Archives for January 7, 2010

'The start had the announced crowd of 18,690 jumping out of their seats before they could get comfortable in them.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goal blitz strikes Lightning

'Which is the real Tim Connolly? The one who failed to score a goal in 24 of 25 games from Halloween until just before Christmas? Or the skilled center with the feathery touch, the guy who was on the verge of stardom until a severe concussion knocked his career off the rails in the 2006 playoffs?' … [Read more...] about Connolly approaches anniversary

'"I saw that stat a couple weeks ago and didn't think about it at first. But it's definitely something you take pride in," Stamkos said prior to Wednesday's game in HSBC Arena. "You want to be a consistent player and be in categories like that. You just try to not get caught up in it. ... I love scoring goals, I want to continue that and hopefully I can be with guys like that … [Read more...] about Stamkos turns into elite scorer

'Ruff, in fact, was one of the scorers when the Sabres opened a contest against the New York Islanders on Oct. 26, 1980 with three goals in just 137 seconds. Craig Ramsay and John Van Boxmeer were the other two scorers that night.' … [Read more...] about Ruff had hand in previous record

Buffalo avalanche buries Bolts (Tampa Tribune) Players enjoy junior title game (Tampa Tribune) Tampa Bay Lightning loses to Buffalo Sabres 5-3 (St. Petersburg Times) Not easy to leave Tampa Bay Lightning's Lecavalier, St. Louis, Stamkos off team (St. Petersburg Times) Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'Tyler Myers, Jochen Hecht and Clarke MacArthur scored in the first 2:11 of the game and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres use early 3-goal flurry to beat Lightning

'The Northeast Division-leading Sabres logged a season-high fifth straight win and got goals from five different players while Ryan Miller made 36 saves.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3

'Tyler Myers got the offensive fireworks started just 23 seconds into the opening period by firing a shot past Lightning goalie Mike Smith right off the faceoff. Tim Connolly won the draw to the left of Smith, the puck slid right to the stick of Myers, and he promptly fired it into the net to put Buffalo up 1-0.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Ride Record Start to 5-3 Win Over Lightning

Persson back on defense, but versatility is a plus (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage