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				<title><![CDATA[Senators surge past Sabres 5-3]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Brian Elliott found a way to keep the Senators on
their winning streak.

The Senators' backup goalie replaced injured starter Pascal
Leclaire to start the third period and made 16 saves to pick up
the win and Ottawa topped the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday
night.

"I don't know how fast my heart was going when I got in there,"
Elliott said. "The guys played really well in front of me. I
felt I played pretty good and obviously they spotted me that
lead and that helped as well."

Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and an assist and Filip Kuba had
a goal and three assists to lead the Senators.

Chris Kelly and Milan Michalek also scored for the Senators, who
have won three straight.

The Senators have scored 14 goals during the streak.

"I think it's confidence and a little bit of luck," Alfredsson
said. "We're playing with more confidence and you can feel it in
the locker room. When you score five like tonight, you've got to
be happy."

Thomas Vanek, Patrick Kaleta and Jason Pominville scored for the
Sabres. Former Senators goalie Patrick Lalime faced 26 shots in
just his third start of the season and took the loss.

Elliott started the third for the Senators after Leclaire left
the game with a lower-body injury as a result of a collision in
the second with Jochen Hecht. Hecht fell over Leclaire and
afterward the goalie seemed to favor his left leg. He finished
with 24 saves.

Senators coach Cory Clouston said Leclaire would be evaluated on
Sunday.

Vanek opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first
period. Parked at the side of the net, Vanek picked up a rebound
and beat Leclaire shortside.

The Senators responded with a power-play goal in the opening
minute of the second period as Kuba fired a shot from the
blueline.

"I thought we came out real solid in the second period,"
Clouston said. "The first 12 to 13 minutes we played really
well. We did a lot of good things defensively and that created
offensive opportunities."

Ottawa took the lead at 8:14 of the second when Alfredsson
scored his seventh of the season on a quick wrist shot that beat
Lalime.

Ottawa made it 3-1 early in the third as Kelly tipped Matt
Carkner's point shot and Michalek picked up his 10th goal of the
season scoring on an odd-man rush.

"I don't think we even need to focus on goaltending," Sabres
coach Lindy Ruff said. "I think the focus has to fall on our
5-on-5 play. That 4-on-3 that they scored against was just a
fact that two of our forwards didn't get back."

After Alfredsson made it 5-1, Kaleta and Pominville scored less
than two minutes apart to pull Buffalo within two with just over
nine minutes remaining.

Notes: The Senators were without RW Alex Kovalev (personal), RW
Shean Donovan (knee), D Anton Volchenkov (elbow). ... The Sabres
RW Drew Stafford and D Nathan Paetsch were healthy
scratches.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

Buffalo (12-5-1) at Ottawa (10-6-3), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Fresh off a dominating effort versus the defending Stanley Cup
champions, the Ottawa Senators get their first shot against
Northeast Division rival Buffalo this season.

The Senators, though, will have to adjust their lineup Saturday
night.

Ottawa looks for its fifth straight victory over the
division-leading Sabres, who are trying to avoid their first
three-game losing streak of 2009-10.

The Senators (10-6-3) won their second in a row Thursday with a
6-2 victory over Pittsburgh. Playing in his 800th NHL game,
defenseman Chris Phillips scored two goals for the third time in
his career, and first since November, 22, 2001, against Calgary.

"I'm not expected to (score), for sure," said Phillips, the
first overall pick by the Senators in the 1996 draft, who has 54
career goals. "It feels good to do it and it felt like one of
those high energy games, for us anyways, and it's nice."

Ottawa, which has won three straight at home against Buffalo and
four in a row in the series overall, will be without Alex
Kovalev and Shean Donovan on Saturday.

Kovalev, who has five assists in his last seven games, returned
to Russia following Thursday's win due to the death of his
mother-in-law. He is not expected back until at least Monday.

Donovan will likely be out much longer after injuring his right
knee against the Penguins.

"We should know by (Saturday) whether it's real long term or
(just) long term," Senators coach Cory Clouston told the team's
official Web site.

Without Kovalev and Donovan, Peter Regin and Ryan Shannon are
expected to return to the lineup after both were healthy
scratches in the last two games.

"They should maybe be a little bit hungrier," said Clouston.
"Both of them have been talked to and they know what they have
to do."

Senators center Jason Spezza knows he has to score, but that
hasn't happened much in 2009-10. With just one goal this season
after totaling 100 in the previous three campaigns, Spezza looks
to snap a six-game drought without a point Saturday.

He had five goals and five assists as Ottawa went 5-1-0 against
the Sabres in 2008-09.

Buffalo (12-5-2), trying to avoid its first three-game skid
since March 17-21, looks to get back on track following Friday's
2-1 overtime loss at home to Boston.

Center Paul Gaustad scored a power-play goal 4:20 into the game
- his second tally in three games - but the Sabres lost their
second straight after Bruins center Patrice Bergeron tipped in a
shot past Ryan Miller 47 seconds into overtime.

"We got as many shots as we could," Gaustad said after Buffalo
outshot the Bruins 15-6 in the third but failed to score. "Some
of them didn't go in."

Sabres forward Drew Stafford, who is tied for the team lead with
six goals, suffered a lower-body bone bruise against Boston and
will not play Saturday.

Miller is 7-10-1 with a 2.99 goals-against average in 19 career
starts against Ottawa.

First-year Senators goaltender Pascal Leclaire, 3-1-0 with a
2.94 GAA in his last four games, is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA in two
career starts versus Buffalo.

The Sabres' last victory over Ottawa was a 4-2 win in Buffalo on
Jan. 6.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bergeron scores in OT as Bruins beat Sabres 2-1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- It had been over three years since Patrice
Bergeron scored an overtime goal. The one he netted on Friday
night could turn into a rallying point for the Boston Bruins.

Bergeron scored 47 seconds into the extra period to give the
Bruins a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Bruins won their second straight game, only the second time
this season they've produced a winning streak. This one moved
Boston within two points of first-place Buffalo in the Northeast
Division.

"It's always disappointing losing ground," Buffalo coach Lindy
Ruff said. "They've been playing real well and getting some
healthy bodies back. They're playing a lot better."

Before tipping Zdeno Chara's shot past goalie Ryan Miller,
Bergeron won a faceoff against Tim Connolly and got into the
slot.

"That's not really a set play," said Bergeron, who last scored
in overtime on Nov. 16, 2006 against Toronto. "You win the
faceoff and go to the net. Especially in a 4-on-4, there's more
room."

Chara's drive made it all possible.

"So much depends on controlling the puck and controlling the
play," the big defenseman said. "I tried to find a lane and
wrist it to the net. It's a really innocent, simple play, but
those make a big difference."

Milan Lucic, who returned to the Boston lineup on Thursday after
missing 14 games with a broken finger, scored his first of the
season. Paul Gaustad tallied for Buffalo, which has lost two
straight.

Buffalo outshot Boston 15-6 in the third period and had several
good chances to take a lead against goalie Tuukka Rask, who made
his third straight start.

Rask stopped 25 shots, including a point-blank save on Thomas
Vanek 3 minutes into the third, and a blocker stop on Jochen
Hecht's snap shot from the left circle with about 4 minutes
remaining.

"Every game, (Rask) has gotten better and better," Boston coach
Claude Julien said. "We're in real good shape there, when you've
got a young goalie like him coming up big for us."

Miller made 24 saves, including 14 in the second period.

Gaustad opened the scoring 4:20 into the first period, parking
himself in the slot and tipping in Jason Pominville's shot from
the blue line.

It just wasn't enough offense.

"We got as many shots as we could," Gaustad said. "Some of them
didn't go in."

Lucic converted a 2-on-1, give-and-go with Byron Bitz midway
through the second period to tie the game. Bitz delivered a
perfect cross-ice pass to Lucic, who was charging in from the
left.

"I'm relieved. It took a little longer than I hoped (to score
the first goal)," Lucic said. "We can't be satisfied with what
we've done these last few games. We have to keep pushing forward
and wanting it more."

Buffalo played most of the game without Drew Stafford, who is
tied for the team lead with six goals. He skated off gingerly
midway through the first period and didn't return. Ruff
described Stafford's injury as a lower body bone bruise, and
said the winger would miss Saturday's game at Ottawa.

NOTES: Buffalo and Boston have played only four games apiece
against Northeast Division opponents. ... The Sabres had won
four straight at home against the Bruins. ... Buffalo D Toni
Lydman played in his first game since Oct. 21. ... Rask's
starting streak is the longest of his 13-game NHL career. ...
Boston is halfway through its four-game road trip, which
continues with games at St. Louis and Minnesota on Monday and
Wednesday.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bruins-Sabres Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

Boston (8-8-4) at Buffalo (12-5-1), 7:30 p.m. EDT

The Buffalo Sabres are trying to get back on track following one
of their worst defensive efforts of the season.

Facing the Boston Bruins at HSBC Arena on Friday night could be
exactly what the Sabres need.

Buffalo looks for its fifth straight win at home against the
Bruins, who are coming off their first shootout victory in
nearly a month.

In search of their third four-game winning streak of the season,
the Northeast Division-leading Sabres (12-5-1) fell to visiting
Florida 6-2 on Wednesday.

It was the most goals allowed by Buffalo this season.

"They just played boring until they got a lead and then they
played more boring," Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller said after
yielding a season-high five scores. "You have to be willing to
get it deep and just be boring yourself. It was one of those
nights where everything we seem to do kind of went against us."

Buffalo, though, is 12-1-2 at home against Boston since the
beginning of the 2005-06 season.

Miller, among the league leaders with a 1.97 goals-against
average, is 10-1-2 with a 2.11 GAA in 13 career home starts
versus the Bruins.

Miller did not play in the 4-2 loss in Boston on Nov. 7. Rookie
Jhonas Enroth stopped 33 shots in his NHL debut.

Backup Tuukka Rask made 28 saves for the Bruins, who snapped a
three-game slide with that victory.

Starting for reigning Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas, who was
sidelined with an undisclosed injury, Rask stopped 32 shots
through overtime and all three in the shootout in Thursday's 4-3
victory over Atlanta.

Since Patrice Bergeron scored the only shootout goal in a 4-3
victory at Ottawa on Oct. 24, Boston (9-8-4) had lost its
previous three games that went past regulation.

"We have lost several games in shootouts," Rask said. "We wanted
to make sure that didn't happen again."

Bergeron scored the only shootout goal against the Thrashers
after the Bruins lost a 3-2 lead in the final minute of
regulation. With Atlanta using an extra skater, Maxim Afinogenov
tallied the game-tying goal with 41.4 seconds left.

"That goal at the end could have been a killer," Bruins coach
Claude Julien said. "But our guys decided that we weren't going
to allow that to be the winner."

While Boston continues its four-game trip with Milan Lucic back
in the lineup after being out 14 games with a broken finger and
center Marc Savard possibly getting close to returning after
missing the past 13 games with a broken left foot, Sabres coach
Lindy Ruff is expecting his top two scorers to be on the ice
Friday.

Centers Tim Connolly, who leads Buffalo with 12 assists and 16
points, and Derek Roy, who scored in Boston earlier this month,
did not practice Thursday.

"The indications are that they should be ready to play," Ruff
said. "It's just more of giving them an extra day."

Sabres forward Thomas Vanek looks to extend his point streak to
five after recording a season-high two assists Wednesday.

Boston's Michael Ryder had his first multigoal game of the
season Thursday. He has found the back of the net three times in
the last three games after scoring three goals in his first 18
games this season.

Boston's last win in Buffalo was 3-2 in a shootout on Feb. 8,
2008.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Panthers cruise to 6-2 win over Sabres]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- The Florida Panthers are making up for a
sluggish start.

Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz
had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in
the Panthers 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday
night.

After a 2-7-1 start, Florida has won six times in its last nine
games, and has earned points in all but two of those contests to
rebound back to respectability.

"It's taken some time," Moore said. "As you go you learn, and
you try to improve each game. We've got a group that has taken a
while to jell, so every game and every period we're just trying
to get better."

The Panthers were certainly much better the second time around
against a Sabres team that handed them a 5-2 pasting in October.
Consistently winning races to the puck, and forcing Buffalo into
giving the puck away a season-high 25 times, Florida was solid
throughout a contest that remained close until three late
third-period goals iced it.

"That last game against them we had a terrible start, and we
were out of the game in the first period," said Vokoun, 5-1-1 in
his last seven starts.

"I think right now we're playing much better as a team and guys
are realizing what we need to do to win. Before, a lot of guys
were doing their own thing, and you can't win in this league by
doing that."

It was the second consecutive game the Panthers had a two-goal
lead, but 48 hours after blowing it in a shootout loss to Los
Angeles, Florida was determined not to let it happen again
against a Sabres team that has allowed the fewest goals in the
league.

"They're an excellent team and a well coached team, so you know
you're doing things right if you play well against a team like
that," Moore said.

Stephen Weiss and Cory Stillman also scored for Florida (8-9-2),
which beat the Sabres for the first time in five games.

Drew Stafford and Clarke MacArthur scored, and Ryan Miller made
18 saves for Buffalo (12-5-1), which was denied in its attempt
to string together a four-game winning streak for the third time
this season.

"They just played boring until they got a lead and then they
played more boring," Miller said. "You have to be willing to get
it deep and just be boring yourself. It was one of those nights
where everything we seem to do kind of went against us."

After Stillman made it 3-1 midway through the third period, the
Sabres gained momentum when they cashed in on a power play goal
by MacArthur with 5:43 to go in regulation.

But Frolik made it 4-2 with a power-play goal of his own with
2:02 to go before Olesz scored in an empty net and Moore scored
his first of the year with a minute left.

"A lot of the mistakes are on our own shoulders," Buffalo coach
Lindy Ruff said. "We turned some pucks over, and had some guys
who didn't stop and compete on pucks."

Stafford opened the scoring with his sixth goal with 5:37 left
in the first period. Stafford skated toward the net from the
lower portion of the right circle before lifting the puck over
Vokoun, who was on his knees. Frolik tied it 4 minutes later,
netting his fifth goal on a one-timer from the high slot.

Weiss gave the Panthers a 2-1 edge 1:21 into the second period.
After stopping Frolik's wrist shot, Miller swatted the puck
right into Weiss, who deposited it into an empty net. Stillman
upped Florida's lead with his sixth midway through the third,
converting a 2-on-1 with Steven Reinprecht.

Florida defenseman Keith Ballard had three assists.

"We've really cleaned up our defensive game by leaps and bounds
over the last dozen games," Panthers coach Peter DeBoer said.
"We couldn't have been any worse in our first six or seven games
of the season."

NOTES: It was the most goals surrendered by the Sabres this
season. ... Stafford returned after missing a game because of a
hip injury. ... Buffalo LW Thomas Vanek extended his points
streak to four games with an assist on Stafford's goal. ...
Frolik has goals in three of his last five games after going 11
straight games without one.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By PAUL DIGIACOMO
STATS Senior Editor

Florida (7-9-2) at Buffalo (12-4-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Buffalo Sabres haven't had much trouble beating the Florida
Panthers recently. That trend certainly didn't change in the
first matchup this season.

Buffalo looks to win four straight for the third time this
season as it tries to continue its dominance of visiting Florida
on Wednesday night.

The Sabres (12-4-1) have gotten the best of the Panthers (7-9-2)
lately, winning 11 of 14 meetings. Their most lopsided victory
in that span and fourth straight in the series came Oct. 21 at
Sunrise, Fla., winning 5-2 behind three goals in the first 4:37
of the opening period.

That was the first of four consecutive victories for Buffalo,
the second time it accomplished the feat this season. The Sabres
are looking to extend their run to four again after winning 3-2
at Philadelphia on Saturday.

Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots, improving to 12-2-1 with a
league-best 1.77 goals-against average. He was named the NHL's
third star of the week Monday after winning all three of his
starts while allowing four goals.

Miller credits the play of the defense for his success.

"They've been playing smart," said Miller, 6-1-0 with a 1.70 GAA
in his last seven starts against Florida. "Our defensemen don't
allow the other team to get the puck where they want it. That
sets everything up and makes it a little easier for all the
other guys."

Center Tyler Ennis scored in his NHL debut Saturday as right
wing Drew Stafford sat out with a hip flexor injury. Stafford,
tied for second on the team with five goals, practiced Monday
and is expected to return for this game.

Defenseman Toni Lydman, out for the last 10 games with a groin
injury, also is likely to play Wednesday.

Stafford had an assist in last month's win over Florida, which
enters having played three straight shootouts. The Panthers beat
Boston and the New York Islanders in the first two before
falling 4-3 to Los Angeles on Monday night.

Florida blew a 2-0 lead by allowing three consecutive goals
before right wing Victor Oreskovich tied it with his first
career goal at 14:55 of the third period.

"I think the deciding factor for me was in the second period
when we had two or three opportunities to extend the lead to
three and put them away," coach Pete DeBoer said. "We didn't do
that. That's why we only ended up with a point."

Goalie Tomas Vokoun was upset the Panthers didn't get two
points, but he was happy they came back to earn at least one.
Florida has registered points in six of eight (5-2-1) after
starting 2-7-1.

"The game should have been won in regulation," Vokoun told the
Panthers' official Web site. "Teams are too good. You saw the
game against the Islanders. They let us back (from a 2-0
deficit) and wound up losing. Same thing happened to us today.
... We gave them too many chances. On the other hand, when it
was 3-2 we battled hard and scored the tying goal."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Miller and Sabres snap Flyers' 5-game win streak]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA(AP) -- Tyler Ennis described his first game in the
NHL as an awesome experience.

Ennis scored his first NHL goal and Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots
to help the Buffalo Sabres snap the Philadelphia Flyers' five
game winning streak, 3-2 on Saturday night.

Ennis, the 26th pick in the 2008 draft, earned a spot in the
Buffalo lineup in place of injured right winger Drew Stafford.

"You dream of playing in the NHL, and that first goal was just
indescribable," Ennis said. "It was really just extreme
excitement hopping on the ice for the first time, a pretty
awesome feeling."

Stafford sustained a hip flexor injury Friday night against
Calgary while playing in his 200th NHL game. Ennis was recalled
from Portland of the AHL and arrived in Philadelphia about 90
minutes before the game.

"I thought he (Ennis) played a great game," Sabres coach Lindy
Ruff said. "He gave us some energy, he made a couple of great
plays. He could have had a couple of goals in the game ... and
he even took a run at (Chris) Pronger."

Thomas Vanek and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres, who
never trailed and won their third straight game.

Pronger and Jeff Carter netted third-period goals for the
Flyers.

Miller (12-2-1) was aided by a strong Buffalo defense that
constantly thwarted the Flyers from in-close. He was at his best
midway through the second period when he stopped Danny Briere
and Scott Hartnell on the doorstep on successive flurries.

"They've been playing smart," Miller said of the defense. "Our
defensemen don't allow the other team to get the puck where they
want it. That sets everything up and makes it a little easier
for all the other guys."

Vanek put the Sabres ahead during a power play at 3:11 of the
first period with a one-timer from the slot.

Ennis made it 2-0 at 14:50 of the second, sending a wrist shot
from just below the left circle that sailed under the armpit of
Ray Emery, who made 22 saves.

"We made it harder by playing catch-up hockey with penalties in
the first period," Flyers coach John Stevens said. "We got
frustrated a little bit and allowed them to get a little
momentum."

Pronger brought the Flyers to within 2-1 at 2:43 of the third
when he snapped a shot through a screen, but Gaustad restored
Buffalo's two-goal edge at 6:25 on a power play.

Carter scored a short-handed goal during a skirmish in front of
the net at 10:21 to again bring the Flyers within one goal.

Briere said that the Sabres were still thinking about the
Flyers' 5-2 win in Buffalo on Nov. 6.

"I think their coaching staff used that game as motivation,"
said Briere, a former Sabres player.

NOTES: Philadelphia LW James van Riemsdyk was scratched (flu).
... Flyers D Ryan Parent returned after missing four games
(lower body). ... Sabres RW Jason Pominville hit the post during
a power play late in the first period.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sabres-Flyers Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JON PALMIERI
STATS Editor

Buffalo (10-4-1) at Philadelphia (10-4-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Having played the fewest games in the NHL certainly hasn't
hindered the Philadelphia Flyers. A much busier upcoming
schedule should provide a stiffer challenge for one of the
league's hottest teams.

Starting a stretch of nine games in 15 days, the Flyers seek
their sixth straight victory overall and sixth in row against
the Buffalo Sabres when the teams meet Saturday night at
Wachovia Center.

While three teams have played 20 games, Philadelphia (10-4-1)
has played a league-low 15 with two five-day breaks between
games, one four-day rest and two more three-day layoffs already
this season.

The Flyers have made the relatively light schedule work to their
advantage, ranking second in the league with 3.67 goals per game
while allowing 38 - a total bettered by only New Jersey (35) and
Buffalo (35).

After hosting the Devils on Monday, Philadelphia opens a
five-game road trip two days later against Los Angeles.

"I think it's a good thing," Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen
told the team's official Web site of the busy schedule. "(I)
would rather play games than practice, personally. It's going to
be a tough stretch down the road, but I think we're ready for
that. There's been a lot of breaks, and that's actually tough."

Ray Emery continued his impressive return to the NHL with 22
saves in Philadelphia's 5-1 victory over visiting Ottawa on
Thursday.

Emery spent his first five years with the Senators after playing
last season in Russia.

"These are fun ones to play. Definitely nerves are going," Emery
said. "It's a little bit special, a different situation but it's
two good teams and a little personal story for myself. I'm just
happy that we won."

Since allowing five goals in back-to-back games Oct. 6 and 8,
Emery is 7-2-1 with a 1.86 goals-against average in 10 starts.
He stopped 28 shots in a 5-2 victory at Buffalo on Nov. 6 - the
Flyers' fifth straight win in the series.

Philadelphia's potent offense received an additional lift
Thursday with the return of Danny Briere, who scored two goals
after missing four games with a groin injury and the flu.

Briere's presence makes the league's top-ranked power play even
stronger. The Flyers have outscored opponents 23-7 during their
five-game streak, going 6 for 19 with the man advantage in that
span.

Buffalo (11-4-1) extended its lead in the Northeast Division
with a 2-1 shootout win over Calgary on Friday night. Jason
Pominville scored in the fourth round of the tiebreaker, and
Ryan Miller was outstanding again with 25 saves.

Miller is the biggest reason why the Sabres rank among the
league's best teams. He is tied for the NHL lead with 11 wins
and ranks first with a 1.75 GAA, but he has allowed 10 goals
during a personal three-game losing streak to the Flyers.

"I think any goalie in the league, if he's playing good hockey,
it's probably because his team is playing with a strong sense of
awareness," Miller said. "It's not just that I feel good in the
net, it's because the guys are giving me the opportunity to make
smart reads."

Buffalo's Derek Roy has picked up his play considerably, scoring
four goals in his last five games after failing to find the back
of the net in his first 11 contests this season. Roy has five
goals and two assists in his past seven games against
Philadelphia.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pominville scores shootout winner for Sabres]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- In a matchup between two of the best goalies
in the NHL, Ryan Miller didn't blink.

Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the
shootout, and Miller made 25 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres
beat Calgary 2-1 on Friday night, snapping the Flames' winning
streak at four games.

Miller, owner of the NHL's best goals-against average, wound up
besting Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff - who entered with a
minuscule 0.99 GAA in his last four games - after first denying
Calgary captain Jarome Iginla's third-round shootout attempt.

That stop opened the door for Pominville's winner, a wrist shot
that beat Kiprusoff between the legs. Miller then calmly turned
aside Rene Bourque's chance, securing the bonus point for
Buffalo.

"They're two elite goalies and two of the best in the league,"
Pominville said. "They both made big saves. That's what you
expect when you play guys like (Kiprusoff), and that's what we
expect in Ryan as well. He's been huge for us all season, and
it's only the start. I can't wait to see what it's like later
on."

After Derek Roy scored in the second round of the shootout,
Calgary's Olli Jokinen countered to help set up Pominville's
dramatics.

"He was taking the glove side away," Pominville said. "He put
his glove pretty high, so five-hole was the shot to go. It ended
up working."

Roy scored in regulation for the Sabres (11-4-1), who won for
the seventh time in 10 home games this season. Buffalo and New
Jersey have both allowed a league-low 35 goals.

"I think any goalie in the league, if he's playing good hockey,
it's probably because his team is playing with a strong sense of
awareness," Miller said. "It's not just that I feel good in the
net, it's because the guys are giving me the opportunity to make
smart reads."

Both goalies kept their teams in it during the first two
periods. Kiprusoff turned aside 17 Buffalo shots in the first
period, and Miller made 12 saves in the second period to keep
the game deadlocked at 1-1.

After peppering Kiprusoff with 18 first-period attempts, the
Sabres had only three in the second period, with their first
shot coming with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.

"It was a close game," said Kiprusoff, who made 32 saves in his
15th start of the season. "They came hard from the first period,
but in the second and third we played better. They were just
better in the shootout."

Daymond Langkow scored for Calgary (11-4-2), which lost for the
first time on the road in exactly a month, and have dropped
seven straight in Buffalo.

"It was physical, and it was a fun game to be a part of," Flames
captain Jarome Iginla said. "We were looking forward to this
challenge to keep our string going because the Sabres have a
good record. Unfortunately it didn't end the way we wanted it
to."

The Sabres had a chance to win it in overtime when they obtained
the man advantage after Jokinen tripped Tyler Myers with 2:31
left, but the Flames were able to kill off the penalty.

Calgary opened the scoring on Langkow's sixth goal of the season
just 1:04 into the game. From in tight Langkow converted a quick
pass from Nigel Dawes to make it 1-0.

Roy countered on the power play with 3:06 left in the first,
swatting a rolling puck with a backhand that went over a
sprawled Kiprusoff.

The Sabres were without gritty forward Mike Grier, who is
day-to-day with a groin injury.

NOTES: Buffalo is 5-0 against Western Conference teams this
season. ... The Sabres are 9-1-1 in their last 11 home games
against the Flames. ... Miller has started all but two games
this season. ... Kiprusoff played in his 400th career NHL game.
... Flames forward Curtis Glencross served the second game of a
three-game suspension handed out after he knocked out Rangers
center Chris Drury with a blow to the head. ... Calgary has
scored first in 14 of its 17 games.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Flames-Sabres Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

Calgary (11-4-1) at Buffalo (10-4-1), 7:30 p.m. EDT

The Calgary Flames are surging even though they aren't getting
much scoring from anybody other than Jarome Iginla. They may
need more offensive balance at Buffalo if they want to continue
their run.

Winners of four straight thanks in part to Iginla's four-game
goal-scoring streak, the Flames look to end a six-game road skid
to the Sabres on Friday night.

Calgary (11-4-1) has matched its longest winning streak of the
season despite getting just nine goals during that span. Iginla
has five of them, the most recent coming in the Flames' 1-0
victory over Montreal on Tuesday night.

Scoring against the Sabres (10-4-1) would give the veteran right
wing a five-game goal streak for the first time since Dec.
11-18, 2007. He was named the NHL's first star of the week
Monday.

Iginla, however, has one goal in his last seven games versus the
Sabres - numbers that match his team's level of road success in
the series.

Calgary is 0-4-2 at Buffalo since a 5-5 tie Feb. 18, 1997. The
Flames have scored two goals or fewer in every game during the
skid.

They will face a Sabres club that is 4-0-0 against Western
Conference teams and 6-2-1 at home on the season, holding
opponents to 2.22 goals per game there.

Rene Bourque, who leads the Flames with 18 points (six goals, 12
assists), was held off the scoresheet in his only matchup with
the Sabres, a 5-2 Calgary win Jan. 28.

He did add to his assist total against the Canadiens.

"He's been playing like a horse," Iginla said.

Calgary mostly has Miikka Kiprusoff to thank for its fast start.
Kiprusoff made 25 saves Tuesday for his first shutout of the
season in the opener of a three-game trip, giving him a 0.99
goals-against average in the last four contests.

He is 10-3-1 with a 2.49 GAA in 2009-10, and 2-1-1 with a 1.97
in four career games versus Buffalo.

Kiprusoff's counterpart with the Sabres, Ryan Miller, has been
even better this season, going 1.82 GAA with a 10-2-0 mark. He
has not been as dominant in his career versus Calgary, though,
posting a 3.36 GAA in two games.

Miller will finally have Patrick Lalime as his backup again
Friday. Lalime, out since Nov. 2 due to a groin strain, is
expected to return.

Buffalo may be without one of its best penalty killers, as Mike
Grier is nursing a groin injury suffered in the second period of
a 3-1 win over Edmonton on Wednesday night. Grier missed
practice Thursday and is day to day.

"We don't anticipate it being too long but he could miss a
little bit of time," coach Lindy Ruff told the Sabres' official
Web site. "He could, but I mean there's still a chance he could
play (Friday) too."

Even without Grier, Buffalo killed off a late 5-minute penalty
against the Oilers. The Sabres stopped six of seven power-play
opportunities, helping them win after allowing nine goals in
losing their previous two contests.

Buffalo had been slumping following an 8-1-1 start.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Miller leads Sabres to 3-1 win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- With the game on the line, the Buffalo
penalty killers came up big.

Ryan Miller made 28 saves, and the Sabres killed off a late
5-minute penalty to snap a two-game losing streak in a 3-1 win
over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Ahead by a goal but down a man and without one of their best
penalty killers, the Sabres erased a major boarding penalty on
Clarke MacArthur with 6:15 left. MacArthur was given the
penalty, along with a game misconduct, after ramming Oilers
forward Liam Reddox headfirst into the boards.

The Sabres allowed just two shots and had two blocks during a
kill that was missing Mike Grier, who had left earlier in the
period because of a groin injury. The defensive-minded Grier is
day-to-day.

"The guys did a fantastic job of trying to be real aggressive on
the puck carriers," Buffalo captain Craig Rivet said. "We were
able to get through it."

Reddox, meanwhile, will need X-rays on a swollen wrist after a
violent collision with the boards. He also sustained a cut on
his face.

"Watching it on tape, (MacArthur) knew exactly what he was
doing," Oilers coach Pat Quinn said. "I don't have anything to
say on it. His head got smacked, and he took a pretty nasty
hit."

Drew Stafford, Steve Montador and Jochen Hecht scored for the
Sabres (10-4-1), 6-2-1 at home.

Tim Connolly also added a pair of assists in Buffalo's fourth
straight win over Edmonton.

After an 8-1-1 start, the Sabres found themselves slumping after
losing three of four. But they rebounded and killed off six of
Edmonton's seven power-play opportunities.

"We were scrambling around," Edmonton forward Patrick O'Sullivan
said. "That's the way it's been lately - not quite able to get
the goal when we needed it."

O'Sullivan scored the lone Edmonton goal, and Nikolai Khabibulin
made 23 saves for the Oilers (8-9-2), who have lost five of six.

O'Sullivan also hit two posts in the game, the first coming
midway through the second period, and the second with less than
2 minutes to go during the long power play.

"The one positive thing is we're playing a lot harder," he said.
"We didn't get the result tonight, but we certainly applied more
pressure and limited the other team's shots."

Stafford opened the scoring with 4:29 left in the first period
when he lifted a backhander from in tight over Khabibulin's left
shoulder for his team-leading fifth goal.

Buffalo made it 2-0 when Montador fired a slap shot from the
right circle for his first goal of the season, scored at 7:34 of
the second.

While the Oilers were on a two-man advantage, O'Sullivan cut the
deficit in half with his third goal. He one-timed a feed from
Ales Hemsky with 2:11 left in the middle period.

Hecht capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 19 seconds
to go.

"We took some penalties we didn't want to take, but we'll move
forward," Miller said. "Our desperation was really high and I
thought we did a great job of holding on for the win."

NOTES: The Sabres are 4-0 against Western Conference teams. ...
Hemsky, Edmonton's second-leading scorer, returned after missing
two games because of a shoulder injury. ... Khabibulin has
started all but three games for Edmonton. ... The Oilers are 1-7
when the opposition scores first. ... Sabres LW Thomas Vanek was
whistled for three penalties.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Edmonton (8-8-1) at Buffalo (9-4-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Losing three of four has cooled the Northeast Division-leading
Buffalo Sabres, so the return of Ryan Miller might be just what
they need.

Miller figures to be back in net Wednesday night when the Sabres
try to avoid a season-high third straight loss in a matchup with
the visiting Edmonton Oilers.

Buffalo (9-4-1) opened this season 8-1-1 to climb to the top of
the Northeast after missing the playoffs for a second
consecutive time last season.

The Sabres, however, haven't been quite as sharp lately. They've
dropped three of four after falling 4-2 at Boston on Saturday
following Friday's 5-2 defeat to Philadelphia. Despite those two
losses, Buffalo and New Jersey are tied with a league-best 33
goals allowed.

"The greater issue is our game has lacked energy the last three
games," coach Lindy Ruff said. "I think the old me might have
gone irate and done something a little bit stranger."

Ruff will likely insert Miller after he was rested in favor of
Jhonas Enroth, who made 33 saves in his NHL debut Saturday.

Miller has been a big reason for Buffalo's success, ranking
among the league leaders with a 9-2-1 record and a 1.89
goals-against average while recording two shutouts in 12 games.

The goaltender, however, didn't fare too well in his last start,
giving up a season-high four goals on 36 shots against the
Flyers. He should get a chance to improve on that against
Edmonton (8-8-2).

Miller has helped the Sabres win their last three meetings with
the Oilers, posting a 1.33 GAA. Buffalo hasn't lost to Edmonton
since a 4-1 road loss Oct. 16, 2003.

The Sabres took the lone matchup last season on Jan. 27, as
Miller made 36 stops and Drew Stafford notched a hat trick to
spur a 10-2 victory at Edmonton.

The Oilers are 2-6-1 since a 6-2-1 start but the team feels it's
showing improvement after Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss at Ottawa.
That came two nights after a 5-3 win over NHL-leading Colorado
snapped a five-game road losing streak.

"It was probably our best three periods in a long time, and we
maybe (could have) had a better result but we didn't," coach Pat
Quinn said. "And in the shootout we couldn't score.

"I don't like the goals that went in on us again ... But
overall, thinking in terms of improvement, we were a little
better in Colorado than we have been and this was a better
effort. Hopefully that will continue."

Jeff Deslauriers made 22 saves in a rare start Tuesday, paving
the way for Nikolai Khabibulin to return Wednesday. Khabibulin,
who ended a personal three-game skid with 34 saves against
Colorado, has a 1.39 GAA in his last five starts against
Buffalo.

Dustin Penner has been one of the bright spots for the Oilers
this season, leading the team with 11 goals and 22 points after
posting 17 and 37, respectively, all last season. The left wing
has a goal in each of the last two games, while also getting an
assist against the Avalanche.

Penner saw all seven of his shots stopped by Miller on Jan. 27,
failing to record a point in his only game against Buffalo.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sabres F Mair clears waivers, to stay in Buffalo]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- Veteran Sabres forward Adam Mair has cleared
waivers and will be staying in Buffalo.

Coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday he's electing to keep Mair in
Buffalo as an extra forward rather than send him to Portland,
Maine, the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate. NHL teams
had until noon Tuesday to claim Mair.

A nine-year NHL veteran, Mair has proven to be the odd-man out
on a team stocked with forwards.

Mair missed the start of the season after having hip surgery.
He's appeared in only three games and registered no points this
season.

The Sabres (9-4-1), on their first two-game losing streak of the
season, host Edmonton on Wednesday.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sabres place forward Mair on waivers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- Veteran Buffalo Sabres forward Adam Mair has
been placed on waivers, with the other 29 NHL teams given until
noon Tuesday to put a claim on him.

Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said the team has a glut of
forwards with the addition of Tim Kennedy and Mike Grier, and he
tried trading the 30-year-old Mair but couldn't find any takers.

If Mair isn't claimed, the Sabres could either keep him or send
him and his $775,000 salary to the Portland Pirates of the
American Hockey League. Mair has played just three games this
season, missing the first four after undergoing arthroscopic hip
surgery.

Mair played 72 or more games each of the past three seasons. He
has played in more than 10 NHL seasons, including seven with the
Sabres.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bruins' PP and goal scoring return.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BOSTON(AP) -- Marco Sturm's reaction after his first goal in over
a month showed what the goal-starved Boston Bruins had been
going through.

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals
as the Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo
on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive
losses of the season.

"A lot of guys were do," said Sturm, who yelled and pumped his
first more enthusiastically than usual when he scored late in
the second period. "A lot of relief. As a forward you never want
to go through that. Hopefully I can relax a little now."

Chara scored his first of the season, Sturm had his first since
the second game of the year and Byron Bitz tallied first since
early October.

"Nice to celebrate," Sturm said, still smiling. "It's been a
while."

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Bruins, who
had scored just once in their previous three games - that coming
with 52 seconds remaining in regulation of a 2-1 shootout loss
to Montreal in its last game on Thursday.

"That's what we've been telling them - to relax," Boston coach
Claude Julien said. "Eventually you're going to score goals. You
know if you stick with it, it's going to turn."

Boston also snapped an 0-for-20 run on the power play.

Derek Roy and Jason Pominville had the Sabres' goals. Buffalo
was 0 for 7 on the power play.

"The greater issue is our game has lacked energy the last three
games," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "I think the old me might
have gone irate and done something a little bit stranger. We've
dealt with some sickness. We're going to back off. We're going
to get the guys some rest."

Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for Boston. Buffalo rookie
netminder Jhonas Enroth, recalled from Portland of the AHL on
Wednesday, made 33 saves in his NHL debut.

The Bruins made it 1-0 just 3:17 into the game when Recchi
tipped Derek Morris' shot from the point past Enroth during
their initial man-advantage opportunity.

Boston, which entered the night with the NHL's worst ranked
power play, made it 2-0 on Chara's first goal of the season at
16:31.

Chara, the 2009 Norris Trophy winner, looked to the ceiling and
raised both arms, possibly showing a bit of relief over his
tough start. He scored a career-high 19 last season.

"There's no doubt it was probably a big sigh of relief for him
and hopefully it gets him going in the right direction," Julien
said.

Facing a rookie goaltender and a team playing on consecutive
nights appeared like the perfect recipe for the Bruins, who made
it 3-0 on Bitz's goal 1:22 into the middle period. Center Steve
Begin collected defenseman Steve Montador's errant pass in the
slot and fed Bitz in front.

"I wasn't that nervous," Enroth said. "I felt pretty confident
before the game and I just wanted to go out there and enjoy the
moment."

The Sabres cut it to 3-1 when Roy batted a bouncing puck by Rask
from the slot, but Sturm one-timed a shot from the left circle
that caromed into the net off the far post, making it 4-1 late
in the second.

Boston had scored just four goals in its previous five games.

Former Sabre Daniel Paille, acquired from Buffalo on Oct. 20,
was stopped on clean breakaway by Enroth's right-pad stop midway
into the opening period. Bergeron flubbed a bid going in alone
midway into the third.

NOTES: Rask made his first start since shutting out Edmonton 2-0
on Oct 31. ... Buffalo had a pair of players reach milestones: C
Tim Connolly played his 500th career game and D Henrik Tallinder
played his 400th. ... It was the Sabres' third game in four
nights. They lost 5-2 at home against Philadelphia on Friday.
... Buffalo pulled its goalie and had the net empty for most of
the final 1:40.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Buffalo (9-2-1) at Boston (6-7-2), 7:00 p.m. EDT

After finishing as the highest scoring team and the top seed in
the Eastern Conference last season, the Boston Bruins are still
trying to reclaim that offensive form in 2009-10.

A potential meeting with goaltender Ryan Miller and the stingy
Buffalo Sabres could be a major test.

The Bruins look to snap a three-game slide Saturday night when
they host the Northeast Division-leading Sabres.

Boston (6-7-2) finished last season with 274 goals, second
behind Detroit's 295. That potent offense was key to the Bruins
finishing atop the East for the first time since the 2001-02
season and accumulating 116 points to come one point shy of San
Jose for the Presidents' Trophy.

The Bruins haven't been nearly as effective offensively this
season, averaging 2.13 goals to rank near the bottom of the
league. Part of their problems can be attributed to a broken
left foot that has sidelined Marc Savard since Oct. 17 and the
departure of Phil Kessel, traded to Toronto in the offseason.

Savard and Kessel combined for 61 goals and 148 points last
season.

Boston hasn't scored more than two goals in a game since a 4-3
shootout win at Ottawa on Oct. 24, going 1-3-1 since while
getting outscored 7-4.

The Bruins fell again Thursday, losing 2-1 in a shootout to
Montreal after getting shut out in each of their previous two.

Patrice Bergeron, though, provided one of the few bright spots
against the Canadiens, scoring with 52 seconds remaining in
regulation to snap a goal drought of 192 minutes, 6 seconds.
After being assured of at least a point by Bergeron, Boston
missed all three shootout attempts.

"At least it's out of our heads now," said Bergeron, who leads
the Bruins with five goals and nine points. "It's one step
forward to get that goal and get that point. But one point is
not good enough."

Boston's offensive struggles have included the power play, which
tied Anaheim as the fourth-best in the NHL last season,
converting 23.6 percent of chances. The unit is now at the
bottom of the league with a 10.9 percent success rate, and is 0
for 20 over the last seven games after coming up empty three
times against the Canadiens.

Now, they'll have to contend with the Sabres (9-3-1), who have
allowed a league-low 29 goals but have dropped two of three.

Miller has been a big part of that stifling defensive play, but
is coming off a subpar performance in Friday's 5-2 loss to
Philadelphia. He gave up a season-high four goals on 36 shots,
but still ranks among the league leaders with a 9-2-1 record and
1.86 goals-against average.

Miller posted a 3-2-0 mark with a 3.36 GAA in five games against
Boston last season. He won his last two meetings with the
Bruins, allowing two goals in each contest.

Buffalo went 4-2-0 against the Bruins last season, including
1-2-0 in Boston.

If the Sabres opt to rest Miller, they'll turn to veteran backup
Patrick Lalime, who lost his only start of the season 4-2
against Atlanta on Oct. 17. He gave up two goals on 14 shots in
relief in his only other appearance, a 5-0 loss to the New York
Islanders last Saturday.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Carcillo, Emery lead Flyers past Sabres]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- Daniel Carcillo and the rest of
Philadelphia's third- and fourth-line players put up some big
numbers against stingy Buffalo.

Carcillo scored twice and Ray Emery made 28 saves to lead the
Flyers to their fifth straight victory over the Sabres, 5-2 on
Friday night.

Known more for their top two trios that include stars like Jeff
Carter, Mike Richards and Scott Hartnell, the Flyers got three
goals and three assists from their pluggers to improve to 8-4-1
with their third straight win.

"I think we can all play, and play against any line of the
league," Carcillo said about his comrades on the bottom rung of
the Philadelphia line ladder. "Fourth line, third line ... it's
just a name I guess."

Carcillo linemate Ian Laperriere had a pair of assists, center
Blair Betts had a helper, and fourth line pivot Darroll Powe
scored a third-period goal.

"Some nights the puck follows you, hits you, and it goes in,"
Laperriere said. "It's fun to play with guys like Betts and
Carcillo. They work hard, and they go to the net."

The end result was an impressive win over a Buffalo team that
came in as the NHL's stingiest defensive unit.

"We knew they have had success both offensively and defensively,
so we talked about getting bodies in front of (Ryan) Miller and
we did that," said Emery, who improved to 5-1-0 in his last six
starts. "We got a lead early, chipped in some late goals, and
played well defensively."

Chris Pronger had a goal and assist, and James van Riemsdyk also
scored, for the Flyers, who've outscored their opponents by a
17-5 margin during their three-game winning stretch.

"They were the better team," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "You
can't find any argument against that. I'm not going to mask it,
it wasn't a good night for us. We didn't help ourselves a lot."

Derek Roy had a power-play goal and assist, rookie Tyler Myers
also scored with the man advantage for Buffalo, and Ryan Miller
made 32 saves. The Sabres (9-3-1) have lost two of their last
three after an 8-1-1 start.

"We can be better," Buffalo forward Mike Grier said. "We have a
good record and the league is going to watch how we do in these
games. We have to show that we're willing not to back down."

Carcillo opened the scoring with 1:21 left in the first period,
deflecting defenseman Braydon Coburn's shot from the top of the
left circle. It was Carcillo's first goal in 47 games, and first
regular season tally for Philadelphia.

Pronger made it 2-0 with his third just 28 seconds into the
second period.

Roy cut the lead in half 4 minutes later, but van Riemsdyk gave
the Flyers a 3-1 edge with 5:05 left in the middle frame when
his cross-ice pass from below the right circle went off Miller's
right leg and into the net.

Powe added his fourth with a slap shot that handcuffed Miller
from the top of the left circle 2:34 into the third period, and
Myers made it 4-2 exactly 8 minutes later.

Carcillo capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 48
seconds remaining to record his first multi-goal game since the
2007-08 season finale against Anaheim.

"We did a good job of being physical and getting in their face,"
Carcillo said. "We want to get on a roll and gain some points
and momentum."

NOTES: Former Sabres co-captain Danny Briere missed his third
game for the Flyers because of a groin strain. ... Sabres C Tim
Connolly played in his 499th career NHL game. He earned his
300th career NHL point with an assist on Roy's goal. ...
Carcillo's last goal was Jan. 18 at Edmonton when he was with
Phoenix. ... Philadelphia snapped a two-game road losing streak.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Flyers-Sabres Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MIKE LIPKA
STATS Writer

Philadelphia (7-4-1) at Buffalo (9-2-1), 7:30 p.m. EDT

Ryan Miller has lifted the Buffalo Sabres to one of the best
starts in the NHL, but he could get a tough test from the
Philadelphia Flyers.

The Sabres try to slow down Philadelphia's high-powered attack
Friday night in Buffalo after being unable to do so while
getting swept in last season's series.

Miller has anchored the league's best defense, which is allowing
2.0 goals per game, and the veteran netminder's 1.69
goals-against average is nearly a goal better than his career
mark.

That's a major reason why Buffalo (9-2-1) has one of the best
records in the league after missing the playoffs each of the
last two seasons.

Miller earned his second shutout of the season with 24 saves in
a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night,
bouncing back after getting pulled from Saturday's 5-0 road loss
to the Islanders in Buffalo's previous game.

"We played a real sound game coming off that loss," Miller said.
"We did a very sound job pushing the puck up the ice, and we
didn't give up anything that was too dangerous. We want to be a
team that's in control."

Miller will likely start a seventh straight game as backup
Patrick Lalime deals with a groin injury.

The goalies each took two losses during Philadelphia's four-game
sweep of the Sabres in 2008-09, with the Flyers totaling 20
goals as Mike Richards racked up four goals and six assists.

The Flyers went 5 for 14 (35.7 percent) on the power play
against Buffalo, and they have been outstanding in that area
this season, converting 28.1 percent of the time (16 for 57).

Richards and Jeff Carter each had two goals and an assist in the
Flyers' 6-2 win over Tampa Bay on Monday, the second straight
game Philadelphia scored six goals even though Danny Briere
(groin) and Simon Gagne (abdomen, hip) remain out.

Rookies James van Riemsdyk and David Laliberte have been among
the players stepping up. Laliberte made his NHL debut Saturday
and has two goals and an assist in his first two games, while
van Riemsdyk - the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 draft - has 13
points in 10 games.

"Gagne and Briere are always welcome in your lineup because
they're going to score all year long consistently," Flyers coach
John Stevens said, "but it's great to see Laliberte and van
Riemsdyk and these guys take advantage of the extra ice time and
use it as an opportunity."

Philadelphia (7-4-1) has scored at least four goals six times
this season, but only once in four road contests. The team has
played just two road games - losing both - since opening the
season with victories at Carolina and New Jersey.

The Sabres, meanwhile, are 5-1-1 at home, averaging 9.0 more
shots than their opponents. Buffalo has managed at least one
power-play goal in each of its home games, but the Flyers have
one of the league's best penalty kills, with opponents
converting 13.5 percent of the time.

That success can be partly attributed to Ray Emery, who is 4-1-0
with a 1.98 GAA in his last five starts. Emery was out of the
NHL last season but struggled against Buffalo while with Ottawa
in 2007-08, going 1-2-0 with a 4.02 GAA.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:02:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Miller, Sabres beat Islanders 3-0]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- After being shut out by the New York
Islanders four days ago, Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres
returned the favor.

Miller made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and
14th overall, and Thomas Vanek had a goal and assist in
Buffalo's 3-0 victory Wednesday night.

Derek Roy and Paul Gaustad also scored to help the Sabres
(9-2-1) rebound from a 5-0 loss to the Islanders on Saturday on
Long Island.

"We played a real sound game coming off that loss," Miler said.
"We did a very sound job pushing the puck up the ice, and we
didn't give up anything that was too dangerous. We want to be a
team that's in control."

They were certainly that against an Islanders team had won four
straight by a combined score of 15-5. But New York was unable to
generate much offense against the NHL's stingiest defense and
its shut-down goalie.

Buffalo has allowed just 24 goals in 12 games this season, and
played perhaps one of its best overall games against the
Islanders. The Sabres took 39 shots, scored twice on the power
play, and killed off three Islanders man-advantage
opportunities.

"It was a real great effort," said Vanek, who scored for the
first time in five games. "We adjusted good from the other
night, and overall played well and deserved to win."

Former Sabres goalie Martin Biron made 36 saves for the
Islanders (5-5-5), who were attempting to win five straight for
the first time since a six-game run in February 2008.

Biron earned the shutout against his former teammates four days
ago.

"I don't think it was anything they did, I think we beat
ourselves tonight," Islanders forward Kyle Okposo said. "We
didn't create a whole lot of opportunities. When we had some, we
shot ourselves in the foot."

Miller helped pull that trigger by repeatedly clearing pucks to
the side or covering them up.

"I think they had to find their moments," Miller said. "They
couldn't get a consistent attack going, which I think is why we
ended up winning that game."

Roy opened the scoring with his first of the season at 8:27 of
the first period on the power play, wristing a shot from the top
of the left circle that beat Biron on the stick side. Buffalo
cashed in again on the power play with 2:47 left in the second
period when Vanek deposited the puck past Biron on his own
rebound from in tight.

Gaustad capped the scoring with 3:41 left when he jammed the
puck in. The play was upheld after a video review showed the
puck crossed the goal line before Biron was able to freeze it.

"They did a lot of things right, but you combine that with our
lack of efficiency in the face-off dot, our lack of urgency at
times, poor decisions, and not skating when we had the
opportunity, it was a bad combination," Islanders coach Scott
Gordon said. "They are one of the better teams in the league,
and they have the ability to do what they did."

NOTES: Buffalo recalled G Jhonas Enroth to replace injured
backup Patrick Lalime, who hurt his groin in practice earlier in
the week. D Toni Lydman was placed on IR because of a groin
injury. ... This was the third meeting between the two teams
already this season. ... New York rookie John Tavares has a
four-game points streak snapped. ... The Islanders will play
eight of their next nine on the road, where they have a 1-3-3
record. ... The Sabres have beaten the Islanders eight times in
the last 10 meetings in Buffalo. ... The Sabres were successful
on 39 of 47 faceoffs.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sabres call up G Enroth to fill in for Lalime]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) -- The Buffalo Sabres have called up goaltender
Jhonas (YO-nis) Enroth from the minors to fill in after backup
Patrick Lalime hurt his groin.

The move was announced Wednesday prior to Buffalo's home game
against the New York Islanders. Coach Lindy Ruff said Lalime is
day to day after he was hurt in practice earlier this week.

Enroth was Buffalo's second-round pick in the 2006 draft. The
Swede has gotten off to a slow start in his second American
Hockey League season with Portland, Maine. He's 3-7 with a 3.9
goals-against average in 10 games.

He was previously called up by the Sabres last February, but did
not appear in an NHL game.]]></description>
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