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'“There’s no room,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “You can figure it’s going to be a tight battle. To lose three in a row at home is disappointing. It does bother you. But we’re the team that has to pick it up. We’ve been a good road team. We have to go on the road and do some damage.”' … [Read more...] about Devils take shortcut to top Sabres

'“It’s hilarious,” winger Andrew Peters said. “You’re playing in the NHL, still living at home and you still got your trophies from Pee Wee on the wall and all the banners from the novice tournaments. He’s probably got his first NHL point game puck up there with his game sheet.”' … [Read more...] about Kaleta&#8217s homecoming was a hit

'"Right now we're playing into it a little bit. Tonight was better (than Colorado or Minnesota), but it's still a tough team to generate chances against, and then you have to get it past (Martin) Brodeur. We're going to see it the rest of the year, and we're going to have to just deal with it. We can't be cute and pretty, we have to play ugly and play defense."' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose third straight

Sabre rattel (New York Post) In short, Devils win (Newark Star Ledger) Janssen puts up a fight (Newark Star Ledger) Devils move closer to top spot in East (Bergen Record) Devils notebook (Bergen Record) Devils 3, Sabres 2 (NewJerseyDevils.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New Jersey Coverage

'The Sabres have allowed a short-handed goal in three straight games, and only Boston (15) has given up more than Buffalo's 13.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 3, Buffalo 2

'With just under a minute to play, Buffalo attempted to pull Miller for an extra attacker but the Devils trapped them in the neutral zone. Miller finally got to the bench with about thirty seconds left, but there was not enough time for the Sabres to set up and generate any scoring chances.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 3, Buffalo 2

'Buffalo would get their first chance on the power play late in the second, but would give up a short handed goal as Brian Rafalski made it 3-2 going to the third.' … [Read more...] about Devils Hold On For 3-2 Win

'In three of those losses -- the most recent -- the Sabres were missing too many key components to be concerned about the trap's success.' … [Read more...] about Over-reacting To The Trap

'"To get a shorthanded goal to let the other team win the game is a tough way to lose a game," said head coach Lindy Ruff. "We had Brian [Campbell] deep down low and if the shot gets through or even if [Paetsch] passes it to Brian, we're in pretty good position."' … [Read more...] about Shorty Stymies Sabres

'Buffalo struck out in their three-game homestand, going 0-for-3, and absorbing a painful clinic from three foes that held the Sabre offense to a combined five goals.' … [Read more...] about Game # 68: Devils 3, Sabres 2

'“We’ve got a lot of new faces in here,” goalie Ryan Miller said. “We need to go through a stretch like this. They weren’t here for the last time we needed to bounce back and rattle off some good games in a row. It’s completely necessary sometimes to realize what it takes to win hockey games. And we have an opportunity to do it.”' … [Read more...] about Devils creep closer as Sabres botch homestand

Rally for Amerks falls short in loss (Rochester D&C) Rats hold on after fast start (Albany Times Union) Albany 6, Rochester 4 (AP) Losing ways continue (RNews.com) Amerks fall to River Rats (Amerks.com) DaSilva, Bayda help River Rats drop struggling Americans (AlbanyRiverRats.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'"(The trap) slowed us down a lot," Sabres forward Derek Roy said. "I don't think we made good enough passes. Pucks seemed to be jumping over our sticks every time we had chance. ... We didn't get the puck deep."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall into another ‘zone-trap’ by Minnesota

'The victory over Buffalo was even more impressive since New Jersey played with just 16 skaters for the majority of the game. The Devils were without forward Brian Gionta (groin) and defenseman Colin White (hand), and then lost Erik Rasmussen for most of the game after he was hit in the face with the puck following Brian Rafalski's clearing attempt seven minutes into the game.' … [Read more...] about Devils close within point of Sabres, losers of three straight

New Jersey (41-19-8) at Buffalo (44-18-5) (AP) Devils visit Sabres in Eastern Conference battle (Sportsticker) New Jersey Devils (41-19-8) at Buffalo Sabres (44-18-5) (The Sports Network) Game preview (NewJerseyDevils.com) Game # 68: New Jersey @ Buffalo (SabresFans.com) Race for Eastern supremacy heats up tonight (LetsGoSabres.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New Jersey Coverage