Drew Stafford News

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 ...

Minutes following Monday's disappointing 5-2 Garden defeat to the Penguins in which Henrik Lundqvist had allowed a tying or winning goal in the final 10 minutes for the third time in his last six starts, the goaltender said it was time for the Rangers to look themselves in the mirror.

Clarke MacArthur, Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored first-period goals, Ryan Miller made 21 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night.

Lindy the Line Tinkerer was at it again Saturday night. And you can look for the coach's shiny new combinations to take the ice again tonight when the Buffalo Sabres meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in Air Canada Centre.

The Carolina Hurricanes have suffered through a lot of frustrating games on the road this season, but their performance in their last home game may have brought them to a new level of anguish.

After dropping four straight games to Florida, Boston, Ottawa, and Washington, the Buffalo Sabres have finally lost their lead in the Northeast Division, and now sit 3rd behind Ottawa and Boston.

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

Philly's Scott Hartnell, left, and Derek Roy of the Sabres collide in the first period.

Alfredson leads Sens over Sabres Buffalo Sabres' Paul Gaustad, 28, dumps Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza as Sabres goaltender Patrick Lalime looks on during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa Saturday November 21, 2009.

It didn't go well last year for him here when he made his first appearance in Ottawa since leaving.

Greetings from downtown as the Sabres get set for a nifty November special against the Boston Bruins .

Maybe it's bad fruit. Or maybe someone is slipping sleeping pills into the sports drinks.

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 Ottawa Senators seek a season high-tying third straight victory tonight in a matchup with the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Place.

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

Thomas Vanek doesn't look quite right. Never an NHL speedster, the burst he had seems to have lessened.

Take a listen to the comments from Sabres' forward Drew Stafford following a 6-2 loss to Florida.

Michael Frolik netted a pair of scores as Florida used a four-goal third period to down Buffalo, 6-2, at HSBC Arena.

The Buffalo Sabres held off the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night in the Wachovia Center and the Flyers rebounded by holding the Sabres' place in the NHL record books Monday.

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