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'Saturday night at HSBC Arena, it was time for the Sabres to reaffirm how far they have come. They'd lost their all three of their meetings with the high-powered Ottawa Senators, having been smoked in the process. It would be hard to accept the Sabres as full-fledged Stanley Cup contenders until they proved they could handle what has been the division's elite … [Read more...] about November challenge sent Sabres' season skyward

'He has won virtually his entire life. He famously pitched his Trumbull, Conn., baseball team to the Little League World Series title. He won an NCAA hockey championship with Boston University as a freshman and the Hobey Baker Award as the nation's top collegiate player as a senior. He was the NHL's rookie of the year in 1999. He hoisted a Stanley Cup with the … [Read more...] about Chris Drury

'Of course they love the Dominator here. You could tell that early on, just by the way about 17,451 of the 17,451 at HSBC Arena were chanting his name in unison after the first goal of the night slipped by him.' … [Read more...] about Dominator feels the love

Senators edged in shootout (Ottawa Citizen) Buffalo creeps closer (Ottawa Sun) Dominator feels the love (Ottawa Sun) Game Story (Ottawa Sun) Sabres top Senators in shootout (CBC Sports) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage (updated 8:45 a.m.)

'"He's such a good goalie that you have to do something different to beat him," said Vanek, who also beat Hasek in a shootout in preseason. "There was a little bit of luck, but it still felt good." "I don't know if he surprised me," Hasek said. "I went to make a butterfly stop and went down. He shot it top shelf and my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer's move."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1, SO

'"I thought the way we're playing now, as good as we're playing, that we could equal them tonight," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "It really lays to rest the previous three games. We play with them, we can run with them. It was a great statement by our club."' … [Read more...] about Vanek, Miller help Sabres finally solve Hasek, Senators

'"That's big for us", Miller said. "We need to know we can play with that team. I knew we could from the way we've playing lately."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1 (SO)

'Following a 1-1 tie through 60 minutes the game went to overtime with neither team scoring. In the shootout Ryan Miller stopped all three Ottawa shooters (Mike Fisher, Dany Heatly, and Daniel Alredsson), while Vanek faked out Dominik Hasek and buried a wrist shot over his left shoulder to score the winning goal. The win is the Sabres' fifth in a row.' … [Read more...] about Miller Blanks Ottawa In Shootout; Sabres Win 2-1

'"then we realized, we can play with these guys and we came out flying in the third."' … [Read more...] about Inching closer to Ottawa

Resurgent Amerks win fourth straight (Rochester D&C) More News (Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice) Fair effort only good enough to get Pens a 4-2 loss (Scranton Times Tribune) Rochester Americans 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (AP) Amerks Win Fourth Straight (RNews.com) Amerks' winning streak reaches four games (Amerks.com) Talbot's two not enough (WBSPenguins.com) Photo … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'Maybe this time the Buffalo Sabres will make it respectable.' … [Read more...] about Blowouts behind them, Sabres look to Sens

'"I'm 100 percent sure I didn't jump," Connolly said. "I just saw the replay for the first time, and I actually had my knees bent and was lower to the ice when I was hit. If you stop [the replay] right when he was hitting me, I had my knees like this." Connolly spread his legs to shoulder-width and bent at the knee. "Then I fell forward. … [Read more...] about Connolly: No jumping during hit

'Ottawa has seven players at plus-21 or better.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Senators

'Like the Senators, the Sabres are a fine skating team that has benefitted from the crackdown on hooking and holding in the NHL. Asked if they would try and keep step for step with Ottawa tonight, Campbell shook his head. "We did that before and it didn't work," he said. "We have a good skating club, but our game plan isn't to run and gun. We have to take care of our own end."' … [Read more...] about Sabres step into Ottawa’s path

Sabres step into Ottawa's path (Ottawa Sun) Senators gameday: Ottawa at Buffalo (Ottawa Sun) Hasek 'very excited' to face resurgent Sabres (Ottawa Citizen) Senators Game Night (Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa (35-12-4) at Buffalo (33-15-3) (AP) Senators look to remain perfect against rival Sabres (Sportsticker) Ottawa Senators (35-12-4) at Buffalo Sabres (33-15-3) (The Sports … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage (Updated 1:00 p.m.)