Buffalo Sabres

Sabres Strike Lightning

January 6, 2010

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Buffalo (26-11-4) vs. Tampa Bay (16-15-10) The Sabres began a three game homestand tonight, beginning with Tampa Bay. These teams have met once before this season, with Buffalo edging out the Lightning in overtime for the victory. Buffalo struck the Lightning with a fast start to open the game. Lindy Ruff has been on the Sabres to try an play better in the first period. With a couple of off days, the Sabres players listened to Ruff, and showed up to play. 23 seconds into the game, Tyler Myers ripped a shot from the point past goaltender Mike Smith and the Sabres had a 1-0 lead. Only 25 seconds later, Buffalo had another goal. This time Jochen Hecht deflected it past the goaltend...

Miller Leads Buffalo Over Habs

January 3, 2010

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Buffalo (25-11-4) at Montreal (21-19-3) The Sabres hosted the Canadiens for the fourth matchup between the teams this season. Entering the game, Buffalo led the series with a 2-0-1 advantage, outscoring Montreal 11-7. The Sabres were coming off of back-to-back games in which they have overcome three goal deficits. They came in on a three game winning streak as they headed into Montreal. Buffalo has won four games in a row, four seperate times this season, and they had another chance to do it today. Buffalo has been outshot 62-20 in the first period of its last five games and 39-7 in its last three contests on home ice. The Sabres played a much better first period than in recent ...

Sabres In Focus: Patrick Kaleta

January 3, 2010

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#36 Patrick Kaleta He is known as one of the biggests agitator’s in the NHL. He was drafted by the Sabres in the 6th round (176th overall) in 2004. The Buffalo native is becoming known for his hits on opponents. In Buffalo, the company “Carubba Collision” sponsors the hit of the game: they have for years. Due to Kaleta’s physical play and since he has the hit of the game most of the time, many Sabres fans believe the name should be changed to “Kaleta Collision”.collision Patrick Kaleta’s first game was one he will never forget. It was not just any ordinary game on that night. It happened to be on February 22nd, 2007, when Buffalo and Ottawa met for a emotional matc...

Stafford Leads Three Goal Comeback

December 29, 2009

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Pittsburgh (26-12-1) at Buffalo (23-11-4) The Sabres entered tonight's game trailing the Penguins by three points in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo is coming off of a big win in St. Louis where Patrick Lalime earned a 5-3 win for Buffalo. Pittsburgh is coming off of a tough loss against Toronto. The Penguins tied the game late in the third, but Ian White scored with just a couple minutes remaining for the win. The goaltender matchup looked to be a good one, but not so. Ryan Miller against Marc-Andre Fleury did not go as advertised. Jordan Stall started the scoring with his 11th of the season to give Pittsburgh the early lead. Bill Guerin added another Penguins goal late in the ...

Sabres Win Battle Against Blues

December 27, 2009

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Sabres (22-11-4) at Blues (17-15-5) Sunday marked the only meeting between these two teams. Buffalo edged out a 4-3 victory in their lone meeting last year. The Sabres are coming off of a overtime loss against Ottawa while the Blues beat Minnesota on Saturday. With both teams playing on back to back nights, they elected to go with their backup goaltenders. Patrick Lalime earned the start in net for Buffalo as Ty Conklin received the start for the Blues. Conklin entered the game with a perfect 6-0 record against the Sabres. He has also played in the last three Winter Classics, but his streak will end this year. Despite Thomas Vanek back in the lineup, Buffalo had more injuries to...

Sens Use Shootout For Win

December 26, 2009

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Ottawa (18-15-4) at Buffalo (22-11-3) The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a 5-3 win for Ottawa back on November 21st. However, several Sabres were suffering from food poisoning that night. A few nights later, when the Minnesota Wild came to visit, their players found that their equipment was set on fire. The Senators have won six straight games against Buffalo, and five out of the last six in Buffalo. It took Buffalo over 17 minutes to record their first shot of the game, and that one sh0t was all they ended up with after the first period. Ottawa, on the other hand, fired 19 shots on Ryan Miller, who stopped them all. Paul Gaustad leveled Jarkko Ruutu, who injur...

Too Hot To Handle: Caps Win 5-2

December 23, 2009

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Buffalo (22-10-3) vs. Washington (22-8-6) The Sabres are coming off of a overtime win in Toronto, in which the team played without Thomas Vanek and Patrick Kaleta. The Capitals have not played since Saturday, when they scored four times in the third to defeat Edmonton. The Capitals have 130 goals scored, the most in the league. In the two games against Buffalo, the Caps have only scored two goals. Washington got off to a quick start, scoring just over a minute into the game. Nicklas Backstrom received a one timer from Alexander Ovechkin and shot it past Ryan Miller for the 1-0 lead. A few minutes later Mike Green took a shot that deflected off of a Sabres stick and went just under ...

Leafs Blown Away...Again

December 22, 2009

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Buffalo (21-10-3) vs. Toronto (13-15-8) The Maple Leafs continue to struggle against the Buffalo Sabres, losing the last nine matchups. Toronto did have a 2-1 lead in the 3rd, but the Sabres tied it up and eventually won the game in overtime. Six minutes into the game and Buffalo had the lead on a goal from Nathan Paetsch, his first of the season. Toronto fans may have had flashbacks to this past weekend when the Sabres won 5-2. The game looked as if it could have the same ending result. Toronto stormed back with two goals of their own in the second period. Viktor Stalberg and Ian White each scored to give the Leafs a 2-1 lead after two. Now all Toronto had to do was hold on to ...

Pens Edge Sabres In Shootout

December 20, 2009

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Buffalo (21-10-2) vs. Pittsburgh (24-10-1) Another big challenge for Buffalo arrived on Saturday night. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins were in town to try and defeat the Sabres. Pittsburgh had Friday night off, while the Sabres were busy beating Toronto. Thomas Vanek was unable to play due to an upper body injury. However, Patrick Kaleta was back in the lineup for the first time since suffering a concussion in Ottawa. Patrick Lalime stopped 23 of 24 shots against Pittsburgh. The Penguins entered the game with the No. 4-ranked offense at 3.11 goals per game. The Sabres have the No. 3-ranked defense at 2.18 goals-against per game. These two teams split the four game series last...

Dirty Sens Blank Sabres

December 16, 2009

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Buffalo (20-9-2) vs. Ottawa (16-12-4) Since the 2005-2006 season, the Senators have dominated the Sabres, winning 21 of 31. On Wednesday night, it remained that way. After the first period the Senators were only up 1-0. I say ONLY because of Ryan Miller. The game could have easily been out of reach for Buffalo. Alexandre Picard was the one to finally get the puck past Miller in the first. Buffalo had trouble getting things going and could not generate any scoring chances. Shots were 11-5 in favor of Ottawa after the opening period. The second period involved much more physical play. Both teams started to throw around their bodies. Then, Jarkko Ruutu deliverd a head shot to P...