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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

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.

Sabres-Islanders Preview

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

Canucks-Sabres Preview

Thomas Vanek scored twice, once on a power play and again when Buffalo was short-handed, and the Sabres handed the Rangers their first loss of the season, 3-1.

Thomas Vanek scored his second consecutive game-winner, capping a two-goal third period in Buffalo's 3-2 victory over the Rangers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

No matter how skilled a player is, if he doesn't work hard, he's nowhere on this Sabres team. That is a lesson Thomas Vanek had to learn the hard way in Buffalo.

Thomas Vanek scored twice, sparking a three-goal second period, and Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots in the Sabres' 5-2 win over the Rangers.