N.H.L. Roundup: The Sabres Keep the Islanders Reeling
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Ales Kotalik had a goal and assist, Ryan Miller made 28 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres scored three goals in the second period to beat the visiting Islanders, 5-3, on Wednesday night.
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The New Jersey Devils moved to within four points of the top of the Eastern Conference by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.
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Ted Nolan, who last coached in the N.H.L. with the Buffalo Sabres in 1997, has led the punchy, gritty Islanders to a 15-11-3 record.
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Mike Sillinger scores two of New York's three short-handed goals to lead the Islanders past the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-3 on Tuesday.
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Daniel Briere set up all three Buffalo goals as the Sabres took a comfortable lead and then held on in the final minute for a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
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Jason Blake called his first goal lucky and the second luckier. By the time he completed his hat trick, how the puck went in didn't really matter. Blake scored three times to give the New York Islanders a big lead, then they hung on for a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
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Christopher Higgins scores twice and Cristobal Huet makes 42 saves, leading the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
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Chris Drury deflected in Teppo Numminen's shot 1:36 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres got back to winning on the road Sunday night with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers. Drury won a faceoff back to Numminen, who ripped a drive that Drury knocked past goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
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Trent Hunter scored a goal and set up two others for the New York Islanders, who broke a pair of skids with a 4-3 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
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Patrik Elias and Zach Parise scored shootout goals in New Jersey's 3-2 win over Buffalo last night in Buffalo, extending the Sabres' winless streak to nine games.
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Martin Brodeur made 31 saves to help give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 win over the Sabres last night in Buffalo in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
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Martin Brodeur posted his league-leading 10th shutout of the season to help the streaking New Jersey Devils register a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders in East Rutherford on Thursday.
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Martin Brodeur posts his NHL-best 10th shutout of the season on Thursday night, stopping 25 shots to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders.
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Trent Hunter had a goal and two assists for the Islanders, who won at home Tuesday for the first time this year, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3.
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Maxim Afinogenov's winning goal gave the Buffalo Sabres' struggling power play a much-needed lift.
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Brent Burns scored 2:34 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory Saturday night over the Islanders, New York's seventh straight defeat.
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Daniel Briere's hat trick and a visit from the slumping Boston Bruins were more than enough to bring the Buffalo Sabres out of their funk.