Archives for 2002

'Lalime blamed the loss on the Senators' second-period letdown in which Buffalo pulled ahead 2-1 on goals scored 64 seconds apart. "There's always a period in which we don't play our best,'' Lalime said."Sometimes it costs us. We were lucky to come back."' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Senators 2, OT

'Buffalo, which was 2-of-3 with the man advantage, had been scoreless on its previous 21 power plays prior to Satan's goal.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 (ot)

'Three games in three nights and four games in five nights. Four thousand miles and multiple time zones. Several thousand feet above sea level and back down again.' … [Read more...] about Satan set for 4,000-mile Slovakian scramble

'Warrener, with 28 games left in the season, has four goals. He first scored that many in 1996-97 with the Florida Panthers.' … [Read more...] about Warrener strives for five

'F Denis Hamel's assist Monday night was his first point in 13 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Senators

'"The good thing is it's an 82-game schedule, and it's not how you start but how you finish. We've had a drought, but we're playing better now. And we know if we can keep improving and get into the playoffs, we'll be as dangerous as always."' … [Read more...] about Sabres rattling

'Currently, the Sabres are in an 0 for 21 streak.' … [Read more...] about Power play blues

'They have converted 11.9 percent of their chances, tying them with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for 28th in the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Power play still out of order

'The Buffalo Sabres' leading scorer and Slovakian national team star will play four games in five days starting Friday, an itinerary that will take him to three cities and cover 3,952 miles.' … [Read more...] about Team player

Not exactly a spirited performance, but it had its moments. … [Read more...] about Bruins keep up good run with tie

The shot hit Bruins center Joe Thornton in the slot and was headed wide of the net - until it struck the blade of Murphy\\\'s skate and slid into Bostons net at 4:30. … [Read more...] about Right place, wrong time

'The Sabres picked up where they left off before the weekend All-Star break and extended their unbeaten streak to four games, tying their longest of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pull off tie against Bruins

'But the Sabres hope subtle changes do occur in Smehlik's game, particularly when it comes to decision making.' … [Read more...] about Smehlik playing it safe

'At 2:45, forward P.J. Stock tried to jumpstart the Bruins when he took on Sabres enforcer Rob Ray. The pair exchanged punches, and Stock clearly got the worst of it. His wave to the crowd, normally a bit of an event in itself, was done with a painful look on his face.' … [Read more...] about Bruins break even

'The Sabres' second goal, by Rhett Warrener, also involved a fortunate bounce - it deflected of Murphy's skate at the left side of the net at 4:30 of the third period, knotting the game for good. ''The puck hit someone else before it hit [Murphy], that's totally unfortunate,'' said Dafoe. ''There's really nothing that you … [Read more...] about No rust on rested Dafoe