Archives for November 27, 2014

'Scoreless and listless for more than 45 minutes, the Sabres saw their three-game winning streak go by the boards in a 2-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets before a crowd of 18,442.' … [Read more...] about A thin blue line hampers Sabres

'“Whatever I need to do to get in the lineup and help my team is what I’m going to have to do,” Kaleta said. “Hopefully once I get the base of my game down I can expand and maybe down the road help out in the penalty kill area and all that kind of fun stuff.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kaleta shakes off the pain with a smile

'“I was looking at the referee,” he said. “I wanted to make sure if there’s a power play or not. I kind of went there and kind of cross-checked him, didn’t want to jump in that hard, so I knew we were going to have a power play. We were down.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Andrej Meszaros explains his weak reply to hit

'Stewart, a two-time 28-goal scorer, has arguably been the Sabres’ biggest disappointment this season, compiling just two goals and three points in 22 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Chris Stewart finally ends long goal slump; Tyler Myers a surprise scratch

Jets drop dull Sabres (Winnipeg Sun) Anthony Peluso gets into Winnipeg Jets lineup with Mathieu Perreault on shelf (Winnipeg Sun) Ugly still worth two points (Winnipeg Free Press) Little making huge contribution (Winnipeg Free Press) Infographic - Jets vs Sabres (WinnipegJets.com) Photo gallery (WinnipegJets.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'"That first period and a half or so, I thought our hands were handling that puck like a grenade," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "It just kept bouncing and bouncing. That third period, we played the way we have to in order to be successful."' … [Read more...] about Little, Frolik lead Jets to 2-1 win over Sabres

'Chris Stewart scored in the third period and Jhonas Enroth stopped 24 shots for Buffalo, which had its win streak snapped at three games.' … [Read more...] about Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1

'Right winger Chris Stewart scored for the Sabres (6-14-2), who were sluggish and saw a three-game winning streak come to an end. Enroth made 24 saves.' … [Read more...] about Jets continue winning ways on road in Buffalo

'The Sabres played a "twenty minute game" and it cost them.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Winnipeg 2-1

'The second period started much like the first one ended, a lot of neutral zone play and not too many quality chances. The lone spark coming about halfway through the stanza as Mike Weber dropped the gloves with Anthony Peluso as the two scrapped along the boards.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall to Jets 2-1

'Little now has 20 points (9+11) in 23 career games against the Sabres. Martin Frolik scored shorthanded to give the Jets a 2-0 lead 5:40 into the second and Sabres forward Chris Stewart brought the Sabres within striking distance when he scored his second of the season 5:30 into the third.' … [Read more...] about Sabres succumb to Jets’ special teams

Grand Rapids' Mark Zengerle enjoys time with folks in Gates (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Griffins notch 3-1 over Rochester, rematch set for Friday night (Grand Rapids Press) Rocky times continue in Roch; Amerks lose 3-1 to Griffins (WGR-AM) Lieuwen stops 34 shots as Amerks fall to Grand Rapids (Amerks.com) Griffins top Amerks (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage