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Ryan Miller made 35 saves for his 16th career shutout, Nathan Gerbe scored his first NHL goal, and the Buffalo Sabres halted Washington's six-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory over the league-leading Capitals on Wednesday night.

The NHL season hasn't reached the halfway point but the Sabres ' accomplishments from Thanksgiving to the arrival of December rank at least semi-remarkable. Consider: The five-goal explosion in their victory over Carolina -- a game that could have melted into disaster; or the ransacking of the Flyers behind 's absolute dominance the day after ...

Scoring Summary 1ST PERIOD NJD BUF 17:51 1 0 18:58 2 0 2ND PERIOD NJD BUF 0:39 3 0 3RD PERIOD NJD BUF No scoring this period 3 0 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Martin Brodeur tied Terry Sawchuk's NHL record with his 103rd shutout, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

How do you go from 20th in penalty killing to second in less than a month? Ask the Buffalo Sabres.

Chris Butler missed practice today, but says the swelling in his sprained ankle has already gone down.

Montreal Canadiens' Tom Pyatt chases the puck in between Buffalo Sabres' Ryan Miller and Steve Montador.

Briere blindsided Hannan on Monday after the Colorado player scored to give the Avalanche a 5-2 lead.

Clarke MacArthur scored the eventual game- winning goal in the third, and the Buffalo Sabres became the second team in as many games to score five third-period goals against the Hurricanes in a 5-1 win at HSBC Arena.

Tim Connolly broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of goals in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres broke their four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Friday afternoon.

It doesn't take a stellar long-term memory to recall the Buffalo Sabres ' last meeting with the Boston Bruins .

Buffalo Bills interim coach Perry Fewell's decision to start Ryan Fitzpatrick in Sunday's game at the Jacksonville Jaguars is a strong clue that Trent Edwards no longer is regarded as the team's franchise quarterback.

The Buffalo Sabres have been a streaky team as of late, and Friday night was no exception.

Not everyone reaches the quarter point at the same time in the NHL, and with an 82-game schedule, it's impossible to pick the exact moment when one-fourth of the season is in the books.

The numbers say the Buffalo Sabres' power play is sputtering quite a bit compared to last year, especially on the road.

Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff found his team in an unlikely spot relative to recent seasons, as an excess of capable grinders made Monday's waiving of long-time Sabre Adam Mair an acceptable proposition.

After failing to score in the team's first 11 games, Derek Roy didn't seem to have any weight lifted off his shoulders after his goal proved the game winner in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders at HSBC Arena.

Tim Connolly called it the best win of the year. Why? Because the Buffalo Sabres probably should have lost.

Thumbing through the coaches handbook for the quintessential example of a bad turnover? Toronto's Niklas Hagman had just the thing for you Friday night.

Tim Kennedy's first career NHL goal was the difference for the Buffalo Sabres in their 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center Wednesday night.