Archives for November 6, 2013

'It was a statistical mismatch on paper, a game featuring one of the NHL’s powerhouses and the league’s worst. Everything that San Jose normally does right is something that Buffalo typically does wrong. For at least one night, it didn’t matter.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get boost with shootout win over Sharks

'The Sharks entered the game as the best team out of the dressing room. They led the NHL with 19 goals in the first period, and they held the largest first-period goal differential at plus-11.' … [Read more...] about Sharks have feasted on foes early en route to sizzling start

'"The past couple days have been really hard for me," Kaleta said Tuesday morning after his first practice with the Amerks. "I have no doubt in my mind I am going to get better."' … [Read more...] about Patrick Kaleta adjusting to life with the Amerks

'“I’m not going to be looking for big hits,” Kaleta said Tuesday inside Bill Gray’s Iceplex following his first Amerks practice since 2008. “I’m not going to be going out there and fighting everyone every shift. I’m here to play hockey, to develop and be a positive to this team and, ultimately, the Buffalo Sabres."' … [Read more...] about Patrick Kaleta trying to embrace demotion to Amerks, hopeful he will earn promotion back to Sabres

San Jose Sharks fall to Buffalo Sabres in a shootout (San Jose Mercury News) Photo gallery (San Jose Mercury News) Another shootout loss for Sharks (San Francisco Chronicle) Sharks force OT, but fall to lowly Sabres (CSN Bay Area) Missed goal aside, Sharks upset with effort in loss to Sabres (CSN Bay Area) Photo gallery (SJSharks.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s San Jose Coverage

'''We just stuck with the game plan,'' defenseman forward Henrik Tallinder said. ''No matter what happened out there we said keep working hard, keep playing the way we want to play, and good things would come out of it and it did.''' … [Read more...] about Struggling Sabres beat Sharks 5-4 in shootout

'"To go on the road and play a team like San Jose and come in here and get two points is a big thing for us," Sabres head coach Ron Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, San Jose 4 (SO)

'"I liked our effort tonight," Rolston said. "It goes back to execution and effort. If we can do that in 60-minute spans, we're going to win hockey games."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stun Sharks in shootout

'In OT, replays appeared to show a goal for San Jose however, the play was not reviewed and the two sides skated to a shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Stun Sharks in SO 5-4

'"You could tell the effort level from all the guys was there," said Rolston. "Just the communication on the bench, you could tell guys were dialed into the game. I think it was a complete team effort tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres had their hands full up the middle

'"It's been a lot of that lately where we get one goal against and we kind of go like, 'Here we go again' and feel sorry for ourselves instead of being angry,'" Sabres defenseman Henrik Tallinder said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stun Sharks in shootout

'Ryan Miller faced a career-high 51 shots in goal for Buffalo, stopping 47 of them through 65 minutes. He made three saves in the shootout as well. It was Miller’s 45th shootout victory, tying him with Henrik Lundqvist for most shootout wins in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Recap (Nov. 5) Sabres 5 – Sharks 4 (So)