Patrick Lalime News

The numbers for the Sabres against Ottawa haven't been very good the past few years.

Lindy Ruff gave The Howard Simon Show an early Christmas gift during his weekly 8 a.m. Tuesday appearance, announcing Ryan Miller as Wednesday night's starter -- in Ottawa -- and admitting Patrick Lalime will play this weekend.

Greetings from HSBC Arena, which has all kinds of red and white Chicago Blackhawks jerseys in the crowd for the / Brian Campbell show.

Buffalo Sabres visit the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night at the Bell Centre. Off to a strong start on their three-game road trip, the Buffalo Sabres look to continue that success in a place where they haven't found much recently.

A volatile week at the top, thanks to an earthquake-type rumble in the Pacific Division.

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.

Theyre four games in to a five-game homestand and the Buffalo Sabres have won two and lost two.

Soupy was back in Buffalo. 12.11 Patrick Kane Pregame Interview WGR 550's Paul Hamilton talked with Buffalo native and Blackhawk forward Patrick Kane after the pregame skate on Friday.

The Blackhawks seemingly caught a good break Friday when Lindy Ruff, coach of the Buffalo Sabres, decided to rest his top goaltender, Ryan Miller, and put Patrick Lalime between the pipes instead.

Ruff calls it"The Battle of South Buffalo" Updated: Friday, 11 Dec 2009, 6:16 PM EST Published : Friday, 11 Dec 2009, 6:16 PM EST John Murphy HSBC Arena - Pat Kane says he grew up 300-yards away from Tim Kennedy in South Buffalo, right around the corner.A Now Kane and KennedyA face each other in the NHL for the first time, in Buffalo--Kane, the ...

Kaleta, known more for his fists than offensive touch, scored from in-close in the first and then converted a short-handed breakaway in the second to give the Sabres a 3-2 lead.

Veteran goalies don't exactly relish conditioning trips to the minor leagues, but in the case of Patrick Lalime, a chance to get some work with the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates seemed a perfect remedy for some ugly early-season stat lines.

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.

Sabres forward Paul Gaustad participated fully in Thursday's practice at HSBC Arena, and while there is no timetable for his return, it appears another gritty forward is set for a Saturday showdown with the Rangers.

's season mirrors that of the New York Rangers : a hot start and not much going on lately.

The hottest hockey team in Maine will skate out of the home locker room at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday night, looking to tack another win onto a 10-game points streak in a game against its arch-rival, Providence.

He'll play on Friday and Saturday for the Pirates and then come back to Buffalo on Sunday.

Ryan Miller has never been better and his timing is just about perfect, with an almost certain starting job for Team USA at the Vancouver Olympics looming just over two months away.

DuckDuckPuck.com: Out of the Cellar Justin Stine, our Anaheim Ducks correspondent, offers some positive news on a team that has mostly been surrounded by negatives this season.

Our Ultimate Sports Road Trip tour through Texas had us sailing by the site of the old Reunion Arena in Dallas.