Archives for March 8, 2013

'Enroth’s injury overshadowed what had been a memorable night. The Sabres’ power play struck for the second time in as many games to open the scoring midway through the second.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose in shootout after Enroth injured

'“No comment. Talk to the guys that are playing,” Hecht told The Buffalo News in Prudential Center.' … [Read more...] about Hecht a scratch for first time in Buffalo

Devils nip Sabres in shootout to snap six-game losing skid (New York Post) Devils end losing streak with 3-2 shootout win over Sabres (Newark Star Ledger) Did Devils know beforehand Henrik Tallinder might not be able to play? (Newark Star Ledger) Photo gallery (Newark Star Ledger) Devils snap six-game skid, beat Sabres, 3-2, in shootout (Bergen Record) Tom Kostopoulos … [Read more...] about Friday’s New Jersey Coverage

'Thomas Vanek and rookie Brian Flynn staked Buffalo to a 2-0 lead, with Vanek tallying his team-high 13th goal of the season on a second-period power play, and Flynn getting the first of his career midway through the third period.' … [Read more...] about Devils rally for 3-2 win, end 6-game slide

'New Jersey fought back, however, and pulled even just as goaltender Johan Hedberg went to the bench for an extra skater. Buffalo's Jhonas Enroth kicked out David Clarkson's long shot, but Elias buried the rebound with 1:06 remaining.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 3, Buffalo 2 (SO)

'It was easily Enroth's best outing in over a year, but it fell apart in the final period thanks to goals by Adam Henrique and Patrick Elias. Ryan Miller replaced Enroth for the final minute of regulation, plus overtime and the shootout, where New Jersey found the net twice. Buffalo was denied on both shootout attempts.' … [Read more...] about Devils Rally for 3-2 Win Over Sabres in Shootout

'Pucks were around Enroth for much of the period and he seemed very calm in the crease locating them before teammates collapsed and cleared.' … [Read more...] about Enroth trying to rebound

'The left winger has just one goal and is a team worst minus eight. That goal came back on January 27th in a 3-2 loss at Washington so the Buffalo native drags an 18 game goal drought into tonight’s game at New Jersey. The 6’2”, 227 pound winger is pointless in his last eight games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Foligno struggling

'Sabres captain Jason Pominville barely missed giving the visitors the victory 3:52 into overtime when his slap shot from the right circle beat Hedberg but rang off the long-side post. That came just 15 seconds after Buffalo's Ryan Miller made a sliding save against Devils defenseman Andy Greene.' … [Read more...] about Devils rally to beat Sabres 3-2 in shootout

'Buffalo dropped to 9-13-3 on the year, and are now 0-1-2 during their season-high four-game road stretch that concludes Sunday in Philadelphia.' … [Read more...] about Cramping their style

Amerks find strong pairing in McNabb, Pysyk (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Amerks recall Shawn Szydlowski from Fort Worth (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage