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| 7th April, 2007 - 5:41 pm |  Yahoo.com - Tim Connolly's first goal of the season came in the Sabres' most significant win.
Connolly scored in his return from a concussion sustained in last year's playoffs and Buffalo beat the Capitals 2-0 on Saturday to clinch the best record in the NHL.
"It's a big monkey off my back," said Connolly, who scored his first goal in almost a year. "It wasn't something I was really thinking about. I was just going to try to come out and keep it simple out there and try to make the game as easy as possible. But it was really nice to get that."
The Sabres' franchise-record 53rd win was enough to lock up the team's first Presidents' Trophy title and home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs that begin next week. Buffalo will wrap up the regular season Sunday at Philadelphia.
"It's well-earned, but it's a small step on the way to where we want to get," coach Lindy Ruff said. [READ] |
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