'The Sabres came out like gangbusters in the first period, and scored a trio of goals in the opening 20 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold on to down Blues
Archives for January 2023
Opinion: Buffalo guts out win in St. Louis
'Buffalo dug in and tried to find the energy to finish this off, but they wouldn't have been able to do it without some great third period goaltending from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. He frustrated the Blues Vladimir Tarasenko more than once with the final time with 1:48 left from the right circle. Luukkonen had made a great save on Tarasenko early in the period, Tarasenko stole the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Buffalo guts out win in St. Louis
Opinion: Sabres Week in Review: Buffalo remains in playoff hunt
'The Sabres have recently had a big problem with staying out of the penalty box, especially at key times. The team seems to only take penalties when it's the worst time to do so.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres Week in Review: Buffalo remains in playoff hunt
Opinion: Time to latch back on to Sabres
'It has been several years since the last time the Sabres were in playoff contention just past the halfway point of a season. The previous best record the Sabres had through 46 games in a season was back during the 2018-19 season, where Buffalo was 23-17-6 under the tutelage of head coach Phil Housley.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Time to latch back on to Sabres
Sabres road trip remains red hot
'Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner each tallied a goal and two assists. Alex Tuch, Owen Power, and Dylan Cozens also scored for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres road trip remains red hot
Thompson, Sabres hold off Blues for 4th straight victory
'"They're obviously a really good team, and we wanted to make sure that we came out making things simple and just taking time and space away from them," Thompson said. "I think that's what you see in the first shift there. I think the whole first period we stuck to the game plan pretty well and wore them down. In the second, I think we got a little relaxed, a little too … [Read more...] about Thompson, Sabres hold off Blues for 4th straight victory
Postgame Report | Sabres hang on to defeat Blues on the road
'Owen Power added his second goal of the season less than 24 hours after scoring the overtime winner in Dallas. Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens also scored.' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Sabres hang on to defeat Blues on the road
Tuesday's Saint Louis Coverage
Buffalo visits St. Louis after shootout win (AP) Preview: Blues vs. Sabres (StLouisBlues.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Saint Louis Coverage
Observations: Owen Power provides the OT juice as 'Young Guy Andy' wins for Sabres in his 700th game
'Anderson kept his team afloat with huge saves in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Sabres fell behind on Jamie Benn's power-play goal at 1:48 of the first and easily could have been in a three- or four-goal hole were it not for Anderson's acrobatics.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Owen Power provides the OT juice as ‘Young Guy Andy’ wins for Sabres in his 700th game
Sabres Notebook: Rasmus Dahlin's thought on All-Star snub is 'I guess the fans want to see forwards'
'After Tage Thompson was the Buffalo selection made by the NHL's operations department, the Atlantic players voted into the game by fans were Toronto's Auston Matthews, Boston's David Pastrnak and Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Rasmus Dahlin’s thought on All-Star snub is ‘I guess the fans want to see forwards’
Sabres’ Peyton Krebs learning to utilize shot, starting to score goals
'“I don’t think any of us have seen him rip a puck the way he scored that second goal tonight,” Sabres coach Don Granato said following the game in KeyBank Center. “You don’t shoot that if you don’t believe you can score from there. I don’t know if that was the case earlier in the year, even three weeks ago that he would have taken a shot from that area because you don’t think … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Peyton Krebs learning to utilize shot, starting to score goals
Tuesday's Dallas Coverage
Roope Hintz shines in return to Stars lineup despite OT loss to Sabres (Dallas Morning News) Heika's Take: 'The glass half full' (DallasStars.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Dallas Coverage
Sabres rookie Power scores in overtime in 3-2 win over Stars
'“You just keep chugging along,” said Anderson, who made multiple point-blank saves during the first 10 minutes when Dallas took a 1-0 lead and outshot Buffalo 10-0. “Whatever the milestone might be, the milestone is. The love of the game is for real. It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie Power scores in overtime in 3-2 win over Stars
Sabres 'Power' their way past Stars in overtime
'It was rookie defenseman Owen Power scoring his first goal of the season in overtime that put Buffalo past the Stars, securing his team a third-straight win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘Power’ their way past Stars in overtime
Opinion: Power scores game-winner, but Anderson steals the show
'Craig Anderson absolutely stood on his head in his 700th NHL game, allowing just one goal on 10 shots in the first 10 minutes of a game. In the end, the 41-year-old made 29 saves, helping the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win in overtime, thanks to the game-winning goal from their youngest player, Owen Power.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Power scores game-winner, but Anderson steals the show