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Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, Alex Ovechkin scored before drawing a third-period ejection and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Wednesday night.

A pair of sliding clubs will try to get back in the win column tonight when the Washington Capitals welcome the Buffalo Sabres for a battle at Verizon Center.

The Buffalo Sabres don't have anyone in the top 50 in the NHL in goals. They don't have anyone in the top 60 in the league in points.

The Buffalo Sabres are in unfamiliar territory this season. They are riding a three game losing streak, and not showing any signs of urgency.

The Buffalo Sabres got on the scoreboard first, but the Ottawa Senators scored five straight times to dump the Sabres 5-3 Saturday night at Scotia Bank Place.

To borrow from Satchel Paige, the Buffalo Sabres shouldn't look back. Something might be gaining on them.

Daniel Alfredsson scored twice and added an assist as Ottawa took down Buffalo, 5-3, at Scotiabank Place.

He was 14 when the Flames went the Stanley Cup finals in 2004 and remembers reveling in the Red Mile.

The Buffalo Sabres talked for two days about making a statement, about showing character.

Tim Kennedy hasn't taken a full lap around the NHL, but he already knows how it works.

Broken down into weekly three-game sets, the Buffalo Sabres were in good shape long before taking the ice Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Grier is doubtful for Friday's game against Calgary in HSBC Arena. "Mike is a little sore," coach Lindy Ruff said.

Through the first month of the season, the Sabres might have the best player in the NHL.

The Boston Bruins capitalized on two power plays in the first period to top the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at the TD Garden Saturday night in Boston.

On Saturday, Marty Biron kept the Sabres off the scoreboard en route to a shutout victory.

Jhonas Enroth may be days away from his NHL debut. Enroth, the Buffalo Sabres' top goaltending prospect, joined the team for Wednesday's 3-0 victory against the New York Islanders because of an injury to Patrick Lalime.

Jason Pominville smiled every time. While sitting in the hospital, overjoyed with the birth of his first child, Pominville would hear the same line whenever a nurse came to visit.

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.

The Sabres skated Tuesday afternoon at HSBC Arena with a full compliment of players back from battling various problems.

It seems as every team is now at battle with the flu early this season, and the Buffalo Sabres are no different.