Lindy Ruff

Tyler Myers, Jochen Hecht and Clarke MacArthur scored in the first 2:11 of the game and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Drew Stafford and Jason Pominville also scored to help Buffalo win its fifth straight game, the team's longest winning streak since a six-game stretch in December 2007. Ryan Miller made 36 saves in his 300th NHL game. Martin St. Louis, Victor Hedman and Vincent Lecavalier scored for Tampa Bay, 5-2-1 in its last eight. Mike Smith, making his seventh straight start, stopped 30 shots. The Sabres' early burst was the fastest ... Read Full Story

The Sabres played three games this past week, all of which were decided by one goal. Although Buffalo did not lose, they did not play very well, explained Head Coach Lindy Ruff. Read Full Story

Clarke MacArthur scored on a penalty shot, Ryan Miller made 36 saves, and Tyler Myers scored his first NHL goal to help keep the Buffalo Sabres undefeated in regulation with a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night. Tim Connolly had a goal and assist, and Jochen Hecht, Patrick Kaleta, and Jason Pominville also scored for the Sabres (4-0-1). Myers and MacArthur also had assists. Matt Moulson had a goal and assist, No. 1 draft pick John Tavares added a goal, and Andy Sutton also scored for the Islanders (0-2-3). Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson allowed four goals on 12 shots before ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buffalo Sabres wing Thomas Vanek scored twice in his team's 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, but is expected to miss considerable time after sustaining an upper body injury during the game. Vanek scored twice in the second period as the Sabres routed last year's Stanley Cup finalists to improve to 3-0-1 to start the new season. Vanek fell awkwardly and slid into the boards after his second goal at 12:46 in the second period, sending him to the locker room. "Thomas is going to miss some time," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff told reporters. "(He'll be out) ... Read Full Story

Sabres forward Thomas Vanek will be out for what coach Lindy Ruff termed as "weeks" after sustaining an upper body injury in a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Without providing the exact nature of the injury, Ruff said following the game Tuesday that Vanek will "miss some time," before adding that it's going to be weeks and not days. Vanek did not return after scoring his second goal of the game against Detroit at the 12:46 mark of the second period. Though Vanek fell awkwardly after snapping in the shot at the right post, Ruff said the player had been hurt earlier ... Read Full Story