Sabres open season against Hurricanes
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Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen would rather stay in the locker room than watch the Carolina Hurricanes raise their Stanley Cup banner Wednesday.
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Antoine Vermette had his first two-goal game of the season and Martin Gerber made 36 saves to lead the host Ottawa Senators to a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes last night.
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Look out NHL, the Buffalo Sabres are showing signs of getting back on track.
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Daniel Briere nets his second career hat trick and Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek add a goal and an assist each to give the Buffalo Sabres a 7-1 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
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Daniel Briere scores the only goal in a shootout to give the Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes in a season-opening rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Co-captain Daniel Briere has broken off negotiations with the Buffalo Sabres, deciding to test the NHL free agent market when it opens Sunday.
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Florida State and Miami may have to wait a few days before playing their season opener. School officials were strongly considering postponing the game five days from Monday to Sept. 11 because of Hurricane Frances. They were expected to announce a decision Thursday.
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There was blood and bedlam on the ice in Buffalo. The goalies were throwing punches at each other, coaches were arguing and a player was heading to the locker room with a nasty gash on his forehead. Emotions were running high between the Sabres and Ottawa Senators, and that was long before the teams went to a shootout Thursday night.
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BUFFALO, New York  - The NHL will start 2008 by returning to its outdoor roots in a bid to take the sporting spotlight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Buffalo Sabres in the Winter Classic on Tuesday.
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Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots and Paul Gaustad scored the lone goal, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 1-0 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs last night.
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Boston is 29-23-3-3; Carolina is 30-28-3-1. Goals: Eric Staal 29, Ray Whitney 23, Rod Brind'Amour 19. Assists: Brind'Amour 32, Matt Cullen 31, Whitney 31. Goaltending: Cam Ward (24-20-3, 2.91), John Grahame (5-7-1, 3.75). Head to head: This is the last of four meetings. Carolina has ...
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All-Star MVP Daniel Briere struck a hat-trick as the Buffalo Sabres rolled over the slumping Boston Bruins 7-1 on Tuesday in Buffalo.
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The Buffalo Sabres are fine with close games, as long as they keep winning them. Chris Drury had a goal and an assist and Daniel Briere had two assists to help Buffalo extend its season-opening winning streak to three with a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Carolina's Stanley Cup banner-raising night ended on a flat note on Wednesday as Daniel Briere's shootout goal gave the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes.
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Brian Campbell gingerly stuck his skate onto the ice like a swimmer dipping his toe into a cold pool. The Buffalo Sabres defenseman led his teammates onto the makeshift hockey rink for practice Monday and was none the worse for wear. The anticipation and the trepidation seemed to be gone after the team's hourlong spin.
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Credit the Carolina Hurricanes for being the first team in the postseason to get the Buffalo Sabres off their game.
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Evgeni Malkin had a goal and assist and Ty Conklin stopped 36 shots in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.