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'The Rangers have lost four out of five since Jaromir Jagr's arrival, scoring one lonely goal in each of the defeats. They've been outscored 32-14 in losing seven of their last eight. Over the stretch in which they've gone 1-7-2 to slide to 11th place and eight points out of a playoff spot with 29 games to go, they have been outscored 15-2 on the specialty … [Read more...] about Time's running out

And the difference was special teams. The Rangers had a two-man advantage for 1:26 just 1:07 in and produced only one shot. The Sabres got a two-man advantage a few minutes later and needed only 20 seconds to capitalize, then followed that with another power-play goal later in the first to take a 2-0 lead. … [Read more...] about Falling Deeper Into Hole

'Including their 3-1 loss to the Sabres last night at HSBC Arena, the Rangers went 4-10-2-1 for the month -- 4-8-2-1 against their rivals in the East. They have lost three games in a row and are 1-7-2 in their last 10 games. The Sabres beat them on Friday by a 3-1 score as well, jumping over the Rangers into 10th place in the East. Last night, they moved three points past … [Read more...] about January comes in and goes out like a lamb

'The Sabres also scored two power-play goals in their 3-1 win Friday at Madison Square Garden while the Rangers were 0-for-1. The Rangers are now 0-for-16 on the power play over their last five games.' … [Read more...] about Rangers continue frustrating slide

'``Sometimes lucky goals are important and tonight it was,'' said Dumont, who was attempting to thread a pass through the crease from a bad angle. ``It just gave us momentum, and after that everybody just played with confidence.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1

'"Guys are feeling like they're accomplishing something, but it's far from being mission accomplished," Biron said. "We have to keep our focus on the goal, and the goal is to keep moving up, keep playing that way, getting some points and some wins."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1

'One statistic for Buffalo fans to look out for is that Head Coach Lindy Ruff has never had a winning streak longer than four games, a record that could be broken with a win over Boston.' … [Read more...] about Playoffs Back In Reach As Sabres Take Two

'"I'm getting more than I paid for," said Golisano, a Rochester-based billionaire who is being hailed as a hockey saviour in Western New York for purchasing the bankrupt Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Happy Sabres turn a frown upside-down

'The Sabres are 4-5-2 on the second night of back-to-back games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Rangers

'"It was big for us," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "You can't really celebrate too much. We've got them right back in our building, and we lost a couple players. I thought the effort we got without Hecht and Bartovic was maybe second to none this year."' … [Read more...] about Hobbled Sabres beat Rangers

'The Rangers trailed, 2-1, after two periods, and the crowd at the Garden alternated boos aimed at the players with chants of "Fire Sather!"' … [Read more...] about Rangers Feel Absence of Lindros in a Loss

'Unable to exert their will when that was the only way to break through, the Rangers fell to the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, for their sixth loss in seven games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cut Rangers

'Glen Sather's Blueshirts continue to insult the paying customers.' … [Read more...] about Buffaloed Blueshirts

'Mike Dunham returned after a week-long absence because of a concussion and made 33 saves, allowing only power-play goals to Daniel Briere in the first and Chris Drury in the second. Ales Kotalik scored into an empty net at the end. Both advantages were created by irresponsible plays.' … [Read more...] about Rangers at a Loss

'"They were coming hard to the net -- that's the way you score goals," said Dunham, who made 32 saves after missing the last three starts because of a concussion. "I don't think we hammered their goaltender at all tonight," Sather said. "They did it three or four times."' … [Read more...] about No excuses for defeat