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Miller, Sabres beat Islanders 3-0

After being shut out by the New York Islanders four days ago, Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres returned the favor.

Isles' Biron earns 200th win, Tambellini has trick

Martin Biron earned his 200th NHL win and 26th career shutout, and Jeff Tambellini scored three goals for his first career hat trick as the New York Islanders routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to three games.

Connolly scores OT winner for Sabres

Tim Connolly scored a power-play goal 1:04 into overtime, and Ryan Miller made 33 saves to help the surging Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Friday night.

MacArthur, Kennedy score early in Sabres' win

The New Jersey Devils didn't show up for the first period and that's all the Buffalo Sabres needed to remain unbeaten on the road.

Sabres win on Myers' sixth-round shootout goal

Tyler Myers scored in the sixth round of the shootout after Drew Stafford tied it late in the third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.

Sabres score 5 in 1st period, cruise past Panthers

Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first five minutes of a wild opening period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

Sabres score 5 in 1st period, cruise past Panthers

Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first 5 minutes of a wild opening period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

Kovalchuk leads Thrashers to 4-2 win

Atlanta goalie Johan Hedberg can't explain his dominance of the Buffalo Sabres, but he can dissect his team's hot start to the season.

Miller leads Sabres to 6-3 win

Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres are having a lot of fun winning games early on.

Sabres find scoring touch in 6-2 win over Wings

Thomas Vanek scored twice and Derek Roy had three assists as part of a four-goal second period in leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Grier's late goal lifts Sabres

Mike Grier told his teammates between periods to continue to believe in the system even though the Buffalo Sabres weren't scoring goals.

Vanek, Miller lead Sabres to 2-1 win

Thomas Vanek snapped a late third-period tie, and Ryan Miller made 23 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.

Vanke scores twice in Sabres 7-6 win over Leafs

Tomas Vanek scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6 to conclude the exhibition schedule for both teams.

Sabres sign Mancari to 1-year contract

The Buffalo Sabres signed restricted free agent forward Mark Mancari to a one-year contract Saturday.

Canadiens score three in a row for comeback win

Gregory Stewart scored 5:36 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens came back to score three unanswered goals in a 3-2 preseason win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Miller sharp, Sabres beat Maple Leafs 3-2

Ryan Miller made nine of his 23 saves in the third period to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in exhibition play Wednesday night.

Capitals defeat Sabres 4-3 in OT

Brian Pothier scored during a two-man advantage in overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in the preseason opener for both.

Buffalo Sabres sign Drew Stafford to 2-year deal

The Buffalo Sabres have signed restricted free agent forward Drew Stafford to a two-year deal.

Sabres come to terms with free-agent McCormick

The Buffalo Sabres have reached a deal with free-agent center iceman Cody McCormick.

Sabres sign defenseman DiPenta for 1-year contract

The Buffalo Sabres have signed free agent defenseman Joe DiPenta.

Sabres land free-agent D Montador

Unable to meet defensman Jaroslav Spacek's contract demands, the Buffalo Sabres wasted little time to find an experienced — but less expensive — replacement: Steve Montador.

Old home of Buffalo Sabres falls to wrecking ball

The old home of the Buffalo Sabres is all but gone.

Sabres sign draft pick Byron

The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Paul Byron to a three-year, entry level contract prior to a 5 p.m. Monday deadline which would have sent the player back into the NHL draft had he remained unsigned.

NY Senators oppose Coyotes' relocation bid

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York are opposed to the Phoenix Coyotes relocating to southern Ontario because it would have a potential "crippling" effect on the Buffalo Sabres.

Buffalo Sabres sign their top 2 '07 draft picks

The Buffalo Sabres have signed their top two picks from the 2007 draft.

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Sabres get center Moore from Maple Leafs
Source: buffalonews.com

The Sabres made a couple more moves, adding forward Dominic Moore from Toronto, and dealing Alex Kotalik to Edmonton - both for a 2nd round draft pick.

NHL.com - Sabres add goaltending help in Tellqvist - 03/04/2009
Source: NHL.com

Nice to see the Sabres adding depth at goalie. Miller may be out for a while, so this was a necessary move. Probably not a long-term move, but interesting that the Sabres play the Coyotes this Friday. (Tellqvist's former team.)

Buffalo Sabres Focus on Injured Players Returning as Trade Deadline Approaches
Source: NHL.com

The Sabres are without their top two players, and their record has duly suffered. Looks like Thomas Vanek will return as soon as the next game, and the date of Miller's is still unknown.

Score one for the hometown : Buffalo secures Junior Tourney
Source: buffalonews.com

Buffalo's claim to be Hockey Town USA will be bolstered on a global scale, for 10 days anyway, come 2011. And the taxpayers aren't even being asked to put up any cash.

Ray sues players' union for post-lockout payout
Source: buffalonews.com

The longtime Buffalo Sabres enforcer has filed suit in New York State Supreme Court in an attempt to secure payment from the union's lockout funds from the canceled 2004-05 season.

New York, a Hockey Town At Last?
Source: The New York Times

Remember when the Rangers played the Sabres in the playoffs last spring and, even though the New York TV market is about a dozen times larger, more people watched the series in Buffalo? (Look in the second item of the column I just linked to.) It's amazing but true: in every ga …

Recap: Detroit Red Wings 4, Buffalo Sabres 2

The Detroit Red Wings halted a four-game skid last night in Buffalo, winning 4-2 off goals from unlikely sources. It was just their second win in twelve games.

GameDay: @ Buffalo (31-25-9, 71 Pts) 6:00 ET

Tonight is the only meeting between the Detroit Red Wings and the Buffalo Sabres this season. The Sabres won the last meeting, 3-2 in a shootout on October 13th, 2006, in Detroit.

Tapping the Sticks — A Buffalo Eulogy

I dont live in Buffalo, NY anymore, but I was born there, went to college there, and started my career there. I never had season tickets to the Sabres or Bills games, but I've attended my share.

Sabres Edge: Campbell to San Jose
Source: buffalonews.typepad.com

TSN is reporting Brian Campbell has been traded to San Jose. The Sabres just emerged from their locker room in workout clothes and headed toward the arena pavilion to run. Campbell was with them. More to come.

Campbell puts hold on negotiations with the Sabres
Source: buffalonews.com

They say insanity is defined by doing the same thing again and again but expecting different results. To call the Sabres insane at this point would be about the kindest thing I could come up with.

Great Amerks memories; Looking back at a 29-year affiliation
Source: rochesterdandc.com

Hockey writer Kevin Oklobzija, who has been on the Amerks beat for 23 seasons, and columnist Bob Matthews, who has seen all six Calder Cup championship teams in franchise history and the three as Buffalo's farm team, compiled the best and worst of the Sabres era.

The Greatest Game Ever

Our bodies were aching from the previous night's late night pilgrimage to the East Village.

Ruff, Sabres players lament split from Amerks
Source: buffalonews.com

There are many organizational benefits to having an American Hockey League affiliate just an hour down the road. But what bothers Ruff more is the breakup severs his links to Rochester and its fans.

Sabres dropping Amerks as affiliate
Source: buffalonews.com

Truly the end of an era. Despite the bad relationship with Rochester, the Sabres have been able to call up numerous players and coaches and merge them quickly into the NHL program. Lets hope the benefits of an exclusive AHL affiliation outweigh what the Sabres are losing.

Rob Ray: When Sabres danced with the Stars
Source: CNET News.com

In the third part of the trilogy of excerpts from Sabres long-time winger Rob Ray's new autobiography, Buffalo fans get to re-live the heartache of 1999.

In Ray's first game, beginner's luck
Source: CNET News.com

The memories are rushing back, man. Doug Bodger!

Rob Ray's fit to be tied
Source: CNET News.com

The Buffalo News is publishing excerpts from Rob Ray's new book, "The Rayzor's Edge." In this first part, Ray talks about being picked up — first by a car to go to the NHL Draft in Montreal, and then by the Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round — the start of a notorious and memora …

The Old Haunting Grounds - Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Source: wnym.wnymedia.net

Before I go any further, I feel the need to stress that, much like Dennis Rodman, WE ARE NOT ROLE MODELS. We entered the Aud against the advice of our legal counsel and we strongly suggest you do not attempt to do what we did.

Goon hockey is back in Philly
Source: buffalonews.typepad.com

The Broad Street Bullies of the 70s weren't cowards. They met you face-to-face and you paid the price. This team hits you from behind -- sometimes with a stick -- and then runs away. Three times in a month. It's a disgrace.

Comeback feeling comes back as Sabres beat Leafs in overtime
Source: CNET News.com

The Sabres played their first nationally televised (VS) game last night at home against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, whose fans in southern Ontario live as close away as 10 minutes. And thats in a town where, famously, everything is no more than 20 minutes away.

Sabres' Miller finds way to honor 'Matt Man'
Source: CNET News.com

Nobody would talk about it on the bench. Nobody would dare say a word. It's understood that even under ordinary circumstances it's flatout wrong to jinx a goaltender working on a shutout by mentioning it aloud.

Matt Man's legacy lingers
Source: CNET News.com

Matt Schoals has served as an inspiration to Ryan Miller and to people who knew Schoals and his story. It's clear death will not stop that.

Lorentz's retirement stuns Sabres
Source: CNET News.com

Lorentz, who played seven seasons for the Sabres and 10 overall in the NHL, ended his broadcasting career at the top of his game. His strong performance during last season's playoff run on cable's MSG and WGR radio earned praise here.

Sabres' Numminen needs heart surgery
Source: Tsn.ca

Sabres defenceman Teppo Numminen needs surgery to correct a heart condition. The Sabres didn't know Thursday when Numminen will have the procedure. He did not report for team physicals on Thursday and is consulting with team physicians.

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