Archives for March 19, 2010

‘The Sabres owned the opening period and had a 14-4 edge in shots. They improved to 27-4-4 when scoring first.’

‘”I’m excited. It’s not any fun when you’re sitting out, especially when you’re healthy,” Butler said. “It was maybe a little more extended than I hoped for, but hopefully it’s over with. I’m looking forward to moving on.”‘

Lightning can’t halt skid, lose 6-2 to Sabres (Tampa Tribune)

Ruff a fan of Bolts’ Stamkos (Tampa Tribune)

Bolts-Sabres: Tribune’s 3 stars (Tampa Tribune)

Tampa Bay Lightning loses to Buffalo Sabres 6-2 (St. Petersburg Times)

Tampa Bay Lightning players support rule to ban blind-side head shots (St. Petersburg Times)

Sabres 6, Lightning 2 (TampaBayLightning.com)

Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

‘Pominville scored twice in the first period and Tyler Myers added a goal to help Buffalo take a 3-0 lead. Pominville scored his final goal late in the third period.’

‘Buffalo had lost 10 of its last 11 on the road, going 1-7-3 over that span, with the only victory coming in overtime against the Rangers. Additionally, the Sabres had dropped the first two contests of their current five-game trip, but Thursday built a 4-0 lead on the way to recording the victory.’

‘The victory gives the team a little more breathing room in the Northeast Division. The Sabres now lead the Senators by five points thanks to an Ottawa loss in Atlanta on Thursday.’

Pirates and Civic Center strike good bargain (Portland Press Herald)

Goodwill and NAPA Auto Parts present the Pirates in Lewiston (PortlandPirates.com)