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'The Sabres are eight points behind the Devils in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Devils-Sabres Scouting Report

In what was the most crucial game so far this season, the Buffalo Sabres came up flat. Being on the verge of being completely eliminated from playoff contention, the Sabres played one of their worst games of the season as the New Jersey Devils beat the Sabres 4-1. … [Read more...] about Devils pitch fork Sabres

'To date, Rasmussen has four goals and eight assists in 44 games. Ruff knows when Rasmussen is on his game, things go well for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about No pain, no gain

'Buffalo trails New Jersey and the New York Rangers - each of whom have 61 points - by eight points in the Eastern Conference standings.' … [Read more...] about Arnott has Sabres seeing triple

'The Sabres, who are trying to fight their way back into the race for one of the final Eastern Conference playoff spots, looked out of sync from the start. Buffalo is a blue-collar team that gets its points by wearing down an opponent, but the Devils came ready to play a hard, physical game.' … [Read more...] about Arnott snaps out of slump with hat trick

'Petr Sykora is hoping that his bruised ribs will not keep him out of the Olympics. Sykora suffered the injury late in Saturday's victory over Pittsburgh, and had to sit out Sunday's game against Buffalo. The Devils are off today, so he won't test it again until Tuesday morning in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sykora's Olympic hopes on ice

'"It's a nice confidence booster," said Arnott. "But the two points were even bigger."' … [Read more...] about Arnott does trick for New Jersey

'They improved to 4-1-1 under Constantine, and moved to four games over .500 for the first time since Nov. 10.' … [Read more...] about Arnott's Hat Trick Fuels Devils' Explosion

'The Sabres, who came in on a five-game unbeaten streak, and the Penguins, whom the Rangers beat yesterday, are on the verge of falling out of the playoff picture.' … [Read more...] about Arnott's Hat Trick Lifts Devils

'The Devils broke the game open with a pair of goals 49 seconds apart in the second.' … [Read more...] about Arnott plays his 'A" game

'They looked like a playoff team.' … [Read more...] about Arnott's hat trick gives team a boost as Olympic break nears

'Sabres right winger Miroslav Satan arrived in New Jersey at about 12:30 yesterday afternoon to conclude a whirlwind weekend. Satan played in the Sabres' 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night in Buffalo and then flew on the Sabres owner's private jet to Utah, driving the final leg to Salt Lake City so he could play for Slovakia in an Olympic … [Read more...] about Gionta fills in admirably

'"Tuesday is a very crucial game for us to know where we're heading,'' Holik added, referring to the rematch with the Sabres, which will be the Devils' final game before the Olympic break.' … [Read more...] about Devils 4, Sabres 1

'For the first time in 12 games, the Sabres were held to fewer than two goals.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1

'Two regulation wins by the Sabres would leave them two points behind the Devils, but two losses would drop them 10 back of the defending Eastern Conference champs.' … [Read more...] about Really, really big games for Sabres