Archives for 2001

'The top line of Jeremy Roenick, Keith Tkachuk and Shane Doan combined for five goals and eight assists in demolishing the Dominator, Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Tkachuk may stay near

'Roenick wound up scoring two more times for his ninth career hat trick as the Coyotes rolled past the Sabres 7-3 with their highest offensive output of the season.' … [Read more...] about JR's 400th wasn't according to script

'Stu Barnes, Curtis Brown and J.P. Dumont scored for Buffalo, which blew a chance to win five straight for the first time in three seasons.' … [Read more...] about Coyotes 7, Sabres 3

'"We will look at it as a lesson learned," said Buffalo center Stu Barnes. "We will see some video from it, try to correct our mistakes and go from there."' … [Read more...] about Phoenix 7, Buffalo 3

'The Sabres swept the season series against NJ, outscoring them 15-3 in the four games.' … [Read more...] about Dominated

'The only exciting moment for the Devils came in the final second when Brian Rafalski's shot got through Dominik Hasek. As the Devils celebrated what they wished was a game-tying goal, the officials reviewed the play. When the replay was stopped as the clock hit zero, the puck was clearly not in the goal and the Sabres won on a goal by ex-Devil Dave Andreychuk.' … [Read more...] about Casualties continue to build for Devils

'The announced attendance at the Continental Airlines Arena was 6,203, as most Devils fans apparently stayed home to wait out a snowstorm.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finish sweep of Devils

'Dominik Hasek's goaltending is the biggest reason the Devils want to avoid playing the Sabres in the playoffs. But Buffalo's speed and defense have become huge factors as well.' … [Read more...] about Devils mystified once more by Sabres

'"(Hasek) always seems to save his best for us," Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko said. "I've seen him on other nights looking human. Against us he can't be beat."' … [Read more...] about Facing Dominator snow fun for Devs

'The Devils can only hope they've seen the last of Dominik Hasek. If the playoffs started today, they'd be seeing him first.' … [Read more...] about Hasek sure has Dev's number

'The Devils knew they were in trouble last night when the snowstorm that snarled much of New Jersey didn't prevent Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek from getting to the Meadowlands.' … [Read more...] about Hasek stops them in the nick of time

'Hasek may have pitched a shutout -- his league-high eighth of the season -- but you could count the Devils' quality scoring chances on one hand and have a finger or two to spare.' … [Read more...] about Devils easy pickings

'Missing from the lineup in the 1-0 loss to the Sabres on a snowy Thursday night were forwards Petr Sykora and Alexander Mogilny and centers Scott Gomez and Jason Arnott. That's four of New Jersey's top seven scorers. They have combined for 75 goals. It's little wonder Hasek had a relatively easy night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 1, Devils 0

'It took the New Jersey Devils 25 shots to put one past Dominik Hasek on Thursday and when they did, it was a few tenths of a second too late.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 1, New Jersey 0

'Since Afinogenov's arrival on the top line in a Feb. 15 game against Atlanta, the three players have notched 15 points in three games. Only three of those points - all assists - belonged to Barnes.' … [Read more...] about Barnes anchors hot line