Archives for December 2, 2006

Buffalo (20-3-2) at Washington (10-9-6) (AP) Sabres seek 12th win in 13 road games vs. Capitals (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (20-3-2) at Washington Capitals (10-9-6) (The Sports Network) Caps Host Sabres on Saturday (WashingtonCaps.com) Game # 26: Buffalo @ Washington (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Washington Coverage (Updated 1:30 p.m.)

'The Capitals are 4-0-2 when allowing 40 or more shots this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Capitals

'But as the Sabres packed up for a long road trip and prepared to leave HSBC Arena behind, they also knew that the victory could have - and maybe should have - been a loss. The Sabres were far from their best Friday night, but they were good enough.' … [Read more...] about Just good enough to win

'"It's a huge honor," Callahan said in HSBC Arena. "I grew up a Sabres fan and stuff, came to a lot of games here, and to play my first NHL game on this ice definitely means a lot to me."' … [Read more...] about Callahan's debut has homey feeling

'Winger Ales Kotalik made his debut at center against the Rangers, anchoring left wing Thomas Vanek and right wing Maxim Afinogenov. Kotalik is actually a natural center.' … [Read more...] about Inside shots

'Buffalo beat the Rangers twice in overtime, once in regulation and once in a shootout this season.' … [Read more...] about Notes, quotes

'For starters, it brings the viewers closer to the action. Cuthbert was able to conduct brief interviews, tape-delayed by a few seconds, with the coaches during breaks in the game.' … [Read more...] about TSN's broadcast trial worked

'After missing three games with an inner-ear infection, Jochen Hecht returned with a first-period goal, and although it was officially listed as unassisted, he might want to give New York’s Aaron Ward a pat on the back for an assist.' … [Read more...] about Hecht contributes quickly after layoff

'Inside HSBC Arena, the fans are warm and fuzzy. They're rooting for their winning team and ready to send them off on a 10-day, five-city road trip that takes them to play the Capitals, Lightning, Panthers, Canadiens and Devils before returning home. A little wind can't stop these people. Hell, a blizzard can't stop these people. Especially when this team has Western New … [Read more...] about Weather can’t keep Sabres fans away

Hilton's Callahan makes NHL debut (Rochester D&C) Blueshirts lose but take heart (New York Daily News) Sabre rattled (New York Post) Rangers swept away (Newsday) Point well taken as Rangers fall again in OT (NewYorkRangers.com) Post-game notes (NewYorkRangers.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'"You don't want to get too ahead of yourself, but we're playing to win as many games as we can," Briere said. "We're inching to our goal, inching closer to the playoffs."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 3, SO

'"I really believe the difference between us and some teams out there with skill is a game like this," Miller said. "We had a lead, we gave it up. We battled back to get a tie and then battled through the third and overtime to get a chance to win."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 3 (SO)

'New York would come out strong in the third period, scoring on back to back power play goals from Martin Straka and Michael Nylander giving the Rangers the 3-2 lead. Just two minutes after losing the lead, the Sabres would tie the game as Chris Drury would crash the net and put home a backhand cutting across the crease sending the game to overtime tied 3-3.' … [Read more...] about Briere/Miller Lift Sabres In Shootout

'"We didn't get a lot going on [in the second]," said head coach Lindy Ruff, whose team became just the fourth in NHL history to win 20 of their first 25 games. "We made some poor decisions, took some bad penalties and gave them some opportunities on the power play to get back in the game. It looked like we thought it was going to be an easy game [after the first period]. We … [Read more...] about Clawing Their Way To Victory

'They needed a clutch: goal from Chris Drury, effort from the penalty killers and save (or two) with the game on the line from Miller. And, oh yeah, a pretty goal from Daniel Briere in the shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need shootout for season sweep of Rangers