Archives for November 24, 2005

'Without two of their top four scorers and a goaltender who was getting hot, the Sabres battled to the end with the surging New York Islanders, reaching a shootout for the second night in a row.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rewrite shootout script

'"Mika's actually feeling better," Ruff said. "That's a real good sign. He might have scared himself more than the actual extent of the injury. I'm encouraged this could be a short-term thing. It could be days, maybe less than a week."' … [Read more...] about Noronen sits for a different reason

'"I know what my situation is," Numminen said before Wednesday night's game with the New York Islanders in Nassau Coliseum. "I know what kind of problem I have, and I'm fine with it. I feel comfortable with the diagnosis I had with the doctors during training camp and years before. I felt that I know enough about my condition to know I'm safe … [Read more...] about Numminen at ease playing with heart abnormality

'Kotalik, Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly were Lindy Ruff’s choices for the shootout. Kotalik beat DiPietro with a backhander, top shelf, but Vanek was foiled by the Islanders netminder. Connolly clinched the victory when he double-deked DiPietro and snuck the puck between DiPietro’s skate and the right post.' … [Read more...] about Sabres storm back in shootout win

Isles suffer late re-Buff (New York Daily News) Isles shot down (New York Post) Isles shot down by Sabres (Newsday) Late goal leads to late loss (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s New York Islanders Coverage

'"They kept skating and it looked like we stopped," Stirling said. "Buffalo is a better team than we are. They're built for the new rules."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 3, SO

'This time, Martin Biron had some time to prepare for the shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Biron stops Islanders in shootout

'"It's a huge win for us," Kotalik said. "It was a pretty tough game last night against a good team. We lost with a little bit of bad luck. Last game we played here we came back and we knew we could do it again."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 3 (SO)

'The Sabres battled back from a two-goal defecit during regulation as the Isles led 3-1 early in the second period. Jochen Hecht tipped in a Teppo Numminen slap shot from the point to close the gap to one just a minute after the Isles third goal. Ales Kotalik then tied the game with less than three minutes left in the game, muscling around Brent Sopel and putting the puck over … [Read more...] about Biron Redeems Himself In Shootout; Sabres Win 4-3

'"you've got to win games on the road that no one expects you to win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres find victory in shootout

Pelletier shines in Amerks win (Rochester D&C) Amerks make sure a defibrillator stays near their bench (Rochester D&C) B-Sens fail to hold two-goal lead against Rochester (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Rochester 7, Binghamton 4 (AP) Amerks Rally Strong (RNews.com) Amerks beat Sens 7-4 (Amerks.com) Amerks strong third period sends Binghamton to defeat … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage