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| Senators finish sweep of Sabres with road victory |
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02/11/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and an assist, and rookie goaltender Brian Elliott made 31 saves as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1 at HSBC Arena, sweeping the home-and-home series. Jason Spezza and Shean Donovan also tallied for the Senators, who edged Buffalo 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday at Scotiabank Place. Ottawa had lost four in a row prior to the back-to-back wins. Ales Kotalik accounted for the lone Sabres goal, while Ryan Miller turned aside 20-of-23 |
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| Pirates center Gerbe recalled by Buffalo |
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02/11/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Nathan Gerbe from the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Wednesday. Gerbe is tied for the AHL rookie scoring lead with 20 goals and 17 assists in 32 games this season. He also has one NHL assist during a six-game stint with the Sabres in December. |
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| Visiting Sens go for home-and-home sweep of Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/11/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Ottawa Senators will shoot for a home-and-home sweep when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for this evening's Northeast Division battle at HSBC Arena. The Senators ended a four-game losing streak by notching a shootout victory over the visiting Sabres on Saturday. Ottawa has taken two of the three encounters with the Sabres this season and has won three of five and six of the last nine matchups. The clubs have split the last eight meetings in Buffalo. Ottawa is 5-4-2 in its last 11 outing |
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| Vanek leaves game |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (Best E Casino) - Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek left Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss against the Ottawa Senators in the second period with an apparent facial injury. Vanek took a puck to the face off a shot from Senators defenseman Anton Volchenkov. He went to the locker room under his own power but did not return. Coming into the contest, the Austrian was tied for second in the NHL in goals with Philadelphia's Jeff Carter, both with 32. For the season, the 25-year-old has 32 goals and 20 assi |
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| Sens try again to give Clouston first win in matchup with Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A midseason coaching change hasn't helped the Senators yet. Ottawa will try to halt its four-game losing streak tonight, as it hosts the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Place in the first part of a home-and-home series. Ottawa fired head coach Craig Hartsburg on Monday after a 17-24-7 start, replacing him with Cory Clouston. Ottawa's fourth head coach since its run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006-07, Clouston has yet to earn his first victory on the bench. His team was shut out, 1-0, by Los |
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| Connolly, Sabres edge Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - Tim Connolly's third-period goal proved to be the game-winner, and the Buffalo Sabres earned a 3-2 victory over division rival Montreal at HSBC Arena. Jaroslav Spacek and Nathan Paetsch also scored for the Sabres, who have won three of four and five straight at home. Ryan Miller stopped 35-of-37 shots to take the win. Saku Koivu and Roman Hamrlik provided a goal each for the Canadiens, who have lost six of eight. Carey Price allowed three goals on 22 shots to take the loss. Mon |
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| Sabres' Gaustad out with upper body injury |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - Buffalo Sabres forward Paul Gaustad will be out of action for some time with an upper body injury. Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said on Friday that Gaustad will miss "a couple weeks." Gaustad was injured in a 5-0 win over the Maple Leafs Wednesday and has scored six goals and 16 points in 38 games this season. Returning for Buffalo on Friday against Montreal are center Jochen Hecht, who missed two games with an upper body injury, and defenseman Jaroslav Spacek, who was out for |
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| Sabres' Hecht, Spacek set to return |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht and defenseman Jaroslav Spacek are expected to return to the lineup for Friday's game against Montreal. Hecht has been out for two games with an upper body injury, and Spacek has also missed two contests with a hip injury suffered last Saturday. Hecht has struggled offensively this season, with just six goals and 16 points in 40 games. Spacek has two goals and 23 points in 50 contests. |
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| Sabres activate Numminen off IR |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Sabres activated defenseman Teppo Numminen off injured reserve on Wednesday. Numminen had missed the last six games due to a small fracture in his jaw that he suffered in a game against Carolina on January 17 when he was hit in the face by the puck. The 40-year-old Finn had two goals and 12 assists in 45 games this season prior to the injury. He is playing his 20th season in the NHL. To clear room on the roster for Numminen, the Sabres assigned defenseman Marc- Andr |
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| Sabres return home to face Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Sabres are back home after a lengthy road trip and will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in tonight's Northeast Division battle at HSBC Arena. The Sabres posted a 3-3-0 record on a season-high six-game swing and have lost two of their last three contests. The final stop on the trek came Monday night in Anaheim and the Ducks were able to earn a close victory at the Honda Center. Jonas Hiller needed to make just 21 saves to help Anaheim take the 3-2 decision over the Sabres. Patrick |
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