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'The Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit with two second-period goals and some big saves by Biron.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Carolina 2

'Jochen Hecht scored twice against a shaky Jamie Storr as the Buffalo Sabres finished an otherwise disappointing road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Carolina 2

I think we knew we were going to win this game no matter what after what happened in Buffalo, Esche said. I think we would have scored as many as we needed tonight. … [Read more...] about When you\’re hot, you\’re hot

'C Chris Drury has 12 points in his last 12 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Hurricanes

Buffalo dropped a 2-1 decision at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon and is 1-3 on a five-game road trip.' … [Read more...] about Eye on the Hurricanes

'The Sabres were in much better spirits upon arriving in Philadelphia thanks to Thursday's 3-2 victory over Boston, a win that snapped a three-game losing streak. But the Flyers' victory prevented the Sabres from winning back-to-back games for the first time since New Year's Week.' … [Read more...] about Another good effort falls short for Sabres

'Sabres defensemen Jay McKee and James Patrick both left Saturday afternoon’s NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period. As a result, Delmore was promoted and should play today against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. The Sabres phoned Amerks coach Randy Cunneyworth on the bus to inform him of the recall, and Delmore was dropped off at the … [Read more...] about Amerks lose player, game

'What a difference 11 days can make.' … [Read more...] about Esche bears down, beats Sabres

'Although the Buffalo Sabres are on the A-list (for Anti-contenders)...'. … [Read more...] about Roenick comes riding to the rescue

'The Sabres tied the score on their first shot of the second period when Ales Kotalik took a lead pass from Jean-Pierre Dumont, took two strides over the blue line and blasted a shot high over the right shoulder of Flyers goaltender Robert Esche. Esche called the goal a "poor, poor, poor, poor, poor" one, but was most impressed that he didn't allow it to … [Read more...] about Roenick redeems himself in Flyers' win vs. Buffalo

'The only thing Hitchcock didn't like about this game was the third period. He thought the Flyers gave up the puck to the Sabres, sat back and tried to protect the lead rather than increase it. Considering the things that went right, they could be forgiven.' … [Read more...] about Roenick scores twice to drop Sabres

'``I think we might have played our best game in this building in a long time from effort to the standpoint of controlling play,'' Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. ``It's tough when you come out of a game like this and have nothing to show for it.''' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1

'"I had to play Recchi first," said Buffalo goaltender Mika Noronen. "I knew that Roenick was coming back door but I didn't realize that he was right handed. Recchi made a nice pass and that was a quick shot."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1

'Buffalo tried furiously to even up the score, especially in the final period but they were unable to sneak the puck past Esche. The Sabres outshot the Flyers in the last period 12-4.' … [Read more...] about Roenick Gets Revenge In Flyer Win

'"I felt like in the third period we wanted to check, so we just gave them the puck and said we are going to (drop) back," said Hitchcock. "That’s a mindset that I want to see us not have. Early in the season we’d just steamroll teams. We would take a 2-1 lead and make it 7-1."' … [Read more...] about Roenick Scores Twice as Flyers Get Revenge on Sabres