Archives for January 24, 2011

'"It was an important step. They had a pretty good second period against us," said goaltender Ryan Miller, who had 15 of his 31 saves in the middle frame. "When they put pressure on you, you have to stop and collect yourself as a group. I thought we did a good job of that in the third."' … [Read more...] about Sabres go all in to finally beat lowly Isles

'"I was pretty excited," said the 21-year-old Byron, Buffalo's sixth-round pick in 2007. "It's always a dream come true to get a call-up. I wasn't really expecting it."' … [Read more...] about Byron gets right to the point in debut

Isles fall to Sabres at Coliseum, 5-3 (Newsday) Snow and Nabokov: He said, he said (Newsday) Sabres 5, Islanders 3 (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Monday’s New York Coverage

'Nathan Gerbe snapped a tie early in the third period with a power-play goal, and the Buffalo Sabres salvaged a split of the home-and-home series by beating the New York Islanders 5-3 on Sunday.' … [Read more...] about Gerbe strikes for winner as Sabres top Isles 5-3

'Tyler Ennis and Jason Pominville also had a goal and a helper, while Paul Gaustad added a marker for Buffalo, which recovered from a 5-2 loss to the Islanders on Friday and have won three of four overall.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, NY Islanders 3

'Nathan Gerbe, Tyler Myers and Jason Pominville all scored in the third period to propel the Sabres to the victory.' … [Read more...] about Third Time Is The Charm, Sabres Top Islanders 5-3

Mancari helps Pirates to a shootout win (Portland Press Herald) Mancari strikes again for Pirates (Maine Hockey Journal) So far, Sharks defining mediocre (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Sharks brass awaits players’ healing (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Pirates Connect for Shootout Victory (PortlandPirates.com) Sharks comeback, fall in shootout (SharksAHL.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Portland Coverage