Archives for 2014

'The combine is run by the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau and is traditionally held in Toronto in late May. It brings together the league's top draft-eligible prospects for testing and workouts that are open to the NHL's 30 teams.' … [Read more...] about Bettman: Sabres bidding to host scouting combine

'Cody Hodgson scored twice, with Christian Ehrhoff and Philip Varone each scoring for the Sabres, who have lost seven of eight. Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves in the loss.' … [Read more...] about Washington 5, Buffalo 4 (OT)

'"I think we had a lot of character in that room," Hodgson said. "We showed a lot of guts battling back but it's a winnable game for us. We could've closed it out in the third period and had some little breakdowns and mistakes that ultimately cost us. It's tough. I thought we did battle back and show a lot but it wasn't enough."' … [Read more...] about Ovechkin’s big game helps Caps win in OT

'Hodgson's second goal of the night tied it at 6:48 of the third. Hodgson danced through traffic and snapped a shot over Holtby's left shoulder to even the score once again. Green's second goal of the evening came just a minute into overtime, giving the Caps the 5-4 victory. Ovechkin picked up his second assist and fourth point of the evening, sliding the puck over to Green who … [Read more...] about Ovechkin, Caps Top Sabres in OT 5-4

'"I guess you could say it's good to get the point," said Hodgson. "That's a winnable game for us. Especially in the third period, we had lots of chances. Jhonas made the saves he needed to. Unfortunately, little mistakes, little breakdowns cost us again."' … [Read more...] about Sabres couldn’t get lucky a third time with Ovechkin

'The Sabres (14-30-8), who got two goals by Cody Hodgson but never led, have one victory in their past eight games.' … [Read more...] about Green’s OT goal lifts Capitals past Sabres

'“That’s just going to happen. In a situation like that, he’s gotta learn that if that does happen, he has to battle through it, and he certainly did for us,” Nolan said. “The best thing about the whole thing is the way he fought back, which was a positive side.”' … [Read more...] about Varone scores first goal in OT Loss

'Jamie Tardif coming up big for Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

Capitals-Sabres Preview (AP) Washington Capitals (23-21-8) at Buffalo Sabres (14-30-7) (The Sports Network) Capitals hope to continue offensive output vs. Sabres (NHL.com) Caps look to start winning wave (WashingtonCaps.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Washington Coverage

'Miller was again sharp, even if his presence in goal was a bit of a pregame surprise. He was coming off the sparkling, 36-save showing in Columbus that led the Sabres to a 5-2 win and ended the Blue Jackets’ eight-game winning streak, but poor career numbers against the Penguins had observers wondering if one-win backup Jhonas Enroth might play.' … [Read more...] about Penguins dominate Sabres to pick up easy win

'“Our attention to detail is a big thing,” Orpik said. “This league is so good. Buffalo has the worst record in the league and they go into Columbus, who’s won eight in a row. There’s just no easy games. You can wind up losing two, three pretty quickly and that snowballs."' … [Read more...] about Penguins’ Orpik sets his sights on gold and a Cup

'“The second period we decided to start working,” said Nolan, whose club has dropped six of its last seven. “The first one we were in awe of just watching them do their thing.”' … [Read more...] about Goalie Ryan Miller plays well against Penguins, Sabres still lose

'“It’s more they’re concerned over their family members going because they’re not in the village,” Orpik said Monday prior to the Penguins’ 3-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres inside the Consol Energy Center. “We’ve been pretty assured they’re going to be safe where they are. It’s one of those unfortunate things. That’s just the way it is, not just because it’s Russia. I think … [Read more...] about Penguins’ Brooks Orpik on Olympics: players more concerned with family safety

Penguins shut out Sabres, 3-0 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Some numbers in NHL are dubious at best (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Penguins bounce back, shutout lowly Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Gibbons returns to lineup vs. Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Fleury didn't rest when Penguins defense did (Beaver County Times) Endgame: Penguins 3, Sabres 0 … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'''We're a team that we can't have glaring mistakes,'' Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. ''It's very demoralizing. We woke up in the third period and made a push, but not good enough.''' … [Read more...] about Fleury, Penguins beat Sabres 3-0