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| Sabres welcome Lightning to Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to avoid their third consecutive loss tonight, when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a matchup at HSBC Arena. The Sabres began the season with four straight wins and, at 6-0-2, was without a regulation loss through the first eight games of the season. That changed on Monday night, when visiting Ottawa slammed the Sabres by a 5-2 score. Buffalo had also lost its previous outing when it dropped a shootout decision in Colorado last Saturday. Jason Spezza sc |
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| Sens aim to halt four-game skid, take on Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
10/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators will try to put the brakes on a four- game losing streak tonight, when they visit the first-place Buffalo Sabres in a Northeast Division matchup at HSBC Arena. The Senators are just 2-5-1 on the season and haven't won since a 6-3 decision against Phoenix on October 17. Ottawa's latest setback came Saturday in Toronto as Alexei Ponikarovsky's game-winning goal in the third period lifted the Maple Leafs to the 3-2 triumph. Shean Donovan and Dean McAmmond scored for the Se |
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| Smyth's game-winner in shootout propels Avs over Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
10/26/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Ryan Smyth scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche came away with a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Pepsi Center. Jordan Leopold scored the tying goal late in the third period for the Avalanche, who have won five straight after starting the season with three consecutive losses. Peter Budaj stopped 29-of-30 shots he faced in the win. "It was more of a pass then anything else," Leopold said of his goal. "I was trying to ge |
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| Foote's foot leads to early departure for the Colorado D |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote left Saturday's game against the Buffalo Sabres in the first period with a foot injury. The 37-year-old Foote, who earlier this month played in his 1,000th career NHL game, exited the ice and made his way to the locker room after suffering the injury. The 16-year vet has tallied 65 goals and 219 assists throughout his career, which has seen Foote wear the sweaters of the Nordiques and Blue Jackets in addition to the Avs. |
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| Sabres try to avoid first regulation loss versus Avs |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to remain one of just three teams in the NHL yet to be handed a regulation loss when they visit the surging Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Pepsi Center. Buffalo is 6-0-1 on the season and has won back-to-back contests since sustaining their lone setback of the year, a 3-2 shootout loss last Saturday in Atlanta. Montreal and Minnesota have also yet to receive a regulation defeats, as they are 5-0-1 and 4-0-1, respectively. The Wild's only loss came Thursday ev |
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| Sabres, Wild meet for showdown in St. Paul |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of clubs off to hot starts this season are set to square off tonight at Xcel Energy Center, where the Minnesota Wild will host the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo is 5-0-1 to open the season and is coming off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Thomas Vanek put the Sabres ahead for good with a shootout goal and did not score in regulation for the first time this season. Vanek leads the team with nine points and seven goals. Goaltender Ryan Miller made a huge save on a |
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| Buffalo's Rivet has surgery |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres defenseman Craig Rivet underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee Wednesday. The 34-year-old Rivet, who is expected to be sidelined for a minimum of two weeks, has recorded three assists in six games for Buffalo this season. Rivet was named the 23rd captain in franchise history prior to the season. He has played in 750 games during his career, and has collected 45 goals and 152 assists. The 6-foot-2 defenseman was originally selected by Montreal in the third roun |
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| Sabres hope to continue hot start vs. Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
10/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres have recorded a point in every game of the 2008-09 season and will try to continue that streak tonight when they welcome the Boston Bruins for a Northeast Division battle at HSBC Arena. Buffalo is 4-0-1 on the year with the lone setback coming its last time out in a shootout loss Saturday in Atlanta. Along with Montreal, Minnesota and Edmonton, the Sabres are just one of four teams remaining without a regulation loss this year. Slava Kozlov scored the eventual game-winne |
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| Vanek, Backstrom, Brunnstrom selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
10/20/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek, Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom and Dallas Stars left wing Fabian Brunnstrom have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending October 19. The 24-year-old Vanek notched six goals and two assists to lead the Sabres to a 3-0-1 record. Vanek has nine points through five games, which is good for the best start of his four-year career. In addition to leading the league in goals last week, Vanek also has a league-leading 32 |
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| Kozlov's shootout winner sends Sabres to first defeat |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Slava Kozlov scored the eventual game-winner in the shootout, as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, at Philips Arena. Ilya Kovalchuk also lit the lamp for Atlanta, which saw its three-game slide come to an end. Bryan Little tallied in the win, while Todd White had a pair of assists. Kari Lehtonen stopped 28-of-30 shots in regulation to take the win. Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who suffered their first loss of the season. Thomas Va |
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