Archives for 2014

'Matt Hackett, making just his second start of the season, stopped 33 shots for the cellar-dwelling Sabres, who have lost two straight and nine of their last 10 games. Buffalo sits last in the NHL with 48 points.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 2, Buffalo 0

'Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers left the game briefly 6:15 into the third after crashing into the Canadiens' net. Myers, who returned after missing five games because of an arm injury, hit the left goalpost with his left side after he lost his edge on Montreal defenseman Alexei Emelin's stick while driving to the net.' … [Read more...] about Habs avoid letdown, blank Sabres

'After two scoreless periods, Montreal finally broke the goose eggs at 10:53 of the final period on Max Pacioretty's 32nd goal of the season. Driving to the net, Pacioretty got his stick on a Thomas Vanek pass and the puck trickled over the goalline to put the Canadiens ahead 1-0. Briere made it 2-0 later in the third, roofing a shot past Matt Hackett and under the crossbar for … [Read more...] about Canadiens Blank Sabres 2-0

'Price made 24 saves for his fifth shutout of the season and 24th of his career, but none was bigger than a breakaway stop on Cody Hodgson with 3:20 to play in the third that allowed Montreal to maintain its 1-0 lead. Briere made it a 2-0 game 14 seconds after the big save.' … [Read more...] about Pacioretty’s 100th goal, Price’s shutout lift Canadiens

'“Our penalty kill was good to a point but there’s only a certain amount of bad, bad penalties you can kill off,” Sabres interim coach Ted Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ penalty woes continue in loss to Habs

Rochester Amerks drop seventh straight game (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Second-period goals by Abbott, McKegg lift Marlies to 3-1 victory over Rochester (CP) Amerks fall to Marlies despite solid AHL debut by Makarov (Amerks.com) Marlies Defeat Americans 3-1 (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'“Goaltending is a nasty bit of business,” Corsi joked here Sunday prior to the 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. “Part of it is you have to grow and almost expect failure at times. We’ve seen that over the years.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres playing musical chairs in goal

Sabres-Canadiens Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (20-43-8) at Montreal Canadiens (40-26-7) (The Sports Network) Canadiens continue playoff push against Sabres (NHL.com) Game preview: MTL vs. BUF (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Montreal Coverage

'Myers is in Montreal and will play Tuesday. The big defenseman missed five games with an elbow injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Myers is back with the team. Ristolainen sent down

'That goal would have been considered soft if Lieuwen had given it up while playing junior hockey or if was still in Rochester. For it to happen in the NHL was patently unacceptable.' … [Read more...] about Sabres let lead slip away

'He was more than 2,500 miles away, but Sabres winger Cory Conacher got tuned into Saturday’s Atlantic Hockey championship game in Rochester on the Internet shortly after practice ended.' … [Read more...] about Conacher finds a way to keep tabs on Griffs in Vancouver

'“For me, it was a dream come true to play here,” said Lieuwen, 22. “I had tons of family here and I was very nervous the first half of the game. I felt after that I settled in. To be honest, I think the Weber goal actually settled me because it just kind of made me realize this is hockey, it's the same where ever you go, although obviously this is the best league.”' … [Read more...] about Abbotsford’s Nathan Lieuwen has tough homecoming

Kassian has career night against former team (Vancouver Province) Henrik’s latest injury doesn’t bode well for Torts (Vancouver Province) Will the real Canucks please stand up? (Vancouver Province) Vancouver Canucks draft pick gives WHL's Portland Winterhawks a solid, stable blueliner (Vancouver Province) Photo gallery (Vancouver Province) Canucks defeat Sabres but lose … [Read more...] about Monday’s Vancouver Coverage

'Kassian, Buffalo's top 2009 draft pick (13th overall) excelled offensively two days after saying he is playing primarily a checking role now while Hodgson is primarily an offensive player. Hodgson, Vancouver's first choice (10th overall) in 2008, went without a point while the Sabres were badly outplayed for most of the game.' … [Read more...] about Zack Kassian records four assists in Canucks 4-2 win over Sabres

'"You've got to play good all the time. That's a lesson to learn and something we have to do to move forward," Buffalo head coach Ted Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Vancouver 4, Buffalo 2