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| Caps try to extend win streak in clash with Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Washington Capitals will aim for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's battle at HSBC Arena. The Capitals, who lead the Southeast Division with 49 points, have won three in a row and eight of their last nine contests. The only loss during that span came on December 20 in the form of a 7-1 blowout in Philadelphia. Washington picked up its latest victory Sunday against visiting Toronto. Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin scored two goals apiec |
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| Washington's Ovechkin leads NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| vision lead to 10 points. He had two goals and an assist to help Washington overcome a 4-0 deficit to defeat the New York Rangers, 5-4, in overtime at Madison Square Garden last Tuesday. He then scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres the day after Christmas and recorded a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Capitals improved to 15-1-1 at home by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Sunday. He ranks second in the league with 49 points (25 goals, 24 assists) in 35 |
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| Sabres blow lead, but top Isles in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Ales Kotalik scored the winner in the shootout as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders, 4-3, despite blowing a two-goal lead late in the game. The Islanders scored two goals in the final 1:34 of the third period and tied the contest with just two seconds left on the clock, but after a scoreless overtime the game was to be decided in the shootout. Kotalik was the first shooter and he went to the backhand and lifted the puck past Joey MacDonald. After Ryan Miller st |
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| Isles visit Sabres, aim for consecutive wins |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off their first win in December, the New York Islanders will try for back-to-back victories when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's matchup at HSBC Arena. The Islanders ended their longest losing streak in 11 years Friday night as they downed the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. New York had lost 10 games in a row for the club's longest skid since another 10-game losing streak from December 22, 1997 to January 10, 1998. Bill Guerin scored twice for 400 career goals, as the Isla |
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| Ovechkin leads Caps past Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin scored a highlight reel goal in the third period which turned out to be the game-winner, lifting the Washington Capitals over the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, at the Verizon Center. Boyd Gordon and Viktor Kozlov also scored while Jose Theodore turned back 22-of-24 shots for the Capitals, who earned their seventh victory in eight games and lead the Southeast Division with 47 points after a 9-3-0 ledger thus far in December. Washington is 14-1-1 as the host this yea |
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| Capitals set to take on Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will aim for their seventh victory in eight games when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's matchup at the Verizon Center. The Capitals have won six of seven, with their lone setback in that stretch coming in last Saturday's 7-1 blowout loss in Philadelphia. Washington, which leads the Southeast Division with 45 points, has had a solid December, going 8-3-0 in the month. Washington rebounded from Saturday's ugly loss to the Flyers by staging a brilliant com |
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| Struggling Penguins head to Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will aim for just their third win in eight games when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for this evening's battle at HSBC Arena. The Penguins are 2-5-0 in their last seven outings and are coming off Saturday's lopsided loss to visiting Toronto. Pittsburgh has been inconsistent and hasn't won back-to-back tests since a six-game winning streak from November 1-15 Pittsburgh has also fallen to fourth place in the Atlantic Division with 38 points. The Penguins are now sevent |
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| Kovalev scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Alex Kovalev scored the game-winner with 25 seconds left in overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre. Sergei Kostitsyn scored twice, while Alex Tanguay tallied for Montreal, which has won two straight on the heels of a three-game skid. Jaroslav Halak allowed three goals on 34 shots in the win. "Not all games are going to be easy games, but those games you have to win," Kovalev said. "(When you win) games like that, t |
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| Canadiens try to get on a roll at home versus Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Canadiens always try to make the Bell Centre a tough place to play at for their opponents, but that hasn't been the case as of late. Montreal will try to build off its most recent home win when it hosts the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Montreal is an excellent 10-4-3 as the host them this year, but endured a bit of a rough patch on a recent franchise-long homestand. The Canadiens won the first three games of that stand, but closed it by going 1-2-1 and netted just one goal a game in each of |
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| Miller perfect in net as Sabres blank Kings |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Ryan Miller recorded his third shutout of the season and 10th of his career with 40 saves, as the Buffalo Sabres skated by the Los Angeles Kings, 5-0, at HSBC Arena. Derek Roy had a goal and two assists, extending his point streak to eight straight games, and Drew Stafford registered a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who have won two of three and five of the last seven games. Adam Mair, Clarke MacArthur and Matt Ellis added goals as Buffalo improved to 9-8-1 as the host this |
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