Nylander extends goal streak in Amerks' win at Binghamton (Buffalo News) Olofsson, Leier power Amerks to fifth straight road win (Amerks.com) Amerks slip by Devils 5-3 (BinghamtonDevils.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage
Archives for March 2019
Sabres hope to keep their secondary scoring in synch in matchup with Avalanche
'"Especially as of late, we've done a good job having secondary scoring. It's getting better," Rodrigues said. "'Eichs' has been hot but throughout the lineup we've helped contribute."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to keep their secondary scoring in synch in matchup with Avalanche
Saturday's Colorado Coverage
Avs host Sabres in first test without Landeskog (The Sports Xchange) Sabres at Avalanche preview (NHL.com) Avalanche Hosts Sabres in Saturday Matinee (ColoradoAvalanche.com) Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Sabres (ColoradoAvalanche.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Colorado Coverage
Sabres' Housley moves Mittelstadt to left wing
'Housley knows it can take pressure off a young player to move him to wing. He said, “I just wanted to see how it looked and I liked it. We didn’t do a lot of 5-on-5 drills, but I though the rush drills were really good.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Housley moves Mittelstadt to left wing
Rodrigues capitalizing on shorthanded chances
'"He has a really good innate ability to sense an opportunity and he has very, very good speed," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "His hockey IQ comes through in those situations of just knowing when to jump and when to attack and maybe in some of those situations where he doesn't have an opportunity, he folds back, but he's been really good on the penalty kill."' … [Read more...] about Rodrigues capitalizing on shorthanded chances
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Will Borgen's physical style of play gives him puncher's chance with Amerks (Buffalo News) Sound Tigers win streak snapped by Americans (Connecticut Post) Wedgewood, Amerks shutout Sound Tigers to sweep season series (Amerks.com) Sound Tigers suffer 5-0 loss to Rochester (SoundTigers.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres do a lot, but just not enough to win
'"It's frustrating, pretty wide-open hockey," said goalie Carter Hutton, who made seven of his 41 saves in a wild overtime period. "I don't know if we want to exchange chances with a team like that. We get in the habit of doing that and we don't fare too well."' … [Read more...] about Sabres do a lot, but just not enough to win
Sabres Notebook: Hawks slip back in race, Casey Mittelstadt returns to site of draft
'"I think that kind of speaks to how close it is," said Hawks star and South Buffalo native Patrick Kane. "Obviously some teams that we were right there with us went on winning streaks so that didn't help us much. You can look at it that by losing a couple games you get yourself out of it pretty quick. But also if we win a few games and go on a run like we did earlier, we'll … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Hawks slip back in race, Casey Mittelstadt returns to site of draft
The Wraparound: Blackhawks 5, Sabres 4 (SO)
'The Sabres lost their ninth in a row here (0-6-3) and continue to be winless since Jan. 10, 2007, their longest drought in any NHL arena. It was the third straight year Buffalo has lost in the building past regulation.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blackhawks 5, Sabres 4 (SO)
Friday's Chicago Coverage
Blackhawks squander an early lead but recover in time to beat the Sabres 5-4 in a shootout (Chicago Tribune) John Hayden gets a chance on the Blackhawks' top line with Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Hawks’ playoff chances dip despite 5-4 shootout win over Sabres (Chicago Sun Times) Blackhawks notes: Toews the lone bright … [Read more...] about Friday’s Chicago Coverage
Blackhawks rally for 5-4 shootout win over Sabres
'“This is where we’re at right now. We’re going to have to scrape and claw for every point we get,” Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. “You get that one-goal lead, now it’s time to buckle down. We were trying to do the right thing. They got a little puck luck.”' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks rally for 5-4 shootout win over Sabres
Blackhawks best Sabres 5-4 in a shootout
'With the loss, the Sabres have now dropped nine-consecutive games on the road and have not won in regulation away from KeyBank Center since December 16th, 2018, when they defeated the Bruins 4-2 in Boston. The Sabres' last road victory was a 4-3 overtime win in Calgary on Janurary 16th.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks best Sabres 5-4 in a shootout
Sabres come storming back in Chicago only to lose in a shootout
'Crawford is now 10-0-0 against Buffalo because after Jack Eichel scored in the shootout, Sam Reinhart was stopped.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come storming back in Chicago only to lose in a shootout
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blackhawks
'On playing better in front of Hutton: "He's been big for us all year. We support and believe in him, but we have to do a better job in front of him. Both of our goaltenders have played well enough to put us in a position to win and we have to do a better job in front of them."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blackhawks
Anisimov scores twice, Blackhawks defeat Sabres in shootout
'"It's just frustrating," Hutton said. "I can't put it into words right now. It seems like Groundhog Day right now. I do my best to try and compete and it's hard not getting wins here."' … [Read more...] about Anisimov scores twice, Blackhawks defeat Sabres in shootout