Archives for January 2014

'“No one saw that coming.”' … [Read more...] about Girgensons’ short-hander lifts Sabres past Coyotes

'“It’s not the points that I’m concerned about,” he said. “It’s just skating hard on pucks. My legs were really coming around. I was feeling good out there. We had some good games where we established a good forecheck. We got our chances and goals from that, so I’m just hoping to get back to the same things I was doing.”' … [Read more...] about D’Agostini back in lineup; Ehrhoff sick

3rd period short-handed goal hands Phoenix Coyotes home loss to Buffalo Sabres (Arizona Republic) Photo gallery (Arizona Republic) Coyotes hit new low in loss to Sabres (Fox Sports Arizona) Photo gallery (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Phoenix Coverage

'''Sometimes when we have a lead, we panic a little bit,'' Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. ''Tonight, we still panicked a bit, but not as much and it was good to see.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally to beat Coyotes 3-2

'"We wanted to come in and play extremely hard," Ott said. "I thought we did that tonight."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Phoenix 2

'"They play the game hard, and sometimes you get lucky against them," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. "The two times we played them ... I mean, we played hard, but we had a little Lady Luck against them."' … [Read more...] about Sabres complete sweep of Coyotes

'Matt Moulson suffered an injury during the third period and did not return. Ted Nolan did not specify the severity of Moulson's injury, but said the team should know more soon.' … [Read more...] about Special Teams Help Sabres Edge Coyotes 3-2

'"The guys actually looked like a different team to me in the second and third," said Miller. "It was the kind of team we've been trying to be for a while. I thought we were skating, blasting the puck, moving, getting opportunistic plays, being around the net. The guys worked hard for it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres and Coyotes enchanged momentum

'The Coyotes had a chance to take the lead when Buffalo center Cody Hodgson was assessed his third penalty of the game 1:30 into the third. But Buffalo's Brian Flynn pushed the puck into the Phoenix zone, outworking several Coyotes before centering the puck. Girgensons was there to take the puck off the stick of Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle near the left post and put it … [Read more...] about Girgensons’ goal leads Sabres past Coyotes

'Ryan Miller, with 38 saves, is now 6-0-0 in his career against the Coyotes.' … [Read more...] about Girgensons’ shorthanded tally lifts Sabres over Coyotes

Lanky Amerks goalie’s role keeps growing (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Tardif finding his scoring touch with the Amerks (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'Mark Pysyk, who was averaging nearly 20 minutes a game, has been sent to Rochester to keep playing over the Olympic break. Brayden McNabb, a plus-1 player over 12 games, is also in the AHL. Most observers certainly feel those two would be an upgrade over the likes of Mike Weber, Jamie McBain and Alexander Sulzer.' … [Read more...] about Not much is going right on Sabres’ blue line

'Believe it or not, with eight points in his last nine games, Ehrhoff’s enjoying his best offensive stretch ever with the Sabres. It’s a big reason their anemic offense has busted out, scoring 24 goals in the last eight games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Christian Ehrhoff piling up points again, admits he might’ve been pressing earlier

Sabres-Coyotes Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (14-30-8) at Phoenix Coyotes (25-18-10) (The Sports Network) Coyotes continue homestand by facing Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Phoenix Coverage

Hutchings powers Amerks past Wolves (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Irondequoit native skates for Wolves (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Wolves fall 4-1 to Americans (Chicago Tribune) Larsson, Lieuwen star in Amerks' win over Chicago (WGR-AM) Amerks tame Wolves for fifth straight win (Amerks.com) Wolves overpowered 4-1 in Rochester (ChicagoWolves.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage