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Thomas Vanek scored the lone goal in the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 30 saves before the tiebreaker to give the Buffalo Sabres in a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

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

With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, Craig Custance identifies the top available targets.

Blog | Conversation | April 02, 2013

Here's a look at some top end players who have another year left on their deals who could be in play this week, writes Scott Burnside.

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• On a night full of wacky stuff, you could hardly find a wackier game than the Buffalo Sabres' 7-4 win over Northeast Division-leading Boston. The Sabres had been winless in four. At one point, they trailed the Bruins 3-1 after the teams ...

In the first edition of the Player Power Rankings for the 2013 season, veteran forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton are showing there's still some bite left in the San Jose Sharks. Meanwhile, Craig Anderson tops the league's netminders early.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013

-- Thomas Vanek had five points as the Buffalo Sabres dumped the Philadelphia Flyers, pushing Philadelphia off to an 0-2 start. The Flyers have looked sluggish to start the season. -- Patrick Marleau had two goals as the Sharks spoiled the Flames'...

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled rookie forward Zack Kassian from AHL Rochester prior to their home game against the New York Rangers.

Neil Greenberg revisits his Clutch Performance Index (CPI) to see which players have really carried the East's teams early in the 2011-12 season ... and who has let them down. Includes each team's top three players in terms of CPI.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2011

"Clutch" has been a topic debated from bars to bleachers and back, but with Neil Greenberg's new metric -- Clutch Performance Indicator (CPI) -- fans can now see which NHL player's goals have meant the most. So far in 2011-12, Thomas Vanek is No. 1.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2011

Who's the NHL's top sniper? It's likely not someone you'd guess. Neil Greenberg examines true talent shooting percentage to evaluate the NHL's best sharpshooter.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2011

Sean Allen previews the week ahead and looks at some depth chart changes that will alter some players' fantasy values.

There's a chance the Buffalo Sabres could play the final week of the regular season without top-line forwards Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly.

Thomas Vanek scored his NHL-leading 23rd and 24th goal to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

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