Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo (30-12-7) at San Jose (34-10-8) The last time these two teams met was on February 13th, when flight 3407 crashed near Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Even though the NHL offered to postpone the game, the Sabres chose to play. Buffalo went out to a four goal lead, only to see San Jose come back and score five goals. Jason Pominville tied the game up with four seconds remaining and Buffalo went on to win in a shootout. Saturday, both teams had Olympic goaltenders starting in net. Ryan Miller and Evgeni Nabokov planned to try and out-duel each other in tonight's matchup. Nabokov came in with a 0.99 goals against in his last six games, one of the reasons the Sharks ar...

Buffalo (30-11-6) at Anaheim (22-20-7) Buffalo comes close after trailing by four, but cannot complete comeback Bu ffalo had the opportunity to regain 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Washington won their game earlier against Detroit. They were down 2-1 in the third but rallied to win. The Sabres needed two points to jump back into first place. Patrick Lalime received the start in net for the Sabres, allowing Ryan Miller to get some rest. Miller has to prepare for some of the leagues toughest teams in the next week. Buffalo will visit Los Angeles, San Jose, and Vancouver within five days, so Miller needs to be ready if the Sabres want to win. This marks the only meetin...

Buffalo (29-11-5) at Islanders (20-19-8) With a 7-1-2 record, the Sabres headed onto Long Island looking to win their second of seventh game on the road trip. The Islanders came in having won their last two, including a convincing 6-0 win over Detroit. Rick DiPietro started in net for the first time in over a year at Nassau Coliseum. There no surprise seeing Ryan Miller get the start for Buffalo. John Tavares started the scoring early in the first period with his 17th goal of the season. Buffalo outshot New York 11-10 and successfully killed off both penalties. Sean Bergenheim had New York on the board again on the 30th shot of the night for the Islanders. After killing off...

Thomas Vanek was drafted by the Sabres in 5th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest draft pick in Austrian history. Vanek signed a three-year deal with Buffalo on September 3, 2004, and began playing for the Sabres in 2005-2006 after a season with their AHL affiliate. He had a promising rookie season with 25 goals and 48 points in 81 games for the Sabres. His performance tailed off in the playoffs, managing 2 goals in 10 games. Vanek recorded his best statistical season, the following year in 2006-2007. He played in all 82 regular season games for the Sabres, scoring 43 goals, tied for fifth in the league, and 41 assists. He also finished an NHL best +47, earn...