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'The Devils, who averaged 31 shots on goal through the first seven games, had just five through the first two periods. Things weren't much better in the third period as they took just two shots through 16 minutes. The Sabres' offense wasn't much to brag about, either.' … [Read more...] about Devils' win is no work of art

'"The proof is in the picture. Usually you see guys try and jump over. I think everybody knows the character of everybody else in the league. You know when it's an accident out there and you respect their personality. Everybody knows his personality."' … [Read more...] about Gilmour faces suspension; makes no apologies

'The New Jersey Devils did almost nothing against the Buffalo Sabres on offense, and got away with it.' … [Read more...] about Devils 3, Sabres 1

'"I'd rather shoot 12 and win than 36 and lose," New Jersey defenseman Brian Rafalski said.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 3, Buffalo 1

'The suspension will cost Gilmour $9,757.73 in salary and Varada loses $3,951.89 with the money going to the Players Emergency Assistance Fund. Both will sit out games Saturday night and be eligible to return to their teams for games Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Gilmour and Varada suspended by NHL

'It could have been more, especially for Gilmour, who skated full speed and kneed Varada in the left corner of Montreal's zone in retaliation to a hit on goaltender Jose Theodore.' … [Read more...] about Canadiens C Gilmour, Sabres RW Varada suspended one game each

Go back in time 25 years. The National Hockey League back in 1974-77 was dominated by the Broad Street Bullies and other teams that tried to imitate the aggressive style of the Philadelphia Flyers back then. That style of hockey suddenly reemerged Friday night in Buffalo's HSBC Arena as the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens played an old fashioned slugfest of a … [Read more...] about Sabres blistered in Savage game

Ten games into the season, and the thought of the Game 7 debacle in last year's Stanley Cup playoffs became a distant memory. … [Read more...] about The kids are all right

'The Sabres are 4-1 against teams that made the playoffs last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Devils

'"Some teams take them lightly because they don't have Dominik in the net. That's a danger for any team. We have to address it before the game," Elias said. "Obviously, he was a big loss to that team, but it doesn't look that way yet. They're faster and they're playing with confidence."' … [Read more...] about Devils wary of Sabres

'The Devils lost four straight to the Sabres last season, including a 1-0 shutout by Dominik Hasek on Feb. 22 at Continental Arena.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres at Devils

'Zhitnik had a team-high six assists.' … [Read more...] about Devils-Sabres scouting report

\'\"I\'ve been in this game for a very long time,\" Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said, \"and it was one of the cheapest shots I\'ve seen.\"\' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop nasty game to Habs

'The Sabres lost defensemen Rhett Warrener and Dmitri Kalinin during Buffalo's Friday Night Fight with the Montreal Canadiens, although neither player was hurt during one of the game's many skirmishes.' … [Read more...] about Campbell's recall prophetic

'The NHL also takes attempts to injure seriously, and that means Gilmour and Varada will probably be having a chat with league vice-president Colin Campbell before they play another game. There was no NHL supervisor at the game, but a league spokesman said Campbell was aware of the incident.' … [Read more...] about Old-tIme hockey