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| Caps try to stretch win streak, take on Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games tonight, when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the Verizon Center. All of the Capitals' wins during this string have come at the start of a four- game homestand, which ends tonight. Washington is now 6-8-1 as the home club this season. Washington's most recent victory came in dramatic fashion Wednesday night against the New York Rangers, as Mike Green's goal with 1:19 remaining in overtime lifted |
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| Sabres' defenseman Teppo Numminen skates with team for 1st time since heart surgery |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2007 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Buffalo Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen skated with his teammates Thursday for the first time since open heart surgery three months ago. The 39-year-old Numminen was cleared to practice after visiting the Cleveland Clinic on Monday and following up with team doctors on Wednesday. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff estimates it will be at least a month before Numminen is ready to return to the lineup. Numminen had surgery to repair a faulty heart valve in September. The problem was discovered |
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| Kotalik, Pominville help Sabres handle Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2007 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Ales Kotalik scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the New York Islanders, 5-3, at HSBC Arena. Jason Pominville tied a career-high with three assists while Maxim Afinogenov added two helpers for the Sabres, who have two wins in their last three games. "Usually when you get all those opportunities it's a sign you're working hard and doing some goods things out there," Pominville said. "Tonight we were able to capitalize on a few. It was nice to see th |
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| Islanders battle Sabres aiming for consecutive wins |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month when they visit the Buffalo Sabres tonight at HSBC Arena. The Islanders had dropped five in a row (0-4-1) before picking up a dramatic victory in Tampa this past Saturday. Mike Sillinger's power-play goal with 27.7 seconds left in overtime lifted New York past the Lightning, 3-2, at St. Pete Times Forum. Lightning defenseman Paul Ranger went off for slashing with 2:15 left in the extra session, a |
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| Sharks try to bounce back against visiting Wild |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2007 |
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| ports Network) - The San Jose Sharks will try to rebound from a lopsided loss when they welcome the Minnesota Wild for this evening's battle at HP Pavilion. The Sharks had their four-game winning streak snapped in a big way on Saturday night, as the Buffalo Sabres rolled into San Jose and posted a 7-1 victory over the home team. Paul Gaustad scored twice to lead the Sabres to the easy win. Evgeni Nabokov started between the pipes and allowed four goals on 25 shots for the Sharks. Nabokov was replaced in the c |
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| Auld awesome as Bruins beat Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
12/10/2007 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Marc Savard had a goal and an assist and Alex Auld turned aside 44 shots as the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1, at HSBC Arena. The Bruins were minus top goaltender Tim Thomas, who is sidelined with a groin pull and backup Manny Fernandez, who is out with a herniated disc. That left rookie Tuukka Rask or the recently acquired Auld to fill in between the pipes. Auld made his debut for Boston on Saturday, turning aside 25 shots in a 2-1 victory at Toronto. "It's nice t |
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| Bruins left wing Marco Sturm leaves with eye injury in Boston's win over Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
12/10/2007 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Bruins second-leading scorer Marco Sturm was hit near the eye with the puck in the first period and didn't return in Boston's 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. After the game, Boston coach Claude Julien said Sturm's eye was at first completely swollen shut, but shortly after was able to open it. Julien said he didn't believe Sturm would miss the Bruins' next game at Atlanta on Wednesday night. ``We didn't want to take a chance at putting him out there,'' Julien said.< |
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| Bruins LW Sturm leaves with head injury in Boston's game in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
12/10/2007 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Bruins second-leading scorer Marco Sturm was hit in the head with the puck in the first period and didn't return in Boston's game on Monday against the Buffalo Sabres. Sturm, who has nine goals and 20 points, played four shifts and just over 3 minutes before leaving. After being struck he skated off the ice on his own, but was helped to the Boston locker room by a trainer. Sturm has played 28 games this season, his third with Boston after being acquired from San Jose in the Joe Thor |
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| Gaustad and Buffalo rout San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
12/09/2007 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - Paul Gaustad scored twice as the Buffalo Sabres used a four-goal second period to down the San Jose Sharks, 7-1, at HP Pavilion. Tim Connolly scored a short-handed goal and added an assist while Derek Roy also tallied a goal and a helper for the Sabres, who avoided losing their third straight contest. Ryan Miller had 21 saves in the victory while Toni Lydman and Brian Campbell had two assists apiece. Evgeni Nabokov started between the pipes and allowed four goals on 25 shots f |
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| California love: Sabres try to end skid against Sharks |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to avoid going winless on their California road trip tonight, when they visit the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. The Sabres did not fare well in the first two tests of the three-game swing, as they were pounded by a combined 12-3 score by the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. The real blow came Thursday night when the Kings slammed Buffalo by an 8-2 margin. Dustin Brown and Tom Preissing each had two goals and an assist to lead LA to the rout at the Staples |
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