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| Avery's late goal helps Blueshirts down Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Sean Avery scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period as the New York Rangers took down the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, in a back-and-forth contest at HSBC Arena. Avery tallied with 5:05 left in regulation, picking up a loose puck after Brendan Shanahan's blast from the slot was blocked and jamming it by Ryan Miller for the go-ahead tally. The Sabres had a final chance to tie the game when Michal Rozsival was whistled for interference with 23 seconds to play, but Thomas Vanek's |
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| Sabres' Hecht sits out game against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht sat out Saturday's 4-3 home loss the New York Rangers with a pulled muscle in his leg. Hecht, who had played in all 61 of Buffalo's games entering Saturday, has posted 17 goals and 20 assists this season. Forward Marc-Andre Gragnani was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League and made his NHL debut in place of Hecht. |
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| Rangers D Paul Mara hurt against Buffalo; Sabres' C Jochen Hecht misses game |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2008 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Buffalo Sabres center Jochen Hecht was held out of Saturday's game against the Rangers because of a pulled leg muscle, while New York lost defenseman Paul Mara to a head injury. Mara was hurt 3 minutes into the game when he was leveled by Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta, just as the defenseman sent a pass from his own end. Mara, who was slow to get up, did not return, and the Rangers announced he would miss the rest of the game due to a head injury. Following the play, Kaleta was cut |
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| Sabres C Hecht misses game against Rangers because of pulled leg muscle |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2008 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Buffalo Sabres center Jochen Hecht was held out of Saturday's game against the New York Rangers because of a pulled leg muscle. Earlier in the day, coach Lindy Ruff said Hecht was day-to-day. Hecht likely got hurt late in Buffalo's 5-1 win over Toronto on Thursday night after playing more than 18 minutes. Hecht, the Sabres' captain for February, ranks fifth on the team with 37 points, but has been held without a point the past five games. Centers Paul Gaustad and Derek Roy and lef |
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| Drury returns to Buffalo as Rangers visit Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will shoot for their sixth victory in eight games when they welcome the New York Rangers in tonight's battle for playoff positioning at HSBC Arena. The Sabres have won back-to-back games and are 10-2-2 in their last 14 outings. Buffalo comes into today's action with 68 points and is tied with Boston and the Rangers for the final three postseason spots in the Eastern Conference. The New York Islanders are also just one point behind the trio. The game also marks Rangers ce |
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| Sabres center Jochen Hecht doubtful against Rangers because of pulled leg muscle |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2008 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Buffalo Sabres center Jochen Hecht is doubtful for Saturday's game against the New York Rangers because of a pulled leg muscle. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Hecht was day-to-day. Hecht likely got hurt late in Buffalo's 5-1 win over Toronto on Thursday night after playing more than 18 minutes. Hecht, the captain for February, ranks fifth on the team with 37 points, but has been held without a point the past five games. Centers Paul Gaustad and Derek Roy and left wing Thomas Vanek p |
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| Leafs continue homestand against Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs resume what has been a good homestand so far when the Buffalo Sabres invade the Air Canada Centre tonight for a battle between Northeast Division rivals. After beginning its current five-game residency with a one-goal loss to the New York Islanders on February 13, Toronto has rebounded with back-to-back home wins over Boston and Columbus. In their most recent time out, the Maple Leafs scored three times in the first period en route to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jac |
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| Vanek scores three straight goals to help Sabres get back on the winning side |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2008 |
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Thomas Vanek stopped the Buffalo Sabres' alarming slide at just two games. He scored three goals in a row, including the winner 2:25 into overtime that gave Buffalo a sorely needed 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. ``We need points and we got two points, that's the most important part,'' Vanek said. ``It's good to stop the losing streak at two and hopefully putting a streak the other way.'' Although it was just two games, both losses were concerning for the Sabres. Buffalo bare |
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| NHL GMs conclude meetings without making any major trades |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2008 |
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| f we can help our team get better at a reasonable price, we will.'' Also on Snow's priority list is signing center Mike Comrie to a long-term deal. The GM said he had talked with Comrie about a deal, but wouldn't disclose any details. Meanwhile, Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier said he expects to continue to talk contract with two-time All-Star defenseman Brian Campbell, who becomes a free agent following the season. ``The focus has been on signing him,'' Regier said during the first intermission of the S |
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| Sabres hope to weather the storm versus Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to avoid a third consecutive loss tonight, when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a battle at HSBC Arena. The Sabres had won three straight and five of six contests before getting slammed by a combined margin of 9-2 in their last two outings. Buffalo was pounded, 5-1, in a road test against the New York Rangers on Saturday and then lost a 4-1 decision to visiting Pittsburgh the following night. Petr Sykora and Evgeni Malkin each posted a goal and an assis |
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