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Drew Stafford scored the only shootout goal after Buffalo tied the game in the final minute of regulation, and the Sabres beat the Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night in the first pro game in Boston since the marathon bombings on Monday.

Craig Custance looks ahead to the summer to see how Wednesday's trade deadline moves might impact the free agent market and other offseason player movement.

Blog | Conversation | April 04, 2013

Neil Greenberg outlines 10 NHL players who, despite suffering early-season performance drops, likely will turn around their play over the rest of the season. Toronto's Phil Kessel and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin are among the players ready to rebound.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2013

In taking responsibility for the Buffalo Sabres' sputtering start, coach Lindy Ruff remains confident the team can dig itself out of an early-season hole.

TORONTO -- The Buffalo Sabres needed just one game of this new, shortened season to send a message to the rest of the league. They intend on not getting pushed around anymore. And the guy sending the message wasn't who you'd expect. Which is ex...

Injuries played a contributing role in the Buffalo Sabres' midseason swoon. And the Sabres are going to have to deal with them again if they intend to complete a late-season playoff push.

Ryan Miller stopped 44 shots, Drew Stafford scored two goals and the surging Buffalo Sabres beat Washington 5-1 Tuesday night to climb over the Capitals into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Sean Allen looks at some major risers and fallers in his fantasy rankings for the final couple weeks of the season.

• Erik Cole single-handedly gave the Canadiens a 3-0 lead in the first 5:41 of their game against the Senators. It was the fastest hat trick from the start of an NHL game since Jan. 14, 1990, when Calgary's Brian MacLellan had three goals ...

The Rangers gave up way too much -- suffering both mental lapses and defensive breakdowns - and paid for it with a 4-1 loss to the surging Sabres. Drew Stafford tallied twice and goaltender Ryan Miller made 26 saves as Buffalo tied 8th-place Washi...

What it means: Drew Stafford finished with two goals and an assist as the Sabres topped the Rangers 4-1 to stave off a series sweep and keep their remarkable five-week run rolling. Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller made 26 saves as Buffalo improved to 12...

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Travis Turnbull scored his first NHL goal, with some help from the Rangers, and the Buffalo Sabres earned another big win in their playoff quest by beating New York 4-1 on Friday night.

Ryan Miller made 39 saves for his second shutout in as many nights, and Drew Stafford capitalized on a San Jose turnover to score the only goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 1-0 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night.

Recap | Box score | Photos What it means: Sabres winger Drew Stafford tallied twice for Buffalo but New York rallied to tie the game and win it in overtime. Captain Ryan Callahan made a jaw-dropping move to scored the game-winner with 2:01 left to...

The decision to go with Kari Lehtonen in goal on back-to-back night's turned out to be a good one for the Dallas Stars. Lehtonen was brilliant Friday night in Buffalo, but it wasn't enough for the Stars to get two points, as they couldn't hold a 2-0 ...