Archives for January 5, 2014

'D’Agostini recorded his first goal in his 16th game with Buffalo, crashing the net to bury a power-play rebound with 8:11 to play. The goal broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Sabres a 2-1 victory, moving them to 6-0-1 in their last seven games in First Niagara Center.' … [Read more...] about Power play gives Sabres a big boost

'“Growing up here watching the Sabres in the Auditorium was just amazing. You always kind of dreamt of being a Buffalo Sabre,” he said. “My mom was born in buffalo. My aunt’s here, grandparents were here. I’m looking forward of being part of the community and team and being part of the solution.”' … [Read more...] about New arrival Konopka comes full circle

'“You got to go into those dirty areas,” Nolan said Saturday morning. “I think he had a number of outside shots. But outside shots ain’t getting in. So we got to get a little bit closer. We got to get our bodies in front of the net.”' … [Read more...] about Matt D’Agostini’s first goal with Sabres helps eke out win against Devils

'“Growing up here and watching the Sabres in the Auditorium, it’s just amazing,” Konopka said. “You always kind of dreamt of being a Buffalo Sabre. My mom was born in Buffalo. I still have my aunts here. My grandparents were here. It was a pretty special time to get claimed by Buffalo, just looking forward to being part of the community and team and be part of the solution.”' … [Read more...] about Zenon Konopka thrilled to be with Sabres following long travel day

Devils lose to last-place Sabres, 2-1, on tough night for Danius Zubrus (Newark Star Ledger) Devils' Cory Schneider points finger his way after bad luck continues (Newark Star Ledger) Devils, Sabres instant analysis (Newark Star Ledger) Devils fail to give Cory Schneider support in 2-1 loss to Sabres (Bergen Record) Photo gallery (NewJerseyDevils.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New Jersey Coverage

'''We kinda talked about getting inside on them a little more,'' D'Agostini said. ''Myself, I've been skating good and getting shots but mostly from the outside. Getting inside and getting to the net is where you get most goals in this league.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres slip past Devils 2-1

'The winning goal came on the power play as Dainius Zubrus was in the box for interference. Steve Ott took a pass in the deep right boards and tried to wrap it in. Schneider made the save, but the rebound kicked out front and D'Agostini slammed it home with 8:11 to play.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, New Jersey 1

'"We kind of talked about getting inside on them a little bit more," D'Agostini said. "I've been skating good and getting shots, but mostly on the outside, so getting inside and getting to the net is where you get most goals in this league. I think we did a better job of that."' … [Read more...] about D’Agostini’s goal lifts Sabres past Devils

'Ryan Miller turned aside 21 shots for the win while Schneider came up with 20 saves for the Devils. The win snaps a two-game losing skid for the Sabres, who improve to 6-1 at First Niagara Center since December 10, 2013.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Use Power Play to Edge Devils 2-1

'This morning Ted Nolan criticized Matt D'Agostini for not being around the net enough. When Steve Ott was on a power play, he took the puck to the net and D'Agostini followed him. There was a big rebound and he had his first goal as a Sabre.' … [Read more...] about Sabres forced into a defensive game

'“I got to New York and the only flight left to get me in here last night was through New York, but the flight got delayed four hours and then canceled. The tough part was they said they could get me in on Sunday and I told them that’s not going to work, so we found another flight out of JFK and then they lost my bags and then at three this morning I was told that they found … [Read more...] about The newest Sabre finally arrived

'Saturday night’s 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils was a sleepy, uninteresting contest that featured a pointless first period and three power play goals between two teams content to dump and chase the night away. But it was a win, the team’s fifth straight at home, which puts them at 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. That’s points in 7 of 10 games, folks.' … [Read more...] about Immediate Reactions: Sabres 2, Devils 1

'"We've got to learn to translate that on the road," D'Agostini said. "It's a long season, and a lot of those hard-fought games on the road we're just coming up short. I think we need to get better on the road, obviously, but taking care of business at home here is one thing. We've got a couple more games at home we need to take advantage of."' … [Read more...] about Goal by D’Agostini helps Sabres defeat Devils

'“It was a great play by [Ennis] circling around there and throwing it in front. I was lucky enough to kind of find it and put it in the net,” Moulson said. “Marcus did a great job in front of the net and kind of took that defender with him, kind of left me open there so it was a good play and we were generating some good chances on that little segment there.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres score twice on the power play in win over Devils

Weary Amerks no match for Hershey (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Brandon Segal, Casey Wellman power Hershey Bears past Rochester Americans (Harrisburg Patriot News) Dissecting the game: Hershey Bears 5, Rochester Americans 1 (Harrisburg Patriot News) Bears storm past Rochester (Lebanon Daily News) Amerks drop 5-1 decision to Bears in Hersheyy (Amerks.com) Bears power … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage