Michal Rozsival, banged up in each of the first two games of the playoff series against Buffalo, fired a shot from just inside the blue line 16:43 into the second overtime Sunday to lift the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Sabres.

Head coach Lindy Ruff of the Sabres has been fined an undisclosed amount by the NHL for his tirade at the end of Friday night's win over the Rangers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

With Chris Drury and Thomas Vanek scoring clutch goals, the Sabres didn't need to play an entire game to beat the Rangers for a second consecutive time.

Chris Drury is forever immortalized in the New York area as the boy who twirled a five-hitter in the title game to pitch Trumbull to the 1989 Little League World Series championship.

Ales Kotalik and the Sabres provided an answer to anyone questioning whether they are the elite team in the NHL.

Sean Avery is coming after the Sabres.

Ryan Miller's blind glove save in the final seconds was enough -- barely -- to lift the Sabres past the Islanders and into the Eastern Conference semifinals.

If the Islanders hope to turn things around and make a deep run into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they will have to do it without defenseman Sean Hill.

Chris Drury has a knack for scoring big goals.

The Sabres' big boppers are back and so is home-ice advantage.

Now that Rick DiPietro has returned to the ice, the biggest question surrounding the Islanders is why captain Alexei Yashin saw so little of it.

Rick DiPietro has the Sabres to thank for his most intense workout in three weeks.

Sabres center Paul Gaustad is recovering from a sliced tendon in his lower left leg and might return to the team within a month.

Islanders starting goalie Rick DiPietro has been cleared for practice and could be ready to play Game 2 of New York's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against Buffalo.

The Sabres enjoyed their best regular season in franchise history.

Drew Stafford will be part of the Sabres playoff roster after the rookie forward was recalled from the minors on Monday.

The Islanders were pushed to the limit to earn the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Tim Connolly's first goal of the season came in the Sabres' most significant win.

Maxim Afinogenov returned for Buffalo's game against Boston on Thursday night, the Sabres forward's first after missing 21 with a broken left wrist.