Clarke Macarthur News

The first-place Buffalo Sabres will shoot for a fifth straight victory when they visit the Ottawa Senators for tonight's Northeast Division clash at Scotiabank Place.

The Buffalo Sabres continued their winning ways by taking advantage of the undisciplined Montreal Canadiens.

Clarke MacArthur scored a power-play goal 14:41 into the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to four with a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.

LeBron James scored 33 points, Anderson Varejao added a season-high 22, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from consecutive sloppy road losses with a 104-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

The struggling New York Rangers will try to avoid a third consecutive loss when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's Empire State battle at Madison Square Garden.

Patrick Lalime made 39 saves, and Thomas Vanek and Clarke MacArthur scored in the Buffalo Sabres' 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist for Pittsburgh, which won for the sixth time in seven games by beating Colorado last night.

Jochen Hecht left the Rangers game with back spasms, but he skated this morning and will play.

Craig Rivet spent 12-plus seasons in Montreal, more than enough to learn the terrain in the Land of Les Habitants.

Lindy Ruff always says he hates using seven defensemen. Well, he's doing it tonight.

Sabres defenceman Andrej Sekera checks Canadiens left-winger Travis Moen in Buffalo on Thursday night.

You've heard the rhetoric numerous times over the past two-plus years, how the talent is there even when the goals are not, how every player endures scoring droughts, how they squeeze their sticks before eventually coming around.

Ryan Miller made 30 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres scored five goals in the third period to keep the Carolina Hurricanes winless on the road with a 5-1 victory Saturday night.

Tim Connolly and a little desperation helped the Buffalo Sabres snap a four-game losing streak.

The Buffalo Sabres finally broke through against Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Michael Leighton in the third period for five unanswered goals in the team's 5-1 win Saturday night at HSBC Arena.

Lindy Ruff couldn't speculate about the injuries suffered by Craig Rivet and Paul Gaustad.

The rumblings are building big-time. It's the same old Sabres. They started well, tailed off and are back in the pack.

The Buffalo Sabres don't have anyone in the top 50 in the NHL in goals. They don't have anyone in the top 60 in the league in points.

Jim Ellis, like the father of probably every NHL player, is extremely proud of his kid.

Lydman has only played four games this season. His last was October 21st at Florida.