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First vs. worst and a Western showdown make for a good night....

t too many other professions for which this kind of thing is said. “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that crane operator has shown up to work drunk and on sleeping pills every day for the last two weeks.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that lawyer keeps taking naps when he's supposed to be cross-examining a witness.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that janitor has...

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The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...

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With Mikhail Grabovski expected to miss his second straight game on Tuesday with an injury that is preventing him from getting his left foot into his skate, the Capitals shuffled their forward lines again as the prepare for Tuesday nights visit to Buffalo. Its one of those injuries that can change fast, Capitals coach Adam Oates said Monday. The Caps also practiced without center Brooks Laich, but...

When the Capitals returned to the visiting dressing room Saturday night following their 5-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre, they were greeted by the whoops and hollers of their fathers, grandfathers and brothers. It felt like we won the Stanley Cup in the room afterward, Capitals left wing Jason Chimera said with a laugh. But its what happens next that will truly test the resilience...

s NHL games ... 1. P.A. Scratched. Whoa now ... P.A. Parteneau is a healthy scratch for Colorado? From Dater: "The return of Alex Tanguay, who will play Monday, creates a fuller bench than Roy has had in a while. That, and Parenteau may need to regain a bit more strength in his knee after having only recently returned after missing three weeks with an injury to it." 2. Vancouver's Punching Bag. Via...

s best team - despite a recent slump. The Penguins rebounded from a loss on Saturday and beat the league's worst team on Monday night as goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 shots for his fourth shutout, a 3-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres. ''When you play 82 every one isn't going to be perfect, but we're trying to be the best, not just into late June, but every game,'...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins are a tough team at home, but they have been impossible to beat at Consol Energy Center when scoring the first goal. The Penguins scored the first goal and only goals in the game, shutting out the Buffalo Sabres 3-0. The Penguins improved to 18-0 at home when scoring first and are 11-4 in their past 15 meetings with Buffalo. In center Evgeni Malkin's 500th career...

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PITTSBURGH -- In center Evgeni Malkin's 500th career game, it turned out the Pittsburgh Penguins would not have to depend on his usual production. The goaltending for Marc-Andre Fleury and goals from right winger Chris Kunitz and forward Deryk Engelland proved to be enough to propel the Penguins over the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Monday night at Consol Energy Center. Heading into the game, the Penguins...

The Buffalo Sabres today announced that they will hold an online auction of game-worn jerseys from the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. The current auction, which will include the second set of this season’s third jersey as well as various away j......

COLUMBUS – The Buffalo Sabres were severely out-chanced Saturday night, but they were able to hold off one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League. Christian Ehrhoff and Marcus Foligno each scored shorthanded goals as the Sabres snap......

Ryan Dadoun touts four defensemen in this week's instalment of Waiver Wired....

t help themselves with a pair of recent lackluster efforts against clubs that are currently out of playoff contention. The Penguins will try to avoid another such performance Monday night when they face a cellar-dwelling Buffalo Sabres team that cooled off a red-hot opponent in its most recent game. Pittsburgh (36-14-2) is seven points ahead of Boston and Tampa Bay in the East, and it has a 15-point...

longest win streak in franchise history came to a crashing end against the league's worst team. Now they face a team they've dominated in the Carolina Hurricanes, who are right on their heels in the Metropolitan Division. The visiting Blue Jackets have won seven straight matchups with the Hurricanes heading into Monday night...

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