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'The victory gave the Blues a 2-16 record this season in games they trailed following the second period. The Sabres, conversely, are now 17-2-1 when holding the lead heading into the third.' … [Read more...] about St. Louis 3, Buffalo 2, OT

'Hecht was denied a second goal of the game, when an official review determined he used a kicking motion with his right skate to redirect a puck into the net at the 1:30 mark of the third. "I thought they were going to give it to me because I didn't think it was a kick," Hecht said. "I just opened up my foot and it (the puck) went the right way."' … [Read more...] about St. Louis 3, Buffalo 2 (OT)

'Halfway through the third period the Blues would tie the game as Bill Guerin would score. The two teams would head to overtime tied at two. Guerin would score just 1:35 into the overtime on a great setup from Doug Weight to give the Blues the 3-2 victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall To Blues In OT 3-2

'"I  said that before the game that they're not playing like a last place team," said Head Coach Lindy Ruff. "They're working hard. If you look at four straight games with points going into tonight, we knew that it would be a low chance affair."' … [Read more...] about St. Louis Gives Sabres the Blues

'Jochen Hecht appeared to give the Sabres a 3-1 lead early in the third period, but the ref's call of good goal was overruled by the war room in Toronto. League officials determined Hecht used a distinct kicking motion to direct Jason Pominville's pass under Manny Legace's body and over the goal line. Hecht appeared to use the inside of his right skate to kick the puck into the … [Read more...] about St. Louis marches past Buffalo in overtime

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Amerks beat Senators with power-play rally (Rochester D&C) Penalty-killing failures doom slumping B-Sens (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Rochester 6, Binghamton 5 (AP) Amerks Outscore Senators (RNews.com) Sekera scores twice to lift Amerks to 6-5 win (Amerks.com) Stewart returns to Amerks (Amerks.com) Amerks squeak by Senators 6-5 (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'Spacek declined to comment on the suspension, which will cost Nichol $25,267 in salary. "I'm a little sore, but that's what happens," Spacek said. "I really don't have any comments. Maybe I would if I got hurt I would have something to say. No concussion, nothing broken. I saw the hit on TV and feel pretty lucky."' … [Read more...] about Nichol suspended for nine games

'"You always want to play against a team you rooted for your whole life if you can't play for them," Stempniak said. "It's going to be a really special game to play against your hometown team for the first time."' … [Read more...] about Stempniak facing hometown team

'Sabres are 5-4 with a shootout loss on Saturday nights.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Blues

'Fair enough and Mr. Campbell went on to say that, "while Mr. Spacek was injured and left the ice, it is expected he will be available to play in Buffalo's next game." Loosely translated to mean Spacek is fine and not likely to file a lawsuit or press any kind of charges in a court of law. That last statement is indeed a presumption on my part, but one … [Read more...] about Is nine enough?

'Nichol, a 14-year pro drafted ninth by the Sabres in 1994, played in parts of six seasons with the Amerks, from 1994 to 2000, and was a key part of the 1996 Calder Cup winning team. The following year he led the Amerks in shorthanded goals (4) and game-winning goals (6). He received the team's community service award in the 1997-98 season and was team captain in 1998-99. He … [Read more...] about Nichol slapped with suspension

'"There's no question in my mind last year we had the best team in the game," McKee said of the Sabres, who were 52-24-6 in the regular season and lost to Carolina in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. "We had four of our starting defensemen get injured. I believe that if we were a healthy team, it was our (Stanley) Cup. I think we were that good."' … [Read more...] about Sabres are looking sharp again

'"You can't take the law into your own hands, but that is part of Scott Nichol's game. He crossed the line. He is very apologetic for it. That's the game of hockey sometimes. It's a fine line between a big hit and big play vs. a dangerous one. (Thursday) night was inappropriate."' … [Read more...] about Nichol’s penalty: 9 games

'"It's the same guy who almost ended Tim Connolly's career in Rochester at the end of a game, a useless hit that took him out for a year with a concussion,'' Briere said. "(Nichol) was just out there to end somebody's career. It was the same thing again (Thursday) night. It's sad, but it seems to be following him.''' … [Read more...] about Incident not the first for Nichol