Archives for December 29, 2010

'Miller made 29 saves, including a great glove grab on Ales Hemsky in the third period as Buffalo was protecting a 3-2 lead. Miller, 30, is the 67th goalie in NHL history to reach 200. He's 12th on the active list, tied with teammate Patrick Lalime.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Oilers for Miller’s 200th win

'The five-foot-nine Ennis has spent his whole hockey career charging into traffic and getting out without taking any major body blows.' … [Read more...] about Ennis has little left to prove to critics

'“It’s exciting, I’ve been waiting for this day to come for a bit,” Ennis said. “I’m pretty excited to play in Edmonton. I grew up watching the Oilers and now it’s pretty cool that I’m going to get a chance to play here against the Oilers.”' … [Read more...] about Homecoming big for Sabres&#8217 Ennis

'“It’s a bit surreal,” Weber said. “It’s a dream come true to get your first NHL goal. I just kind of threw the puck on net. It’s a little thing, but if you throw the puck on net, you never know what’s going to happen. I’m pretty happy.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 Weber nets first career goal

Sabres cut down Oilers, Whitney (Edmonton Journal) 'Moral victories are great, but they don't get you points' (Edmonton Journal) Petry thrown into fire in NHL debut (Edmonton Journal) Ennis has little left to prove to critics (Edmonton Journal) Gilbert's iron-man streak hits 289 games (Edmonton Journal) Oilers dig deeper into 15th place (Edmonton Sun) Oilers growing pains … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Edmonton Coverage

'Weber also had an assist for a three-point night after picking up just four assists in his first 39 NHL games through portions of three seasons with the Sabres. "That's probably the biggest game I have had in hockey, ever," said the Pittsburgh product. "It was pretty special. I guess every squirrel finds a nut sometimes."' … [Read more...] about Miller, Weber lead Sabres over Oilers

'Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff was happy his team was able to get a couple of key goals down the stretch for the win, including Hecht's wrister 2:45 into the third period that gave the Sabres a 3-1 lead.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Edmonton 2

'With the win, Buffalo improves to 15-18-4 and are now eight points behind Montreal for 8th place in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Milestone Nights for Weber, Miller; Sabres Beat Oilers 4-2

Special teams lift Pirates, 4-3 (Portland Press Herald) Special teams come through for the Pirates (Maine Hockey Journal) Providence falters in third period (Providence Journal) Pirates Squeeze By Bruins (PortlandPirates.com) P-Bruins fall to Pirates 4-3 (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage