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'"I was lucky on that second goal," added Rivers. "Glen Murray made a better door than a window in front of [Essensa]. Scoring goals is fun, but my paycheck the last couple of years wasn't based on that. My job is to be physical and stay out of the penalty box."' … [Read more...] about Boston goes with the flow behind Rivers

'After Thornton received a bloody nose, courtesy of a stick in the face by Vyacheslav Kozlov , Ftorek erupted at referee Don VanMassenhoven for not whistling a penalty. (How about five minutes for high sticking and drawing blood)? Thornton returned to the ice after receiving repairs and was promptly checked hard into the boards by Alexei Zhtnik . In an eyeblink, Thornton … [Read more...] about Lapointe's a bull in front of the net

'The Bruins improved to 8-2-0-2 at home, while Buffalo dropped its third straight and has lost 8 of 11.' … [Read more...] about Bruins' Rivers delivers

'Jamie Rivers needed less than 10 minutes to score two goals. Not bad for a player who had only nine goals in his other six seasons.' … [Read more...] about Bruins 3, Sabres 1

'Who needs Joe Thornton when you've got Jamie Rivers?' … [Read more...] about Boston 3, Buffalo 1

And it gets worse. The plight of the Buffalo Sabres is closely resembling that of the Buffalo Bills these days. Once again, the Sabres lost to a much weaker team at home. Friday night, they were shutout by the Florida Panthers 2-0. What's wrong with this picture? … [Read more...] about A Panther mauling

'The Sabres were booed lustily at the final horn.' … [Read more...] about 'Wrong' Kozlov clobbers Sabres

'"I will stick with the game plan that I have," Varada said. "Hard work is the main thing, and with my physical presence out there I can help too. I'm not going to try to do different things out there. I want to be myself."' … [Read more...] about Varada not ready to hold back

'RW Vaclav Varada returns tonight from his three-game suspension.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

'Neither team won a home game in last season's series. Sabres went 2-0 in Boston, allowing only 1 goal; Bruins earned 3 1-goal decisions at Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Bruins scouting report

'After some gentle jousting in the first nine minutes, both teams had several chances for the rest of the first period and much of the second. Buffalo's Maxim Afinogenov, in particular, had two glorious chances on one-timers that Kidd turned away.' … [Read more...] about Kidd makes the most of rare start

'The win, the Panthers' second straight on the road, came because they played patiently and smart under pressure.' … [Read more...] about No Kidd-ing, Panthers win

'"The key is tightening up early," Sutter said. "The last couple games, we haven't had good starts and our goaltender [Roberto Luongo] had to bail us out. Maybe this will force our guys as a group to be a little more focused."' … [Read more...] about Sutter's tough talk with defense pays dividends

'In the Sabres' last seven losses, they have scored eight goals.' … [Read more...] about Panthers 2, Sabres 0

'"Anytime you've got a home game, you want to win those, there's no question," Sabres captain Stu Barnes said. "I don't know that we can say anymore that we take any teams for granted."' … [Read more...] about Florida 2, Buffalo 0