Archives for November 27, 2006

'"With the number of injuries we had, two of our top four defensemen out, it was a great stretch for us," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "To come into this situation and win after a disappointing overtime loss to Montreal, it was a good bounce-back game for us."' … [Read more...] about Net duel goes Miller's way

Rangers Stay With the Sabres, but Can’t Hang on in Overtime (New York Times) Rangers officially furious (New York Daily News) Shanahan blows whistle on refs (New York Post) Lucky to get the point (Newsday) Lundqvist becoming workhorse (Newsday) Rangers fume over Sabres' OT winner (White Plains Journal News) Drury's deflection foils Rangers in overtime … [Read more...] about Monday’s New York Coverage (Updated 6:00 a.m.)

'"Lindy kind of set that motto last year: 'Never lose two in a row,"' Drury said. "Our goal is never to do that, always bounce back after a loss. I'm glad we did that."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 2, OT

'"We gave up a two-goal lead on the road which is bad, but to win in OT, I'm pretty happy about it," said Drury. "We got a lot of guys with a lot of talent. We knew if we kept shooting we'd catch a break."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)

'In overtime, Chris Drury would win a faceoff back to Teppo Numminen and would take a slap shot from the point; Drury would crash the net and tip in the game winning goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Get By Rangers 3-2 In OT

'"I thought tonight was going to be a night where we won 2-1, but Straka caught the top part of the net," said goaltender Ryan Miller. "I guess it's a little more exciting. Too bad we have to do things the hard way all the time, but we were able to pull it off tonight."' … [Read more...] about Wrapping Up With An OT Win

'Playing in their 10th game in 17 days with walking wounded Jason Pominville (groin), Jaroslav Spacek (groin) and Daniel Paille (foot), with Jiri Novotny out after absorbing a big hit from Matt Cullen late in the second period, and with essentially five defensemen, it figured to be a tough lead to hold in the third period. It was.' … [Read more...] about Drury’s OT winner sends Sabres into four-day break

'In addition to four starters already missing from the lineup with injuries, the Sabres lost utility forward Jiri Novotny to an upper body injury late in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Game # 24: Sabres 3, Rangers 2 (OT)

Smith's OT goal caps comeback win for Amerks (Rochester D&C) Marlies let it all get away (Toronto Sun) Marlies' weekend starts with win over Syracuse, ends with OT loss to Americans (National Post) Brandon Smith's overtime goal gives Amerks 5-4 win over Marlies (CP) Amerks Top Toronto In OT (RNews.com) Amerks back on track; Cunneyworth wins no. 250 (Amerks.com) Amerks … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage