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'In a matter of a few seconds, the Bruins went from apparent losers to jubilant victors after Mike Knuble's overtime goal off a brilliant Michael Nylander pass with 3.9 seconds left gave Boston a dramatic 3-2 comeback win.' … [Read more...] about Fleet turn of events for B's

'To say that things took a turn for the worse for Buffalo in the second period would be an understatement.' … [Read more...] about Bruins Maul Sabres For Another OT Loss

'Then, at 11:33, Jay McKee pushed the Sabres' lead to 2-0. Maxim Afinogenov moved in on a three-on-two on the left wing and - feeling pressure - cut the inside. As he cut, he tucked a backhanded pass back against the grain to McKee, who gathered the puck and snapped it to the top corner, short-side, for the two-goal lead. But Nick Boynton cut the Buffalo lead in half … [Read more...] about Bruins beat Sabres 3-2 in OT

'Brian Rolston won a faceoff in the Boston end and passed it back to Boynton. Short-handed, he reared back to ice the puck and fired it off the boards at the red line. But instead of following the boards around, as Biron expected, it bounced off and went straight to the spot that the goaltender had vacated to play the puck behind the net.' … [Read more...] about Boston 3, Buffalo 2, OT

'Buffalo squandered a two-goal lead, but salvaged a point and moved within five points of the New York Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Bostn 3, Buffalo 2 (OT)

'Ruff already has compared him to a younger Dmitri Kalinin. The only thing Jillson lacked was experience.' … [Read more...] about Jillson moves away from home

'The Bruins have earned 21 points in games they didn't win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

'The Sabres have scored 18 goals in their last five games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres thumbnails

'"We would have been a pretty down club if we didn't walk out of here with a point at the end of the night," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "That point at the end of the year, you may point to that point and say that's the point that got you in."' … [Read more...] about Sabres make their point before losing

'Eight power plays against, including three five-on-threes, usually translates into a bad result. But last night, although the Bruins played with fire against the Buffalo Sabres, they somehow avoided getting burned.' … [Read more...] about Knuble's goal is extra special

'Jillson heard about the deal on TV when the Bruins were in Nashville. At the time, Sullivan told him it wasn't official but an hour later, he found out it was.' … [Read more...] about Compassion for Moore voiced after ruling

'``The way the momentum changed like that, it could really have deflated us,'' Bruins coach Mike Sullivan said. ``But it didn't deflate us. We just came right back and kept playing.''' … [Read more...] about B's kill off Sabres

'At the morning skate, defenseman Andy Delmore skated with the Bruins for the first time since he was picked up in Tuesday's three-way trade that sent blueliner Jeff Jillson [news] to the Sabres. It's tough to guess when Delmore might crack the lineup. ``I spoke to him and told him we're happy with our six defensemen,'' Sullivan said. … [Read more...] about Players weigh in on Bertuzzi ban

'"We're not going to win many games when we take that many penalties," said Boston coach Mike Sullivan, who bit his tongue when asked if he agreed with the disparity in penalty calls. "I'm trying to understand how we can spend a fair amount of time with the puck on our stick, and we continue to take more penalties than the opposition."' … [Read more...] about Bruins keep plugging, best Sabres in o.t.

'Jillson did well in his Sabres debut, logging 20:04 of ice time to lead all Buffalo defensemen, after sitting out all except three of his last 18 games with the Bruins. "It was a lot of fun because I hadn't played that much in a while," he said. "It was just good to get out there and play, not worry about anything else, and have some fun."' … [Read more...] about Jillson's first impression of Sabres is good