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Thomas Vanek scored the lone goal in the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 30 saves before the tiebreaker to give the Buffalo Sabres in a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.Miller, playing in his 500th game with the Sabres, sealed the win when he stopped John Tavares' shot in the third round of the shootout. Brian Flynn scored in regulation for the Sabres, off an assist from Vanek.Keith Aucoin scored and Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves through overtime for the Islanders, who moved up to sixth place in the Eastern Conference but will need help to stay there. The Islanders (24-17-7) lead the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators by one point, but the Rangers have one game left, and Ottawa has two remaining this weekend.Buffalo will miss the playoffs for the second straight season and fourth in six years. The Sabres head into the offseason with questions about the futures of general manager Darcy Regier, interim coach Ron Rolston, ...
The Ottawa Senators hope to have goaltender Craig Anderson back on the ice for the first time since February when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for Friday's game at ...
Good periods. Bad ones. It didn't matter much to the Pittsburgh Penguins during their perfect 15-game run through March. In the end, they always found a way.April mi...
The Pittsburgh Penguins finally had an injury they couldn't overcome.With Sidney Crosby out thanks to a fractured jaw, the Penguins had their 15- game win streak bro...
Simon Gagne and Maxime Talbot scored early goals that helped propel the Philadelphia Flyers to a much-needed 3-2 decision over the Buffalo Sabres at Wells Fargo Cent...
Evgeni Nabokov readily admitted he made saves against the Buffalo Sabres on shots he couldn't see.Whether he tracked them or not didn't matter. The bottom line is no...
James van Riemsdyk kept the Buffalo Sabres reeling on Thursday night.Van Riemsdyk scored twice to power the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 in Ron Ro...
A month into the NHL lockout in early October, Rochester coach Ron Rolston was preparing to open the American Hockey League season eagerly anticipating the opportuni...
A person familiar with the moves has told The Associated Press that the Buffalo Sabres have placed three players on waivers, including defenseman Adam Pardy.The Sabr...
The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Kevin Porter and defenseman Ryan Wilson to one-year contracts on Saturday.Porter, 25, had a career year last season, playing in...
The Buffalo Sabres signed unrestricted free agent forward Kevin Porter to an undisclosed contract.The deal was reported by a Tweet from Porter's agent, Alec Schall, ...
The Avalanche and Sabres have hit their stride over the past month, playing themselves into the postseason race.Buffalo and Colorado both shoot for a third straight ...
Jannik Hansen scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:29 remaining, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesday night.Hansen, who had gone 12 g...
Wednesday night's meeting between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres will have more than just two points at stake. For the residents of Boston, it is one of the fi...
Jhonas Enroth posted 32 saves to backstop the Buffalo Sabres' 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday at First Niagara Center.Kevin Porter, Jochen Hecht and T...
Jhonas Enroth stopped 32 shots in helping the Buffalo Sabres keep up their late-season playoff push with a 3-1 win over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.Ty...
2013 — Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State, F2012 — Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth, C2011 — Andy Miele, Miami (Ohio), F2010 — Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin, F2009 — Matt Gil...
The Montreal Canadiens will try to get back in the win column when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for Thursday's Northeast Division battle at First Niagara Center.The...
Aaron Gagnon scored his first NHL goal Tuesday night to help the Winnipeg Jets earn a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.Gagnon was playing in just his third game since...
Kyle Wellwood, Aaron Gagnon and Andrew Ladd all scored in the second period, while Ondrej Pavelec made 29 saves as Winnipeg bested Buffalo, 4-1, at MTS Centre.Blake ...