Archives for November 5, 2006

'Briere beat goalie Kevin Weekes to the glove side on a rush to give the Sabres their fifth win in a game in which they trailed by at least two goals. Buffalo also avoided its first losing streak of the season. The Sabres (12-1-1) failed to earn a point for the first time Saturday in a 4-1 defeat against Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 3 (OT)

'Buffalo then evened the score at 3-3 at the 8:13 mark of the final period on a bad goal given up by Weekes. From near the blue line, Briere threw the puck on net that Weekes had trouble with. Pominville crashed the goal and was there to stuff in the rebound. Then, as the contest appeared to be heading for a shootout, Drew Stafford found Briere in the slot and he used Rangers … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 3 (OT)

'It was the fifth time Buffalo has come back from a two or more goal deficit in the 2006-07 campaign.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Come Back To Top Rangers In OT

'In two weeks, the Buffalo Sabres sold 30,000 tickets, leaving just half of that still available for the remainder of the season. Fans waiting in line at the HSBC Arena box office before Saturday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs learned that the first available game with open seats is not until March.' … [Read more...] about 15,000 Sabres Tickets Left

'Speculation is that both will be in the lineup when the teams faceoff at 5pm at Madison Square Garden, presumably with Andrew Peters as a healthy scratch.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Recall Paille And Stafford

'G Martin Biron is 6-2-2 with a 2.32 GAA against the Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Rangers

Ranger task: foil Sabres (New York Daily News) Buffalo (11-1-1) at NY Rangers (7-6-0) (AP) Sabres try to regroup after first regulation loss (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (11-1-1) at New York Rangers (7-6-0) (The Sports Network) Rangers look to even score with Sabres today (NewYorkRangers.com) Game # 14: Buffalo @ NY Rangers (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)

'"It stings a little bit," Sabres forward Paul Gaustad said. "It's not easy to swallow. We hate losing, especially at home and especially against these guys when their fans are in the crowd."' … [Read more...] about Leafs do the raking

'Afinogenov, the Sabres' leading scorer, suffered what is believed to be a separated shoulder early in the first period Saturday night against Toronto. He could be out two to three weeks.' … [Read more...] about Early injury sidelines Afinogenov

'The Buffalo Sabres defenceman quietly is approaching the National Hockey League record for most games played by a European. A native of Tampere, Finland, Numminen has appeared in 1,248 NHL games.' … [Read more...] about In rare company

Leafs fired up for Buffalo (Toronto Sun) White shows he can play through pain (Toronto Sun) It was a well-deserved victory (Toronto Sun) Tucker eager to lead (Toronto Sun) In rare company (Toronto Sun) Leafs turn the tables on Buffalo (Toronto Star) Tucker's 'evolved' to play in new NHL (Toronto Star) GM Ferguson's decision to keep kids vindicated (Toronto Star) Leafs … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Toronto Coverage

'"We've lost our leading scorer and one of our best defensemen, so we have to fight through those adversities," center Derek Roy said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suffer season’s first regulation loss

'He does not, and will never, believe his stance against the Rigas clan was wrong, even five years removed from the bloody mess that tore apart a city and a franchise.' … [Read more...] about Peca still lives in world without shades

'“I think he didn't see me and then he saw me at the last second and he went down,” Spacek said. “I went right over and hit my head. I don't blame him, it was my fault. He was trying to protect himself."' … [Read more...] about Spacek flips over Wellwood, but is OK

'Maxim Afinogenov would suffer an upper body injury during the first period and would not return to the game. The team has called it an upper-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Suffer First Regulation Loss; Leafs Win 4-1