Archives for April 23, 2013

Sabres-Penguins Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (19-21-6) at Pittsburgh Penguins (35-10-0) (The Sports Network) Penguins chase eighth straight as they face Sabres (NHL.com) What to Watch For: Pens vs. Sabres (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'“They were hungry and they’re playing for playoffs, and obviously we’re out,” Sabres forward Marcus Foligno said. “There’s different attitudes there. They played well.”' … [Read more...] about Jets edge Sabres despite Enroth’s 37 saves

'“Jhonas was great,” Sabres winger Steve Ott said. “He was our best player by far tonight. He came in. We knew he would be strong.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres waste Enroth’s strong effort, fall to Jets

'“It’s just not right to criticize the federation or German hockey and then not show up to try to help change things,” Ehrhoff said. “I felt like I needed to do it. I wanted to do it, too. I feel like it can give me a positive end to the season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ehrhoff excited to respresent reeling German national team

Jets get razor thin win (Winnipeg Sun) Jets vs. Sabres snapshots (Winnipeg Sun) Unlikely heroes slice Sabres (Winnipeg Free Press) Pleased to Meech-ya! (Winnipeg Free Press) Gamebreakers (Winnipeg Free Press) Surging Jets keep playoff hopes alive with win over Sabres (Toronto Globe and Mail) Photo gallery (WinnipegJets.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'''I thought Jhonas played great,'' Vanek said. ''And I thought we had some good chances. We had some tap-ins that we missed. If you can't score, you can't score.''' … [Read more...] about Jets remain in the hunt with 2-1 win over Sabres

'"Jhonas was excellent tonight," said Sabres forward Steve Ott. "I thought he stood on his head and stopped close to 40 shots. We needed him to be good and he was probably our best player tonight. It's too bad we fell on the short end of things."' … [Read more...] about Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1

'Vanek scored for the Sabres, who fell to 19-21-6. Jhonas Enroth, making the start in place of Ryan Miller, was terrific between the pipes for the Sabres. Enroth had 37 saves overall, several of them highlight-reel stops. "He actually kept us in it for most of the game," Sabres interim coach Ron Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Jets win, set up showdown with Caps

'Winnipeg regained the lead at 12:24 of the third period thanks to Antti Miettinen. Enroth appeared to get most of the shot, but the puck dribbled under his pads and over the goalline to put the Jets ahead for good 2-1.' … [Read more...] about Jets Hold Off Sabres 2-1

'Overall, I think Grigorenko showed he belonged more this evening than he has in many other games this season. Obviously there's still a long ways to go, but I think he can be happy with that game and build off it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Grigorenko makes his return

'“It’s tough, I can’t stand it. Me personally I think this is my 5th year now I believe that I haven’t been in the playoffs and it sucks. You play this sport to get into the playoffs and have a chance at the Stanley Cup and you know what it is, it’s that old cliché of being bigger, faster, stronger and you’ve got a lot of time now to start changing your ways and prepping for … [Read more...] about Sabres Ott not soured at all

'With his goal, Vanek passed Mike Foligno for the sixth-most goals in Sabres' history with 248. Vanek is four behind Craig Ramsay for fifth place.' … [Read more...] about Jets edge Sabres to continue playoff push

'Jhonas Enroth was the game’s first star, stopping 37 of 39 shots, but took the loss in net. Enroth falls to 4-1-1 in his last six starts while maintaining a .956 save percentage and a 1.47 goals against average. Thomas Vanek scored the Sabres only goal, his 18th of the season, and with it moved into sixth place on the Sabres all-time scoring list, passing Mike Foligno with 248 … [Read more...] about Jets edge Sabres to continue playoff push

Amerks' forward Corey Tropp will miss first round of playoffs (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage