'"It's hard," Lehner said in American Airlines Center. "This is the sport, this is the life I choose. I'm pretty fortunate. At the end of the day I'm a goalie in the National Hockey League. This happens to a lot of goalies. You've just got to throw this out and go to the next game because I think we've been playing some decent hockey lately."' … [Read more...] about Lehner, Sabres watch the wind leave their sails in loss
Archives for November 5, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Defensive depth tested again; Botterill inducted into Michigan Hall of Fame
'Just 14 games into the season, the Sabres have already used 10 defensemen. Last season, they dressed 12.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Defensive depth tested again; Botterill inducted into Michigan Hall of Fame
The Wraparound: Stars 5, Sabres 1
'The Sabres faced a 4-0 deficit with just 12:51 off the clock Saturday. Dallas needed only eight shots to bury Buffalo in the early hole.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Stars 5, Sabres 1
Inside the Sabres: Players vote for their favorite road city
'"Anyone who doesn't vote for Vegas is lying," Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner said with a grin. "I'd never been there. It's a nice, clean, cool city. The rink was awesome. There was a lot of good entertainment in it. It was a really good atmosphere." … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Players vote for their favorite road city
Sunday's Dallas Coverage
Stars play their 'best 60 minutes' of the season, bury Sabres 5-1 (Dallas Morning News) Martin Hanzal will 'probably' practice with Stars on Sunday, could return vs. Islanders (Dallas Morning News) Cold facts: Stars jump on Buffalo early, take 5-1 victory (Dallas Morning News) Photo gallery (NHL.com) Stars strike early, often in 5-1 rout of Buffalo (DallasStars.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Dallas Coverage
Dallas uses 4-goal 1st period to beat Buffalo 5-1
'Lehner made only four saves before Chad Johnson came in and stopped 13 shots.' … [Read more...] about Dallas uses 4-goal 1st period to beat Buffalo 5-1
Fast start propels Stars to 5-1 win over Sabres
'"I give (the Stars) credit. They went to the net hard," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "The second one bounces over (Matt) Tennyson's stick and it goes right to their guy. Would we have wanted to change that? Yes, because I thought our guys played well and did a lot of good things. I thought we played good, it was just unfortunate we got bad bounces."' … [Read more...] about Fast start propels Stars to 5-1 win over Sabres
Dallas dumps Sabres 5-1
'The third goal of the game forced a goaltender change for Buffalo. Stephen Johns' second goal of the season ended Lehner's night just over ten minutes into the first period. Smith and Faksa recorded assists on the even strength goal. Chad Johnson replaced Lehner in net after the goal. However, Tyler Seguin's eighth goal of the season came on the power play and gave Dallas a … [Read more...] about Dallas dumps Sabres 5-1
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Stars
'"I thought we had a pretty good start, we were playing in their end, and getting some opportunites, outshooting them [in the] first period and then they just got a couple bounces and all of a sudden you find yourself down pretty big and it's tough to come back from that. It's a good hockey team, so, we needed a big effort tonight and obviously it wasn't there, so it's … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Stars
5 Observations: Stars take down Sabres 5-1
'Buffalo was outplayed at both ends of the ice and Dallas made them pay, capitalizing on some nice rushes and hammering home two rebounds. Dallas only had two more shots than the Sabres but they dominated nearly the entire period.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Stars take down Sabres 5-1
Lehner yanked in Sabres 5-1 loss to Stars
'For the fifth time this season, the Sabres have allowed five or more goals. Buffalo has only played 14 games. Think about that: In nearly a third of the Sabres games they’ve allowed five or more goals, which is nearly mind-boggling bad.' … [Read more...] about Lehner yanked in Sabres 5-1 loss to Stars
Stars ride early lead to win against Sabres
'Buffalo made it 4-1 at 11:51 of the second period when Ryan O'Reilly got to a loose puck and beat Lehtonen with a wrist shot.' … [Read more...] about Stars ride early lead to win against Sabres
Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Stars
'"I have to be better," he said. "It's a game of mistakes, I made a mistake there, and together with a bounce and a good goal there it's 3-0. It's unfortunate."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Stars
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Comets earn first home win (Utica Observer Dispatch) Amerks rally in third but fall in shootout to Comets (Amerks.com) Déjà vu night ends in Comets favor (UticaComets.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage