Archives for February 2014

'Colorado continued its mastery over the Sabres. The Avalanche have won seven straight against Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Avalanche pound Sabres 7-1

'Matt D'Agostini registered the lone goal for the Sabres, losers in eight of their last 10. Starter Ryan Miller was yanked after yielding five goals on 27 shots. Jhonas Enroth finished up by allowing two scores on 12 chances.' … [Read more...] about Colorado 7, Buffalo 1

'"We weren't ready to go from the get-go," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. "We never laid a body on anyone. It was a very ugly game to watch."' … [Read more...] about Cliche’s first goal highlights Avs’ 7-1 rout

'Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and added two assists, leading the Avalanche to a 7-1 rout over the Sabres at the Pepsi Center on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about MacKinnon, Avs Rip Sabres 7-1

'Buffalo looked like an AHL team trying to keep up with the passing, skating and skill of the Avalanche. That’s now both games on this road trip that the Sabres weren’t ready to play in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres not ready to play again

'The Avalanche (35-14-5) have won three games in a row, are 9-2-1 in their past 11 games and have beaten the Sabres seven consecutive times since Dec. 4, 2005.' … [Read more...] about MacKinnon leads Avalanche past Sabres

'“We just weren’t ready to go from the get-go. I’m not too sure why. We didn’t practice yesterday. We should’ve had some energy at least. But we didn’t have energy,” Nolan said. “We didn’t have concentration. We skated by. We didn’t lay a body hit on anybody. So it’s just one of those very, very ugly games you don’t want to see too often. ”' … [Read more...] about Sabres sunk by three Avalanche goals in first period

Rochester Amerks win seventh straight (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Scoring woes continue for Penguins (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader) Red-hot Amerks blank Penguins (Scranton Times Tribune) Amerks shutout Penguins for seventh straight victory (Amerks.com) Amerks shut out the Pens, 4-0 (WBSPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“It doesn’t look like it’s really too, too serious,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. “He took a pretty good bang, so it looks possibly that he’ll be out till after the Olympic break.”' … [Read more...] about Moulson out through Olympic break

'Miller and Quick are the leading candidates to be in the crease Feb. 13 against Slovakia, but coach Dan Bylsma isn’t ready to name a starter.' … [Read more...] about Miller still has chance of starting in Sochi

Sabres-Avalanche Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (15-30-8) at Colorado Avalanche (34-14-5) (The Sports Network) Host Avalanche not taking Sabres for granted (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Colorado Coverage

'“He took a pretty good bang last night so it looks like possibly he’ll be out until after the Olympic break. I think we only have four or five games left so it could be the last part of it, but more than likely after the Olympic break.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Moulson to miss some time

Rochester Amerks win sixth straight (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Rockford IceHogs tripped up 4-1 by Amerks (Rockford Register Star) Amerks stay hot with 4-1 win over Rockford (Amerks.com) Flat Hogs fall in Rochester (IceHogs.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage