Archives for December 2013

'"It wasn't the most exciting hockey game, but when you come on the road, that's what you want to do and overall, I like the way we competed from the second period on," Sabres interim coach Ted Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 1, Buffalo 0 (OT)

'Nolan told the paper that Kaleta was set to re-join the Sabres for practice on Monday and was likely to play next Thursday against the Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Kaleta’s season over after ACL tear

'Sabres coach Ted Nolan was happy his team was able to secure a point after earning its sixth victory of the season Friday night, but conceded his defenseman could have played that shot better. "Yeah, he backed in a little too much," Nolan said. "That's what we're doing here. It's a learning curve. Mark, I thought, had a heck of a game here tonight. It's just, in this league, … [Read more...] about Devils nip Sabres 1-0 in overtime

'The only shot of the overtime period resulted in the game-winning goal for the home team. Steve Bernier curled just above the left wing face-off dot and wired a perfect wrist shot into the far corner of the net to beat Enroth and the Sabres. The goal came with just :41 to go in OT.' … [Read more...] about Devils defeat Sabres in OT 1-0

'Buffalo was very sloppy. Matt Moulson agreed, saying "I thought we played awful in the first and they [New Jersey] were juming. [Enroth] kept us in there, I thought we decided to play better [in the second], I mean we had our chances."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t bring good games forward

'"Everything [Enroth] saw, he was going to stop, so when I took the shot, their defenseman was screening a little bit," Bernier said. "I was hoping to shoot it high and the puck got in. You never know what can happen when you shoot the puck. That's exactly what I tried, and I scored. It's nice for sure."' … [Read more...] about Devils defeat Sabres with Bernier, Schneider

'“Our goaltending’s been great. Jhonas came in tonight and gave us that chance. He made some big saves for us, particularly in the first period,” Nolan said. “I didn’t think we had our legs in the first. I thought we got it going in the second a little bit better and it just came down to will in the third period and we took it to overtime.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to devils in final minute of OT

Rochester Amerks suffer double loss (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Sam Carrick and John-Michael Liles lift Marlies over Americans 3-2 (CP) Amerks fall to Marlies in Toronto, 3-2 (Amerks.com) Marlies Drop Amerks 3-2 at Ricoh Coliseum (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage