Archives for May 6, 2007

'Top forwards Chris Drury and Daniel Briere had multi-point games, as did Hecht -- who scored his first two goals of the playoffs -- and Dainius Zubrus with two assists. Four of their five goals came on deflections.' … [Read more...] about Four-goal explosion lifts Sabres

'Jochen Hecht. He was the best player on the ice. His first goal was a nice wrister over the glove of Henrik Lundqvist. His second goal was one of the prettiest deflections you'll ever see. He seemed to love working with Zubrus and Drury. Hopefully the slump is over and he can get back to playing great hockey.' … [Read more...] about Hot as Hecht

'Thanks to a second-period offensive outburst, Buffalo took control of the game.' … [Read more...] about The king is dead

'"We tried the same things and talked about the same things," said Ruff of the Sabres mode of attack against the Rangers. "Pucks it holes. We didn't have a lot of luck our previous games. Some guys made some nice shots and we got some good redirections."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Advance To Face Sens

'Michael Nylander's second goal of the game on a power play at 17:09 cut the lead to 5-4 and made for a thrilling final 2:51. The Rangers came hard at Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller over the closing moments, firing three quality shots to finish the game with a 36-29 advantage over the Sabres. In the end, however, Miller proved to be the difference for his team, just … [Read more...] about Sabres end Rangers' season, win 5-4 at Garden

'The Sabres came out scoring two quick goals in the second as Dmitri Kalinin would tie it just a minute and a half in, then Jason Pominville made it 2-1 just under three minutes into the second. New York would not be down long as just two minutes later Paul Mara scored a power play goal on a shot from the point to make it 2-2. Then the Sabres would take the lead right back … [Read more...] about Sabres Advance To East Finals With 5-4 Win

'Drury had a goal and assist in the Sabres' four-goal second period that erased an early deficit and sent Buffalo to a 5-4 victory Sunday over the Rangers in Game 6. Dmitri Kalinin, Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht joined Drury in the offensive onslaught that lasted 9:46.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, NY Rangers 4

'Daniel Briere donated three assists and Ryan Miller recorded 32 saves for Buffalo, which gave up a goal to Michael Nylander with less than three minutes remaining and was forced to fend off a furious surge in the closing moments to capture the win.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, NY Rangers 4

'“We’ve been challenged a few times this year and every time we’ve responded with some really big games,” Briere said. “So once again we were able to do that. It just makes us believe we can respond to big challenges and we’re not afraid and we’re not a team that’s going to collapse when the game’s on the line, when the … [Read more...] about Rally lets Sabres do an about-face

'“It’s a little different for me here this year than it was last year,” he said in HSBC Arena before flying to New York. “It’s tough if you don’t play the power play now in these games. Most games are decided by the power play, like [Friday] night, so there’s not much to say about it. If you don’t play, you don’t play. … [Read more...] about No playoff points are no problem for Spacek

'Renney has to find a way once again to corral Buffalo’s speed. He must get players who went from euphoria to devastation on a surreal Friday night to believe they can somehow become only the second team in 12 years to win a series after losing the first two games.' … [Read more...] about With game on shoulders, Rangers&#8217 Renney shrugged

'“It wasn’t tweaking or changing, it was just battling,” Ruff said. “It was the work we did to either take their ice away penalty killing or to gain our own ice on the power play.”' … [Read more...] about Penalty killers rebounded to help win Game Five

'In the new NHL, Drury is the whole package. While not the fastest skater or the hardest shooter in the game, Drury has that innate sense of how to be in the right place at the right time. In other words, he gets it.' … [Read more...] about Drury is pick of the litter

The Rangers Bury the (Immediate) Past With Optimism (New York Times) Shanahan to Rangers: 'It's up to us' (New York Daily News) Now hear this NHL (New York Daily News) Gut check (New York Post) Keeping it light after heavy loss (New York Newsday) The Garden counts as a veteran (New York Newsday) Rangers try to look forward, not back (White Plains Journal News) Rangers … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage

'"It will be a hard-fought game in a great venue," he said. "Henrik and I have had a few good battles."' … [Read more...] about Garden holds traps