The Sabres beat the Washington Capitols, 3-1, to extend their winning streak to five games and break the .500 mark for the second time this season.

Jochen Hecht let the charge with two goals for the Sabres, his seventh and eighth goals of the year. And Jason Pominville ended his 13 game scoreless streak with a goal in the second period which was also assisted by Hecht.

Here is the Buffalo News story on the game.

Sabres Insider coverage here.

AP story from Yahoo News.

(Photo courtesy of AP News)

The Sabres continued their streak of playing well but not well enough to win. Outshooting their opponent for the seventh straight game, the Sabres were unable to pull out a victory.

Here is the Buffalo News story on the game.

In other Sabres news Goalie Ryan Miller did an interview with ESPN’s David Amber. The interview was pretty entertaining and informative highlighted by this exchange:

Q: Last season, the Sabres led the NHL in goals en route to the Presidents’ Trophy. This season, without Daniel Briere and Chris Drury, it’s a different story. For you as a goalie, the margin of error is smaller. How does this change your approach to the game?

A: I hope it makes me a better player. It’s true, last year, no matter what went wrong, we thought we would win. It’s a new challenge every year. I don’t think you can put too much stock into saying “I have to do this.” You have to be able to go out and just play hockey without worrying about everything. I could get really philosophical here and explain the difference between “I have to do well” and “I want to do well.” There’s a difference between that mind-set and preparing to just go out and do your job.