The Buffalo Sabres have recalled rookie forward Zack Kassian from Rochester of the AHL. It's the third time the Sabres' 2009 first-round draft pick has been called up this season. Saturday's move comes a day after forward Cody McCormick was hurt in a 3-2 shootout win over Dallas. Kassian has three goals and three assists in 19 games with Buffalo this season. The Sabres...

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was clutching his right arm in pain and had to be helped off the ice after being upended by defenseman Jordan Leopold in practice Tuesday. The Sabres had no update on Ruff's status, except to say the coach was not available to address reporters as he usually does after practice. A person familiar with what happened told The Associated Press that...

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was clutching his right arm in pain and had to be helped off the ice after being upended by defenseman Jordan Leopold in practice Tuesday. The Sabres had no update on Ruff's status, except to say the coach was not available to address reporters as he usually does after practice. A person familiar with what happened told The Associated Press that...

The Buffalo Sabres recalled right wing Zack Kassian from Rochester on Saturday and demoted center Luke Adam. The 21-year-old Kassian has three goals and three assists with the Sabres this season. Adam, meanwhile, has 10 goals and 10 assists in 52 games but has gone nearly two months without a point. Kassian is expected to be in the lineup for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.

Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres are trying to make a push into playoff contention. Both teams, though, still have a lot of work remaining. The surging squads meet Saturday in Buffalo, where the Sabres will try to extend a pair of point streaks at the expense of the Lightning. Buffalo (24-24-6) is currently in 11th place in the East, eight points behind Toronto...

Don't count out the Buffalo Sabres just yet. Nathan Gerbe scored the decisive shootout goal in the fifth round to cap a 3-2 comeback victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. The Sabres overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit. And after a forgettable and injury-plagued first half of the season, Buffalo's the healthiest it has been in months, and now on a 5-0-1 roll...

Nathan Gerbe scored the decisive shootout goal in the fifth round and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night. Derek Roy forced overtime by scoring with 39 seconds left, and Thomas Vanek also scored to help the Sabres improve to 5-0-1 in their last six games. Ryan Miller made 24 saves in helping the Sabres (24...

At least the Bruins made the night bearable for somebody. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was relegated to the press box for Wednesday’s game against Boston after suffering three broken ribs when defenseman Jordan Leopold crashed into him in practice on Monday. But Ruff enjoyed the view from up top, with his club’s total dismantling of a sloppy Bruins squad in a 6-0 rout easing his pain...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Steven Stamkos had a goal and assist, and the resurgent Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night for their seventh win in 10 games. Mathieu Garon made 26 saves, and Steve Downie also scored during the Lightning's two-goal second period. Tampa Bay (24-24-6) is on a 7-1-2 roll and has earned at least a point in a season-high four...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Nathan Gerbe scored the decisive shootout goal in the fifth round and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night. Derek Roy forced overtime by scoring with 39 seconds left, and Thomas Vanek also scored to help the Sabres improve to 5-0-1 in their last six games. Ryan Miller made 24 saves in helping...

Injured Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff won't be behind the team's bench for Wednesday's game against the Boston Bruins. Assistant James Patrick will assume Ruff's duties as head coach. Patrick normally oversees the defensemen. Patrick also said Wednesday that Ruff was hoping to be at the game, and will either watch live from the press box or in his office on television...

With Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff nursing three broken ribs and watching from the press box, goalie Ryan Miller made 36 saves to earn his second shutout in three games in a 6-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. Jason Pominville scored twice, set up both times up by Ville Leino, helping Buffalo improve to 4-0-1 in its past five. Tyler Ennis had a goal and assist,...

If you keep up on the goings-on on the internet, then chances are you’ve come across this little note from the site Icethetics, the Buffalo Sabres are dumping the current “throwback” third jerseys in favor of a new black one. Now the site’s owner Chris does agree that the rumor of a new black jersey is a difficult one to buy into, but it is still something...

Sabres coach Lindy Ruff has three broken ribs after being upended by defenseman Jordan Leopold in practice on Monday. In providing the update, the Sabres announced that Ruff is expected to be back for practice Tuesday to ''resume his coaching responsibilities.'' Ruff was hurt during a puck-chase drill as Leopold was trying to cut off forward Ville Leino. Ruff was...

Lindy Ruff has been in his position longer than any other current NHL coach. He was hired back in 1997 and retained his post as Sabres coach while 170 other coaching changes have been made in the league. But Wednesday night in Buffalo, Ruff will have to find a new position to watch his club’s game against the Bruins. Ruff suffered three broken ribs when he was upended in an accidental...

Thomas Vanek said yesterday that he is feeling much better than he had been last week.Today, after another practice with his teammates, Vanek said that his upper body injury is healing to the point where he will likely be in the lineup for the Dallas Stars game in Buffalo on Friday night. Vanek skated in place of Paul Gaustad today at practice. Goose was not on the ice, and its not known if...

Buffalo, NY – It took until the latter stages of the game, but the Sabres (24-24-6) were finally able to cash in on their countless opportunities as they rallied to defeat the Dallas Stars(28-23-3) 3-2 in a shootout in front of the home crowd at First Niagara Center. Derek Roy was able to force overtime when he put the puck past Dallas goaltender Kari Lehtonen with just 39...

Steven Stamkos had a goal and assist, and the resurgent Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night for their seventh win in 10 games. Mathieu Garon made 26 saves, and Steve Downie also scored during the Lightning's two-goal second period. Tampa Bay (24-24-6) is on a 7-1-2 roll and has earned at least a point in a season-high four straight road games (3...

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff wasn't running team practice Tuesday. Ruff suffered three broken ribs during Monday's practice when he was hit by defenseman Jordan Leopold. Leopold went crashing to the ice and ran into the back legs of an unsuspecting Ruff, who tumbled and landed on his right side. Ruff, 51, is in his 14th season as the club's coach and is the winningest...

During a season in which very little as gone right for Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres, the goalie prefers hedging his bets on when -- or even whether -- he'll catch Dominik Hasek in the franchise record book. And it makes no difference that Miller's 234 career wins have him only one away from breaking The Dominator's mark, or that it could happen as early as Saturday...

Hey, it's our good friends the Buffalo Sabres! It's been a while since the Bruins have seen that lovable bunch of misfits currently residing in the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Of course, the fact that the Sabres are struggling doesn't mean the Bruins can look past them, either. NESN Nation's Dan Duquette is excited to have the Sabres back in the picture because...

I saw Luke Adam in the press box last night at First Niagara Center. The rookie centre was trying hard to smile after yet another healthy scratch. Adam has been demoted to Rochester. Zack Kassian has been recalled..

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff suffered three broken ribs during Monday's practice. Ruff was hit by defenseman Jordan Leopold when he was injured. The team did not elaborate on the severity but said Ruff is expected to return to the team for Tuesday's practice. Leopold went crashing to the ice and ran into the back legs of an unsuspecting Ruff, who tumbled and landed on...

Earlier today Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jordan Leopold "slipped and fell" and slid right into Sabres head coach and lead whiner Lindy Ruff. Or so that's what the Sabres wants us to think:Towards the end of the practice during one-on-one battle drills, defenseman Jordan Leopold lost an edge coming up the ice on Ruff’s blindside and ended up taking the Sabres bench...

The Buffalo Sabres have demoted defenseman Brayden McNabb to AHL Rochester, where the rookie will have the benefit of getting more playing time after missing eight games with a concussion. Coach Lindy Ruff announced the move Thursday, saying McNabb has been cleared to play. Ruff says McNabb was sent down to allow him to get additional ice time. That's unlikely to happen in...