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'"The last five or six games we worked to really tighten up and play sound defensively," said Connolly.' … [Read more...] about Sabres draw first blood

'"That's the best part, it really is. Being the underdog you've got 20,000 people going against you. That just adds to your motivation."' … [Read more...] about Islanders hope Dubie’s smokin’

'The combination of Sillinger's skill and the Sabres' reluctance to match talent led Ruff to make an intriguing observation. "In key situations if Sillinger's out there, you may have to play to lose the odd faceoff sometimes," Ruff said yesterday. "Because odds are, he wins more than he loses. We don't need to play to win every one, we can play to lose some of them."' … [Read more...] about Winning on the dot

'As they did in finishing the season with a league-leading 53 wins and 308 goals, the Sabres showed off their balanced offense. Campbell's game-opening goal was set up by fourth-line center Tim Connolly, and Buffalo converted two of six power-play chances.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 1

'Acquired in February in a trade with Washington, Zednik had a goal and two assists in 10 games with the Islanders. He finished with seven goals and 21 points in 42 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Isles RW Zednik returns for playoff opener

'DiPietro, out since March 25 when he sustained his second concussion, traveled to Buffalo in time to watch the Islanders' 4-1 loss to the Sabres on Thursday. Coach Ted Nolan said DiPietro will practice Friday, then the team will determine whether he can play Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Isles G DiPietro cleared for practice

'Dainius Zubrus collected three assists for the Sabres, and Ryan Miller stopped 20 shots to earn the victory.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Islanders 1

'The Sabres took the lead halfway through the first as Tim Connolly set up Brian Campbell for a one timer past Islanders goaltender Wade Dubielewicz. Buffalo would out shoot New York 11-1 in the period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Take Game One 4-1

'The Buzz, 98.9 FM in Rochester, takes over for WROC, reaching approximately 30 miles East, West and South of the city. WDOE (1410 AM) in Dunkirk will carry all of the playoff games as well, and completes coverage of the I-90 corridor from Buffalo to the Pennsylvania border.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Radio Network Expands: Game 1 Notes

'"It makes a huge difference for us to come out here and play a solid game and get the win," said defenseman Brian Campbell, who scored two goals and an assist. "You hopefully want to grab the wolf at home and then see what happens on Long Island."' … [Read more...] about Utilizing Their Power Supply

'Denying the Islanders any shot on goal for the first fifteen minutes of play and just one by the intermission, Buffalo's specialty teams emerged out of their late season slumber to rise to the occasion in impressive fashion, sending the heavily-favored Sabres to an early 1-0 lead in the series.' … [Read more...] about ECQF # 1: Sabres 4, Islanders 1

'It wasn't the most memorable playoff game, but it didn't have to be as the Sabres controlled the pace and play through much of the 60 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Dynamic Duo

'With all of the strong efforts by the team, I have to single out Zubrus due to his strength on the puck. Superheroes possess super-strength. And watching Zubrus pull away from three Islander players only to get poke-checked by Dubielewicz leads me to believe that heroes do walk among us. And they wear No. 15.' … [Read more...] about All these guys were scary good in opening win

'Imagine the smile stretching from my right ear to my left as that loudmouth Jeanneret is rendered speechless at the sight of another team's sweater celebrating on the ice before him. It's a sight and sound far too joyous to speak about.' … [Read more...] about I am not a Sabres fan

It's a different game for Amerks' Anderson (Rochester D&C) Amerks host Syracuse on U.S. Army Night Friday (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage