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'"The effort that we put into this game is a sign of how much respect we have for our captain, Danny Briere," said enforcer Andrew Peters, who finished the game a goal shy of a Western League hat trick. "We know what happened in Washington and we proved tonight that shouldn't have happened."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Send Message With Win

'With the Sabres storming out to a 3-0 lead, the Capitals called a timeout hoping to compose themselves. The timeout, however, just energized the Sabres and their sold-out arena as just 15 seconds later Kotalik rocketed a one-timer past Johnson for a 4-0 lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need half a period to demolish Capitals

'For the opening eleven minutes, it appeared as if a black hole in the Washington net was sucking up one Buffalo-fired puck after another, as the Sabres converted on 6 of their first 8 shots on net.' … [Read more...] about Game # 36: Sabres 6, Capitals 3

'Dogs continue to own Amerks (Rochester D&C) Streaking Bulldogs suddenly nipping at Rochester's heels (Rochester D&C) Bulldogs on a roll (Hamilton Spectator) Bulldogs 3, Americans 2 (AP) Rochester Falls to Hamilton (RNews.com) Amerks suffer 3-2 loss to Hamilton (Amerks.com) 'Dogs hold on to down Amerks (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The start time that day was not changed and will still be at 4 PM. That game will mark Ted Nolan's first appearence at the HSBC Arena as head coach of the Islanders. The Sabres/Isles game will be the first half of a New Year's Day doubleheader on Versus with Toronto hosting at Boston at 7 PM.' … [Read more...] about Sabres/Isles New Year's Day Game To Be On Versus

'No one in the Buffalo dressing room is seeking revenge. The Sabres feel they took care of the boarding penalty that night. Paul Gaustad and Adam Mair went after Ovechkin, with Gaustad landing a few punches and Mair eventually peeling off to fight Bryan Muir. "I think that in that game we responded really well to that," Mair said. "When something like that … [Read more...] about Caps' Ovechkin is on Briere's mind

'G Olaf Kolzig is 5-2-1 on the road this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Capitals

'Alex Ovechkin says he has put the controversy behind him. Tonight at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, the Washington Capitals star will find out whether Daniel Briere and the Sabres have done the same.' … [Read more...] about Ovechkin awaits Sabres’ reception

Ovechkin awaits Sabres' reception (Washington Post) Caps face a road challenge (Washington Times) Washington (16-12-7) at Buffalo (25-7-3) (AP) Sabres look for more offense against Capitals (Sportsticker) Washington Capitals (16-12-7) at Buffalo Sabres (25-7-3) (The Sports Network) Caps Stay Busy Against Sabres in Buffalo (WashingtonCaps.com) Game notes … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Washington Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)

Coach is one loyal American (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'Questions were raised after the team, which finished last place in the Northeast Division in 2004, made moves to get rid of high profile -- and high-priced -- players such as Miroslav Satan and Alexi Zhitnik. Fans were also unsure how young goalie Ryan Miller would respond to being a starter in the NHL. It didn’t take long for the speedy Sabres to establish … [Read more...] about Sabres march grabs region's attention

'"It's a big step in the right direction for us," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose players have lost 69 games to injuries, not counting concussed center Tim Connolly.' … [Read more...] about For Sabres, it's full strength ahead

'"I knew Weight was looking to make the pass," Biron said. "It came across and I tried to come over as fast as I could to smother the bottom of the net. [Guerin] just found a spot."' … [Read more...] about Blues beat Sabres in OT

'In a stagnant economy, some people in Western New York have been attending more Sabres games and fewer Bills games. The Sabres have sold out all 16 home games this season. Capacity is 18,690. Through 16 home games last year, the average crowd was 15,882.' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 success hasn&#8217t helped the Bills

OT goal makes it 3 in row for Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Guerin goal lifts Blues to third straight win (Belleville News Democrat) Instructing players is the key, Murray says (Belleville News Democrat) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s St. Louis Coverage