| Sabres halt Rangers' bid for 6-0 start | Wed Oct 15 22:08:16 2008 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Thomas Vanek scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres handed the New York Rangers their first defeat of the season, 3-1, at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers started the season 5-0, equaling the 1983-84 squad for the best start in franchise history. New York was vying for the first 6-0 start to a season in club history, but the Sabres had other ideas. Ryan Miller stopped 19-of-20 shots for the Sabres, who won their third straight to start their campaign. Ales Kotalik | |
| Rangers aim for best start in club history versus Sabres | Wed Oct 15 10:19:02 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The New York Rangers will try for the first 6-0 start to a season in franchise history tonight, when they welcome the unbeaten Buffalo Sabres to Madison Square Garden. The Rangers improved to 5-0 with Monday's victory over New Jersey to equal the club's best-ever start from the 1983-84 campaign. Aaron Voros notched a pair of goals and an assist to lift the Blueshirts to the 4-1 decision over the Devils. It was the opening contest of a three-game homestand for New York. Brando | |
| Sabres' Hecht undergoes surgery | Tue Oct 14 19:59:17 2008 EST |
| Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht is expected to be sidelined a couple of weeks after having surgery to repair an injured finger on Tuesday. The injury occurred during Monday's 7-1 thrashing of the New York Islanders. He opened the scoring with his first goal of the 2008-09 campaign, a power- play marker midway through the first period. Hecht, 31, netted 22 goals and collected 27 assists in 75 games for the Sabres last season. | |
| Sabres crush Islanders | Mon Oct 13 17:12:03 2008 EST |
| Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - Thomas Vanek scored twice as the Buffalo Sabres crushed the New York Islanders, 7-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Jason Pominville and Ales Kotalik each had a goal and two assists while Maxim Afinogenov and Daniel Paille each finished with two helpers for the Sabres, who have won both of their games this season. Patrick Lalime finished the contest with 23 saves. Trent Hunter scored the lone goal while Joey MacDonald was shelled for all seven goals on 35 shots for the Isl | |
| Isles welcome Sabres for afternoon test at the Coliseum | Mon Oct 13 11:08:18 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - After sitting out New York's first two games of the season, goaltender Rick DiPietro could make his season debut this afternoon in the Islanders' clash with the Buffalo Sabres at Nassau Coliseum. DiPietro has been serving as the Islanders' backup for their first two tests as he continues to recover from offseason hip surgery. The first overall pick of the 2000 draft suffered the injury at All-Star weekend last January and underwent season-ending surgery in March. Joey MacDona | |
| Four-goal second period lifts Habs over Leafs | Sat Oct 11 22:26:18 2008 EST |
| goals on 23 shots before being replaced by veteran Curtis Joseph. The 40-year-old Joseph did not allow a goal while facing 11 shots. The Canadiens' 100th year of existence didn't get off to such a great start, as the club was defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1, in a shootout on Friday. However, Montreal scored the first five goals of the contest to take a commanding lead. Defenseman Roman Hamrlik and sniper Alex Kovalev registered first period goals one minute, 39 seconds apart in the first pe | |
| Kotalik, Sabres edge Canadiens in shootout | Fri Oct 10 22:40:05 2008 EST |
| Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Ales Kotalik scored the decisive goal in the shootout, as the Buffalo Sabres opened the 2008-09 season with a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the HSBC Arena. Thomas Vanek tallied in regulation for Buffalo, which followed two straight conference final appearances with a disappointing 10th-place finish in the East in 2007-08. Ryan Miller made 27 saves to get the win. Robert Lang lit the lamp and Carey Price stopped 35 shots for the Canadiens, who are celebrat | |
| Habs begin 100th campaign in Buffalo | Fri Oct 10 10:48:18 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens will open their 100th year of existence on the road tonight against the Northeast Division-rival Buffalo Sabres in the season opener for both clubs at HSBC Arena. Montreal is trying to build off an impressive 2007-08 campaign in which it led the Eastern Conference with 104 points and reached the second round of the playoffs. The Canadiens surprised everyone with their strong run to the postseason and head coach Guy Carbonneau is optimistic his team can | |
| Sabres' Gaustad placed on injured reserve | Wed Oct 8 16:40:10 2008 EST |
| Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - The Buffalo Sabres placed forward Paul Gaustad on injured reserve Wednesday. The move was expected in order to set the Sabres' final 23-man roster. Gaustad is expected to miss the next three to four weeks after undergoing surgery last week to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The 26-year-old North Dakota native has played in parts of four seasons with the Sabres, tallying career-highs with 10 goals and 36 points in 82 games last season. In 215 career game | |
| Buffalo claims Ellis off waivers | Wed Oct 1 14:51:48 2008 EST |
| Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - The Buffalo Sabres claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Ellis split last season with Detroit and Los Angeles and totaled three goals and five assists in 54 contests. Over three seasons in the NHL, the 27-year-old Ellis has appeared in 70 games and has three goals and five assists along with 32 penalty minutes. He started last season with Detroit, but was claimed off waivers by the Kings on February 21. | |
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