Archives for March 21, 2011

'“You just own up to it,” said goaltender Ryan Miller, who stopped two breakaways plus a penalty shot against Nashville. “It was a bad stretch of hockey there in the last five minutes for everybody, including myself. A couple tough breaks, but you want to get a hold of them. You come to the rink and you go over it. You work on something and try to improve … [Read more...] about Sabres look to ‘own up’ and ‘move on’ from loss

'"We were playing a pretty solid game once we got the lead, which we've struggled with before," Sabres center Tim Connolly said. "Unfortunately, they came back, got a couple quick ones on us and won it in OT. It's a tough point to lose."' … [Read more...] about A stunning turn of events for Sabres

'"I'm concerned, sure," said coach Lindy Ruff. "We've been playing hard, but you can't give points away."' … [Read more...] about Loss could be cause for concern in Sabreland

'"I feel like I'm playing good and I got my chances," Vanek said. "Obviously I'm not good enough to put them away. I just have to keep working hard in practice and that's about it. It's a 3-1 hockey game and I had a couple good chances and didn't put them away for sure, 4-1, 5-1. Just didn't do a good enough job."' … [Read more...] about Vanek shoulders blame for missed chances

Predators jump up to 7th (Nashville Tennessean) Backup goalie has solid effort in start (Nashville Tennessean) Predators rest Rinne, rally in closing minutes to defeat Buffalo (Nashville City Paper) Instant Analysis: Nashville's Weekend Sweep (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Nashville Coverage

'Tim Connolly, Nathan Gerbe and Tyler Ennis scored second-period goals for the Sabres, who are trying to maintain their hold on an Eastern Conference playoff position. Eighth-place Buffalo is three points ahead of ninth-place Carolina.' … [Read more...] about Erat&#8217s OT goal caps Predators 4-3 win over Sabres

'Nashville had scored twice in 64 seconds, with the second coming with 1:23 left in regulation to force overtime.' … [Read more...] about Nashville 4, Buffalo 3 (OT)

'All I have to say is wow. The Sabres had played so well defensively for nearly the whole second half of the game, but Sekera's blunder that resulted in a goal cued the snowball effect. One thing after another began to unravel for Buffalo, and the Blake Geoffrion show took over late. With the goaltender pulled Geoffrion was able to get a point shot through and tie the score. … [Read more...] about Predators stun Sabres 4-3 in OT

'With their four-game homestand now over, the Sabres will hit the road for one game when they travel to Montreal on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about The aftermath: Predators 4, Sabres 3 (OT)

Pirates finish perfect weekend (Portland Press Herald) Pirates overtake Manchester for division lead (Maine Hockey Journal) Power-play goals prove fatal (Providence Journal) Pirates Cage the Bruins (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates prove too much for P-Bruins (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Providence Coverage