Derek Roy

Q&A: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff rolls four lines, which he says will benefit his team when the travel schedule becomes "ridiculous" in January and February. Lindy Ruff has been Buffalo's coach since 1997, and USA TODAY hockey...

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Okposo scores winner in OT after Islanders lose big lead

Okposo scores winner in OT after Islanders lose big lead • N.Y. ISLANDERS 4, CAROLINA 3 (OT): Former Gopher Kyle Okposo scored the winner off a turnover with 14.4 second left in overtime for the Islanders on Friday night in...

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NHL Roundup: Nash gets winner for Blue Jackets

Columbus captures victory in shootout Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2...

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Roy, Pominville push Sabres to win over Flames

By Justin Piercy, CBC Sports Download Flash Player to view this content. The scoring may have started quickly but the game went the distance as the Sabres topped the Calgary Flames in a shootout in Buffalo on Friday night,...

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Knuble breaks finger in Caps' 3-1 win over Wild

Brian Pothier scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday for their fourth win in a row without Alex Ovechkin. Mike Green scored in the second period for...

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Injuries taking their toll on Oilers

ATLANTA — It’s getting so bad, the Edmonton Oilers are starting to lose players on off-days now. Friday the team announced Fernando Pisani was their latest casualty, sent home due to complications with ulcerative colitis. The...

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Race for Olympic team at halfway point

Canadian roster could see several changes Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is one of several Canadian Olympic hopefuls dealing with an injury. (Richard Lam/Canadian Press) Any player that Steve Yzerman has marked...

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Gleason: Ruff goes soft to keep team playing hard

Just before the season, Lindy Ruff pulled his leaders aside and told them they needed to take over the Buffalo Sabres' dressing room. He made it clear that he was finished barking after every poor performance. This was their...

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Devils improve to 8-0 on road

Playing on the road doesn't seem to bother the New Jersey Devils one bit. Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a power-play goal and an assist, and Martin Brodeur made 19 saves as the Devils improved to 8-0 away from home...

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Bruins find scoring touch, topple Sabres

Marco Sturm's reaction after his first goal in more than a month showed what the goal-starved Boston Bruins had been going through. Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the Bruins halted a rough...

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