout win over Canada, has hinted at coming back to the Buffalo Sabres and defending his nation's title at the 2002 Olympics in Utah.' … [Read more...] about Hasek eyes Olympic defence

'The biggest reason the Sabres are winning is because they are playing sound defense and getting production from four lines in a watered-down league.' … [Read more...] about No forward progress

'"I think we've got some great leadership in that room, and if I've got to put a letter on somebody's jersey to make our team better, we're really in a sad state."' … [Read more...] about Leadership sufficient, Ruff says

With two straight losses, a 4-5-2 record in the New Year and a 14-13-3-0 mark in their last 30 games, the Sabres find themselves caught in an Eastern Conference No Man's Land, teetering seven points from first place and now just seven points from ninth and a seed on the living room couch for the playoffs. … [Read more...] about Sabres put Ruff in a straight Jacket

As he's been prone to doing recently in games against Buffalo, no matter what jersey colors he wears, veteran goalie Ron Tugnutt stuffed the Sabres on several close-in chances and really prevented any rebounds from landing at his doorstep with 22 saves. … [Read more...] about Tugnutt shines against lackluster Sabres