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| Sabres trade Rob Ray to the Senators |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres traded forward Rob Ray to the Ottawa Senators Monday in exchange for future considerations. Ray has spent his entire 14-year NHL career with the Sabres. His 3,189 career penalty minutes rank fifth all-time in NHL history and are a record for the most with one team. In 889 career games, he has recorded 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points. "Rob has been an invaluable member of our organization for the last 14 seasons," said Buffalo general manager Darcy Regie |
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| Caps skate into Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals hope to maintain sole possession of first place tonight when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. Washington leads the Southeast Division by two over Tampa Bay with 73 points, although the Lightning have two games in hand. The Bolts will visit the New York Islanders this evening. The Capitals have won three of their last four games (3-0-0-1), including Sunday's 2-0 home victory over woeful Carolina. Olaf Kolzig made 21 saves for his third shutout |
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| Rangers continue push towards playoffs |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2003 |
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| the Panthers, have won three straight on their ice and are 14-15-3-1 at home on the season. The Islanders, meanwhile, continue chugging towards the postseason and enter Monday's clash on the heels of Saturday's exciting 2-1 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres. Jason Blake scored 2:42 into the extra-session to provide the heroics. Shawn Bates also lit the lamp for the Islanders, who won for the first time in four games (1-1-2). Garth Snow made 36 saves in the victory. Defenseman Kenny Jonsson (knee sprain |
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| Stars lose Guerin for a month |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2003 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dallas Stars right wing Bill Guerin is expected to be sidelined at least a month due to a thigh contusion he suffered during Friday's 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Guerin, who is not expected to return to the team until early April, has 25 goals and 25 assists this season. The Stars are currently ahead of the Vancouver Canucks for the most points in the Western Conference. "It's something every team goes through," Stars head coach Dave Tippett said. "He's a big part of our tea |
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| Stars hope to get back on track against Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2003 |
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| t when they welcome Mario Lemieux and his Pittsburgh Penguins to the AmericanAirlines Center. After skating to a tie with the Boston Bruins, the Stars have responded with back-to-back losses, including Friday's disappointing 5-3 setback to the lowly Buffalo Sabres. Philippe Boucher finished with a goal and an assist for Dallas, which is 0-1-1-1 in its last three. Jere Lehtinen and Derian Hatcher each lit the lamp, and Ron Tugnutt made 15 stops in a losing cause. Lehtinen has three goals and one assist in the |
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| Devils host Capitals in battle of division leaders |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2003 |
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| eanwhile, continues to hold a slight one-point edge on the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Southeast Division lead. The Caps also come into Saturday's contest on a high note and are riding a two-game winning streak following Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Jaromir Jagr and Peter Bondra each scored goals, while Brendan Witt also scored and Kip Miller added two assists for the Capitals. Olaf Kolzig made 35 saves in the win. Robert Lang assisted on Jagr's tally and extended his point streak to five game |
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| Report: Sabres sale to Golisano moving forward |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Rochester billionaire and failed gubernatorial candidate B. Thomas Golisano submitted an offer to buy the Buffalo Sabres on February 14, and the league accepted the offer according to a broadcast report. WGR Sportsradio in Buffalo reported the news, but TSN-Canada is reporting that the sale has yet to be finalized as the details are ironed out. The sale of the team became necessary when owner John Rigas and two sons were indicted on fraud charges following the collapse of Adelp |
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| Hartley heads to Denver for first time since dismissal |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| y on January 14 after Curt Fraser's dismissal, went 7-2-1 in Hartley's first 10 games but have gone just 1-5-2 in the past eight. Atlanta is 0-3-1 in its last four on the road and just 9-17-2-2 on enemy ice this season. The Thrashers, who with 49 are tied with the Buffalo Sabres for the lowest point total in the NHL, will wrap up their current seven-game road trip with stops in Los Angeles, Anaheim and Washington. Colorado has won two of its last three meetings with Atlanta, including the last two in Denver. |
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| Caps hope to gain steam against Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2003 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals try to package together some momentum tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to MCI Center. Washington, which leads the Southeast Division by one over Tampa Bay, snapped a three-game losing streak with Monday's 4-1 victory over Montreal in the third portion of a four-game homestand. Peter Bondra and Ivan Ciernik posted a goal and an assist apiece, and Steve Konowalchuk and Jaromir Jagr tallied as well. Olaf Kolzig finished with 25 saves after al |
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| Senators acquire Varada from Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Vaclav Varada and a fifth-round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Jakub Klepis. The 26-year-old Varada has spent parts of eight seasons with the Sabres. He had seven goals and four assists in 44 games this season for Buffalo and also missed 17 games due to a sprained right knee. Varada has 46 goals and 98 assists over 376 career games. The 18-year-old Klepis was Ottawa's first-round pick (16t |
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