Archives for April 4, 2015

Islanders seek to wrap up playoff berth against Sabres (Newsday)
Sabres-Islanders Preview (AP)
Buffalo Sabres (22-48-8) at New York Islanders (45-27-6) (The Sports Network)
Islanders, chasing 2nd in Metropolitan, host Sabres (NHL.com)
Game Preview: Islanders vs. Sabres (NewYorkIslanders.com)

‘“Battling back against one of the better teams in the league after being down, 2-0, to take a 3-2 lead was very good,” Nolan said. “If you look back to when we first played in the beginning of the year, I think they just walked over us” during a 6-2 win. “It was a big improvement from that game to this game.”‘

‘“I’m sure there’s going to be some strangeness to it,” Trottier said. “It’s never fun going into the building as the enemy. I have such a great memory there. It’s going back kind of to my first home. When there’s no more games being played there, it will be sad but at least they’re not torching it, tearing it down, thank goodness.”’

‘“Whether you’re staring on the road or at home the advantages you could argue are probably very small or minimal. But that’s what it is. It’s 82 games and getting in the playoffs is an accomplishment this year.”‘

‘The late rally ruined what could’ve been the Sabres’ most satisfying win this season.’

‘“I’m sure there’s going to be some strangeness to it,” Trottier said prior to the Sabres’ 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks inside the First Niagara Center. “It’s never fun going into the building as an enemy, so to speak. For me, it’s going back kind of to my first home. When there’s no more games being played there, it will be sad. But at least they’re not like torching it, tearing it down.”’

Jonathan Toews bails out Blackhawks with two goals in final minute (Chicago Tribune)
Friday’s matchup: Blackhawks 4, Sabres 3 (Chicago Tribune)
Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune)
Jonathan Toews scores twice in 47 seconds to lift Hawks to win (Chicago Sun Times)
Blackhawks’ reign depends on Patrick Kane (Chicago Sun Times)
The closers: Blackhawks unbeaten when leading after two periods (Chicago Sun Times)
Photo gallery (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)
Toews leads Blackhawks to late comeback over Sabres (CSN Chicago)
Toews comes through again when Blackhawks need him most (CSN Chicago)
Trevor van Riemsdyk to undergo wrist surgery (CSN Chicago)
Injury update on Trevor van Riemsdyk (ChicagoBlackhawks.com)
Photo gallery (ChicagoBlackhawks.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

‘”A bounce here and there,” Foligno said. “It ends up a two-on-one and Jonathan Toews going down one on one with the goalie. He’s going to put it in 10 times out of 10.”‘

‘”You have to take it with a grain of salt,” Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said of the loss. “You have a guy in Toews who’s won just about every championship there is to win. … Those are learning curves that we’re going to go through.”‘

‘”When we first played them in the beginning of the year, I think they just walked over us like we weren’t even there,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. “It was a big improvement.”‘