Sabres edge Sens to move top of league standings
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Thomas Vanek netted twice to help Buffalo end a four-game losing run against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, the 3-2 victory moving the Sabres into first place in the overall league standings.
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Jason Spezza and the Ottawa Senators particularly enjoyed their latest win. Spezza scored his second goal of the game on a power play with 4:07 remaining and the host Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres, 6-5, last night in a rematch of their fight-filled game two days earlier.
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It doesn't matter if it's in regulation, overtime or a shootout &#151; the Buffalo Sabres have the New York Rangers' number.
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Wojtek Wolski scored the go-ahead goal 1:41 into the third period, extending the Colorado Avalanche's winning streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
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Drew Stafford and Henrik Tallinder scored shootout goals to lift the resurgent Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.
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Maxim Afinogenov scored the game winner with just over two minutes remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday.
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Daniel Briere scored two goals and broke a third-period tie, and the Buffalo Sabres erased another two-goal deficit in a 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third successive game on the heels of a five-game losing streak, beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday.
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Shane Doan skated through defenders to score one of three Phoenix goals in a span of just over 5 1/2 minutes of the second period and the Coyotes went on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Monday.
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Look out NHL, the Buffalo Sabres are showing signs of getting back on track.
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Daniel Briere scored two goals in regulation and the winner in the shootout to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday.
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Marian Hossa broke out of a slump with two goals and Atlanta beat Buffalo 5-2 on Sunday to extend the Sabres' longest losing streak in almost two years.
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Drew Stafford and Derek Roy had hat tricks and the Buffalo Sabres routed the Atlanta Thrashers 10-1 Friday night to end a 10-game winless skid.
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Thomas Vanek drove a slap shot past goalie Cristobal Huet on Buffalo's second shot in the shootout to lead the Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Canadiens last night in Montreal.
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Josh Harding is off to superb start with the Minnesota Wild. The third-string rookie goalie made 35 saves, and Dominic Moore scored twice to lift the Wild to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
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Daniel Briere scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres hung on for a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
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The Buffalo Sabres were busy at the NHL trade deadline, with the acquisition of forward Dainius Zubrus from the Washington Capitals topping the four trades they completed Tuesday.