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'Hurricanes goalie Kevin Weekes was a brick wall in stopping 21 shots to improve to 12-12-6 on the season. Buffalo's Mika Noronen (8-9-1) was impressive as well, stopping 29 shots as the Sabres fell to 14-19-3-1.' … [Read more...] about Milestone jinx ends

'The Canes were down 1-0 in the second period despite outshooting the Sabres when Jeff O'Neill took a harmless-looking shot on a line change. Sabres goalie Mika Noronen made the save, but the puck bounced so high in the air that Noronen did a full 360 spin looking for it. Francis jumped from the bench to the middle of the goal-mouth scramble and tapped the puck past … [Read more...] about Win sweetens Francis' milestone

'Chris Drury returned to the Buffalo lineup after missing four games with a separated shoulder. ... Weekes started his 16th straight game. ... Jay McKee picked up his first point since last February on Brown's goal, a span of 29 games.' … [Read more...] about Carolina 2, Buffalo 1

'"We didn't get much going in the first 40 minutes," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "As a team, we had 12 shots after two periods. It just didn't seem like we had much gas. The only period we really got it going was in the third, and Weekes made some good saves."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 2, Buffalo 1

'Noronen stopped 29 of 31 shots but got little help from the offense as Buffalo could only muster 22 shots and went 0-5 on the power play.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Erase Buffalo Lead For 2-1 Win

'"He's ready to play," Ruff said. "I just haven't played him. . . . Sometimes things don't work."' … [Read more...] about Delmore waits for his chance

'G Martin Biron hasn't recorded a win since Nov. 28.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Hurricanes

'The Sabres broke an eight-game winless streak with a 3-1 win over Carolina on Friday, and, after a 3-1 win at Washington on Saturday, are unbeaten in three games. Miroslav Satan had a goal and two assists against the Capitals. ... Goalie Mika Noronen posted back-to-back wins for the first time this season. ... Chris Drury, who has missed four games with a shoulder injury, … [Read more...] about Eye on the Hurricanes

'"It's a big relief to finally win some games," said Satan, who had two assists. "Hopefully, we get confidence and continue to play this way."' … [Read more...] about Sabres streaking in opposite direction

'"I thought he played a safe game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I would like to have seen him skate more, but for a first game I thought he held his own."' … [Read more...] about Pominville receives gift of NHL playing time

'"We had our chances tonight, but we couldn't get the puck to go in," right wing Mike Grier said. "We had the puck in their zone a lot; we just didn't get it on net enough."' … [Read more...] about One Is Not Enough For Misfiring Caps

'Peter Bondra scored Washington's only goal (on his only shot) and hit two pipes but the Sabres held a commanding 40-22 advantage in shots. Actually, what hurt the Caps was taking the second period off -- they had two shots and one was a gift -- as the Sabres, winners of one of their last nine games, were minus their leading scorer.' … [Read more...] about Caps come up short thanks to mistakes, inept offense

'The Caps did not set a record for fewest penalties in a game by both teams but came close. Washington and Buffalo combined for three minor infractions, two by the visitors, one more than the team record.' … [Read more...] about Caps Report

'"That first goal was something we didn't expect," added Satan, who tied the game at 1 and later assisted on both the game-winner by Daniel Briere in the third period and an empty-net insurance goal by Jochen Hecht. "It gave us a chance to start over again and we took it."' … [Read more...] about Early mistake starts Caps to 3-1 loss

'The Buffalo Sabres had a simple game plan, one that worked to near perfection: Don't do anything stupid.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Washington 1