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Rask made 28 saves in last night's 4-2 win at the Garden. He benefited from exceptional work by the Bruins [ team stats ] defensemen, who muscled the Sabres out of the crease and prevented second-chance opportunities.

The Sabres goal was to not lose two games in a row the entire season.A 14 games in, the team will need another goal.A The Sabres lose to the Bruins in Boston, 4-2.A Rookie goalie Jhonas Enroth made his NHL debut, in relief of Ryan Miller, who was given the night off.A Enroth gave up a goal on the very first shot he faced.A He winds up allowing 4 ...

It seemed like every time the Sabres played the Flyers last season it was a good, close game for two periods and then a few things would go wrong for Buffalo and the Flyers would pull away and win.

The 12 forwards who will play for the Buffalo Sabres tonight have 73 points. The 12 forwards expected to dress for the Philadelphia Flyers have 72.

The streaks and hot starts had to end sometime. This sure was one rough way for it to happen.

The Leafs escaped a potentially embarrassing situation in the first period when Tomas Kaberle collided with Jason Blake in the Sabres' end, leading to a Buffalo 2-on-1. Jochen Hecht tried to wait out Leafs defenceman Francois Beauchemin in an attempt to get the puck to Mike Grier, but Beauchemin was patient enough to take the passing lane away and ...

Martin Biron wore a hard hat and a grin after a big night of milestones for the New York Islanders.

Two goals by Tim Connolly, including the game-winning rocket from the point in overtime, pushed the Buffalo Sabres past the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday 3-2. Drew Stafford also scored Buffalo and Ryan Miller turned in another solid performance, stopping 33 shots.

The New Jersey Devils didn't show up for the first period and that's all the Buffalo Sabres needed to remain unbeaten on the road.

The 25-year-old left winger was acquired by the Bruins [ team stats ] Tuesday for a third-round pick and a conditional fourth, after he had one assist in two games for the Sabres this season.

Darth Vader should have brought goalie pads. The Florida Panthers could have used him.

The Buffalo Sabres scored twice during the first two minutes of Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers and would go on to score three more times in the opening frame en route to a 5-2 win.

Ruff lets out a little sigh, makes a remark along the lines of, "As I said yesterday," then praises the 19-year-old. Here's a little good news/bad news for Ruff.

The streaking Buffalo Sabres will shoot for a fifth consecutive victory when they host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at HSBC Arena.

Clarke MacArthur scored on a penalty shot, Ryan Miller made 36 saves, and Tyler Myers scored his first NHL goal to help keep the Buffalo Sabres undefeated in regulation with a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Thomas Vanek scored twice and Derek Roy had three assists as part of a four-goal second period in leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

The Buffalo Sabres brought back Mike Grier to be a calming, veteran presence. They needed a strong leader with a solid work ethic and a commanding voice in the dressing room.

Henrik Tallinder was a typical rookie, happy to be in the NHL and possessing a mind filled with questions.

Decorating the corridor connecting Lindy Ruff's office and the home dressing room in HSBC Arena are four grainy black-and-white photographs from the 1970s, which provide a brief but entertaining cruise down memory lane and a reminder for the Sabres every time they walk out the door.

The Buffalo Sabres have sent forward Cody McCormick to the team's AHL affiliate in Portland to start the season.