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How do you go from 20th in penalty killing to second in less than a month? Ask the Buffalo Sabres.

Chris Butler missed practice today, but says the swelling in his sprained ankle has already gone down.

Montreal Canadiens' Tom Pyatt chases the puck in between Buffalo Sabres' Ryan Miller and Steve Montador.

Briere blindsided Hannan on Monday after the Colorado player scored to give the Avalanche a 5-2 lead.

Clarke MacArthur scored the eventual game- winning goal in the third, and the Buffalo Sabres became the second team in as many games to score five third-period goals against the Hurricanes in a 5-1 win at HSBC Arena.

Tim Connolly broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of goals in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres broke their four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Friday afternoon.

It doesn't take a stellar long-term memory to recall the Buffalo Sabres ' last meeting with the Boston Bruins .

Buffalo Bills interim coach Perry Fewell's decision to start Ryan Fitzpatrick in Sunday's game at the Jacksonville Jaguars is a strong clue that Trent Edwards no longer is regarded as the team's franchise quarterback.

The Buffalo Sabres have been a streaky team as of late, and Friday night was no exception.

Not everyone reaches the quarter point at the same time in the NHL, and with an 82-game schedule, it's impossible to pick the exact moment when one-fourth of the season is in the books.

The numbers say the Buffalo Sabres' power play is sputtering quite a bit compared to last year, especially on the road.

Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff found his team in an unlikely spot relative to recent seasons, as an excess of capable grinders made Monday's waiving of long-time Sabre Adam Mair an acceptable proposition.

After failing to score in the team's first 11 games, Derek Roy didn't seem to have any weight lifted off his shoulders after his goal proved the game winner in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders at HSBC Arena.

Tim Connolly called it the best win of the year. Why? Because the Buffalo Sabres probably should have lost.

Thumbing through the coaches handbook for the quintessential example of a bad turnover? Toronto's Niklas Hagman had just the thing for you Friday night.

Tim Kennedy's first career NHL goal was the difference for the Buffalo Sabres in their 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center Wednesday night.

Greetings from Sommet Center, the 29th stop on my 30-team NHL tour. All that's left is Vancouver, and that will be visited in January.

The Buffalo Sabres' first injury swap of the regular season is here. Insert Toni Lydman, scratch Andrej Sekera.

Last year, Peka Rinne shut out the Sabres and outdueled Ryan Miller for a win in Buffalo.A Tonight in Nashville, it was role reversal.A Miller made 25 saves as the Sabres beat the Nashville Predators 1-0.A Mike Grier's goal with 3:25 was the game-winner. The two teams combined for 67 shots, but just the one goalA Tim Kennedy and Chris Butler ...

Lindy Ruff is a notorious tinkerer. Lines that start the first period often are broken up by the third.