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'"It felt like it did six years ago when we were always in 1-0 and 2-1 games," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "You're hanging on knowing that one bad bounce could kill you."' … [Read more...] about Sabres climb narrow path

'Stewart, a Niagara Falls, Ont., native who played four seasons with the Golden Griffins, has been working under Savard as an assistant coach. He started the season as a video coordinator. The Blackhawks expanded his role when Savard, a former assistant, took over for fired coach Trent Yawney on Nov. 29.' … [Read more...] about Stewart giving Blackhawks an assist

'The Sabres have an 8-2-1 record against the Leafs since the NHL lockout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

'If the Maple Leafs feel as if they are taking on some kind of all-star team tonight at the HSBC Arena, they have good reason to think that way.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set star standard

'"We're built as a team. It's not one or two guys. I don't feel I'm a superstar. I'm one piece of a team doing so well."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ all-stars staying humble

Sabres set star standard (Toronto Sun) Sabres' all-stars staying humble (Toronto Star) Leafs at Sabres (Toronto Star) Leafs game day (National Post) Toronto (19-19-6) at Buffalo (31-9-3) (AP) Sabres host Maple Leafs in Northeast Division battle (Sportsticker) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Toronto Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

Goalie delivers; Hawks' offense falls short (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Sabres, traffic mess get best of Hawks (Chicago Sun Times) Desperate for victories (Arlington Heights Daily Herald) Struggling Hawks fall to Buffalo (Northwest Herald) Hawks Avoid Shutout But Fall To Buffalo (ChicagoBlackhawks.com) Photo gallery (ChicagoBlackhawks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Chicago Coverage

'Miller wasn't heavily tested by sputtering Chicago, which lost its fourth straight. He lost a bid for his second shutout of the season when the Blackhawks' Denis Arkhipov scored a short-handed goal with 49.1 seconds left in the third.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Chicago 1

'Buffalo center Chris Drury returned midway through the second period after leaving the Sabres' game against the Blackhawks when he was struck in the leg by a puck at 7:54 of the first period Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Drury returns after being struck in leg with puck

'With Buffalo on the power play late in the final period, Chicago broke up the shutout as Denis Arkhipov fired the puck off the right post, off the leg of Miller and across the goal line for the goal with 49.1 seconds left in regulation.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Chicago 1

'The Sabres got an early chance on the power play with the new lines but couldn’t convert. Though Jochen Hecht would give Buffalo the 1-0 lead just twenty seconds after the man advantage expired. There would no more scoring until the third period when Maxim Afinogenov came in on a one on one and snuck the puck past Nikolai Khabibulin to increase the Sabres lead to 2-0 … [Read more...] about Sabres Hang On For 2-1 Win

'"We played pretty well the whole game and to give up one like that towards the end is disappointing," said Jason Pominville. "After that play, we closed everything."' … [Read more...] about Another Shutout Slips Away

'With Chicago an unfamiliar and rarely-seen foe over the past three seasons, the Sabres didn't necessarily bring their 'A-game' to the Windy City, nor need a boatload of intensity to overcome the injury-riddled and mentally-fragile Blackhawks team. That won't be the case on Thursday, when the Sabres come back to HSBC Arena to host the archrival Maple Leafs, for what always … [Read more...] about Game # 43: Sabres 2, Blackhawks 1

'Despite the soft goal, Khabibulin was the reason the score was much closer than it should have been. The Hawks' netminder made many big stops in the first two periods while Miller made 13 of his 34 stops for Buffalo in the final period. The Chicago netminder finished the game with 27 saves.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win but Miller loses another shutout bid

Amerks to visit Maplewood, Irondequoit libraries today (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage