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| Vanek, Kotalik help Buffalo continue hot start against Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Thomas Vanek had a goal and a pair of assists, and Ales Kotalik scored twice to help the Buffalo Sabres stay unbeaten on the young season with a 5-2 thumping of Vancouver. Ryan Miller collected the win with 23 saves, while Jaroslav Spacek and Clarke MacArthur each recorded power-play goals for Buffalo, which has won its first four games to remain the only team in the Eastern Conference without a loss. "We can stay under the radar all year," Vanek said. "This is a good team offe |
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| Vanek and unbeaten Sabres host Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Thomas Vanek will try to help the Buffalo Sabres remain unbeaten on the season when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to town this evening for a showdown at HSBC Arena. Vanek leads the team with five goals and scored twice in a 3-1 win over the previously-unbeaten New York Rangers on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Vanek has 13 goals in as many games dating back to last season. Goaltender Ryan Miller stopped 19-of-20 shots in the win to improve to 2-0-0 with a 0.96 goals-against avera |
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| Sabres halt Rangers' bid for 6-0 start |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Thomas Vanek scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres handed the New York Rangers their first defeat of the season, 3-1, at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers started the season 5-0, equaling the 1983-84 squad for the best start in franchise history. New York was vying for the first 6-0 start to a season in club history, but the Sabres had other ideas. Ryan Miller stopped 19-of-20 shots for the Sabres, who won their third straight to start their campaign. Ales Kotalik also scored f |
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| Rangers aim for best start in club history versus Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will try for the first 6-0 start to a season in franchise history tonight, when they welcome the unbeaten Buffalo Sabres to Madison Square Garden. The Rangers improved to 5-0 with Monday's victory over New Jersey to equal the club's best-ever start from the 1983-84 campaign. Aaron Voros notched a pair of goals and an assist to lift the Blueshirts to the 4-1 decision over the Devils. It was the opening contest of a three-game homestand for New York. Brandon Dubinsky sco |
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| Sabres' Hecht undergoes surgery |
NHL Hockey |
10/14/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht is expected to be sidelined a couple of weeks after having surgery to repair an injured finger on Tuesday. The injury occurred during Monday's 7-1 thrashing of the New York Islanders. He opened the scoring with his first goal of the 2008-09 campaign, a power- play marker midway through the first period. Hecht, 31, netted 22 goals and collected 27 assists in 75 games for the Sabres last season. |
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| Sabres crush Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Thomas Vanek scored twice as the Buffalo Sabres crushed the New York Islanders, 7-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Jason Pominville and Ales Kotalik each had a goal and two assists while Maxim Afinogenov and Daniel Paille each finished with two helpers for the Sabres, who have won both of their games this season. Patrick Lalime finished the contest with 23 saves. "I knew a few days ago that I was going to play today," said Lalime. "It was just nice to get in there early and play a game |
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| Isles welcome Sabres for afternoon test at the Coliseum |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After sitting out New York's first two games of the season, goaltender Rick DiPietro could make his season debut this afternoon in the Islanders' clash with the Buffalo Sabres at Nassau Coliseum. DiPietro has been serving as the Islanders' backup for their first two tests as he continues to recover from offseason hip surgery. The first overall pick of the 2000 draft suffered the injury at All-Star weekend last January and underwent season-ending surgery in March. Joey MacDonald has started |
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| Four-goal second period lifts Habs over Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| all six goals on 23 shots before being replaced by veteran Curtis Joseph. The 40-year-old Joseph did not allow a goal while facing 11 shots. The Canadiens' 100th year of existence didn't get off to such a great start, as the club was defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1, in a shootout on Friday. However, Montreal scored the first five goals of the contest to take a commanding lead. Defenseman Roman Hamrlik and sniper Alex Kovalev registered first period goals one minute, 39 seconds apart in the first period. H |
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| Kotalik, Sabres edge Canadiens in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Ales Kotalik scored the decisive goal in the shootout, as the Buffalo Sabres opened the 2008-09 season with a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the HSBC Arena. Thomas Vanek tallied in regulation for Buffalo, which followed two straight conference final appearances with a disappointing 10th-place finish in the East in 2007-08. Ryan Miller made 27 saves to get the win. Robert Lang lit the lamp and Carey Price stopped 35 shots for the Canadiens, who are celebrating their 100t |
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| Habs begin 100th campaign in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will open their 100th year of existence on the road tonight against the Northeast Division-rival Buffalo Sabres in the season opener for both clubs at HSBC Arena. Montreal is trying to build off an impressive 2007-08 campaign in which it led the Eastern Conference with 104 points and reached the second round of the playoffs. The Canadiens surprised everyone with their strong run to the postseason and head coach Guy Carbonneau is optimistic his team can move even furt |
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