Archives for October 2014

'"I think if Buffalo hadn't gone so long without scoring, squeezing the stick, they probably would have put a couple in early," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "(Andersen) really saved our bacon tonight."' … [Read more...] about Anaheim 4, Buffalo 1

'The Ducks' top players dominated the game as center Ryan Getzlaf assisted on two of Perry's three goals. Perry added a third goal into the empty net for his eighth tally of the season. The duo leads the Ducks in points with 10 apiece and Perry's second hat trick of the season moved him into a tie with the Rangers' Rick Nash for the league lead in goals.' … [Read more...] about Perry hat trick leads Ducks past Sabres

'Buffalo had several opportunities to get on the board early in the final period, but couldn't solve Andersen. The Anaheim netminder came up big during a Sabres power play, and then again with a pad save on Chris Stewart moments later. Marcus Foligno swiped the puck in the Ducks zone and fed it to Stewart, who couldn't stuff it past Andersen's right pad. Andersen finished with … [Read more...] about Perry’s Hat Trick Leads Ducks to 4-1 Win

'The bottom line is this, I think that was Buffalo's best effort and best game all season. The problem is you have to get results when you do what your coach asked you to do.' … [Read more...] about Sabres skate well, but have trouble converting chances

'You can’t help but think: “THAT is the kid whose existence is causing NHL teams to rearrange their next 15 years of planning?” In your mind, you picture him looking like a blonde Zdeno Chara, towering over midget 16-year-olds running for their lives when he steps on the ice. THAT kid doesn’t look like a Canadian Ivan Drago. He looks like a character on Boy Meets World.' … [Read more...] about McDavid puts on a show at First Niagara Center

'We talked about Nolan on yesterday's show and got a call from a fan that I think represented a common view: It warms the heart that Nolan was brought back, he said, and he looks forward to the day when he gets to coach a good Sabres team. I don't think it's coming.' … [Read more...] about The curious case of Ted Nolan

'"We came out hard," Ennis said. "We matched them physically. We were hitting. That's a big strong team. We didn't back down. We played hard. We were [down] 2-1 with three minutes to go on the road against that team. I think there's a lot of positives to take out of it. It was a lot better game than the last one."' … [Read more...] about Andersen, Perry lead Ducks to sixth straight win

'Buffalo has also had trouble with their shot differential. Buffalo managed 53 shot attempts at the net to Anaheim’s 69. Shots on goal favored the Ducks 34-23 but the Sabres had a few prime opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come within striking distance but Ducks pull away with ‘W’

Amerks rally to beat IceHogs (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Rockford IceHogs falter late in Rochester, lose 3-2 (Rockford Register Star) Amerks sneak by IceHogs with late third period rally (Amerks.com) IceHogs falter late in Rochester (IceHogs.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I don’t think they saw our best game. I think we’ve had times where we’ve been able to skate with the top teams, and I don’t think we showed that at all. We’re going in wanting to prove ourselves, that we can play with them and steal a couple points in their rink.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres will try to make amends against Ducks

'Buffalo gets the chance to see the phenom at 7 tonight when First Niagara Center hosts its first Ontario Hockey League game between McDavid’s Erie Otters and the Niagara IceDogs.' … [Read more...] about McDavid paying visit with Otters

'“I don’t think it’s my choice,” Zadorov said. “It’s not my job to make the decision with all that. I’m going to be there when they’re going to tell me to be. I’m going to keep working hard, keep playing hard. It doesn’t matter where.' … [Read more...] about Zadarov practicing hard despite uncertainty

'“You can’t really do too much of that, you just got to worry about yourself and playing your game, doing all the right things,” he said. “If Buffalo happens to be the one that drafts me, that’ll be great, then I’ll be thrilled. It’s the NHL. You kind of go where you’re picked. Every city and organization is first class.”' … [Read more...] about Connor McDavid can’t avoid Sabres fans on Twitter

Ducks expect more than 'pee-wee' effort from Sabres tonight (Los Angeles Times) Sabres-Ducks Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (1-5-0) at Anaheim Ducks (5-1-0) (The Sports Network) Sabres seek scoring visiting Ducks (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Anaheim Coverage

'Black said if there was a strong walk-up sale, the crowd could reach 12,000.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fans might get peek at future as McDavid visits