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'Jack Eichel led the way, tying a franchise record with five assists. Sam Reinhart collected his second career hat trick, with two of the goals coming on the Hartnell major. Kyle Okposo had two goals, with others notched by Jason Pominville and Ryan O'Reilly.' … [Read more...] about Sabres collect themselves after Antipin’s injury, storm past Predators

'"I wasn't head-hunting," Hartnell said. "We were leading the game at that time. Five-minute penalty and they score three quick ones, and that's really ballgame. It's unfortunate. I feel really bad about it. I didn't try to hurt the guy. It was just kind of a hockey play. Those plays happen 10, 15 times a game. It was just an unfortunate accident."' … [Read more...] about Preds’ Hartnell on Antipin hit: ‘I wasn’t head-hunting’

'A little more than nine months ago, Casey Mittelstadt was a wide-eyed 18-year-old getting shown the red carpet by the NHL in advance of the draft. He was on the top prospects' annual trip to Game Four of the Stanley Cup final and it landed him in the Music City.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Mittelstadt’s return sparks memories of Cup final visit

'Sam Reinhart scored the first two, at 15:04 and 17:18, and Kyle Okposo tallied on a wrist shot at 19:00 to put Buffalo into a 6-4 lead through 40 minutes. Reinhart added another goal in the third period for his second career hat trick.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 7, Predators 4

'"What you're starting to see now is really the work that's been put in dating back to when this all started," Adams said, "that approach that we looked at to say, 'How do we really do something special? What does that mean? How do we lay it out?'"' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Junior Sabres making major statement

'It was here in 2003 that the most iconic entry draft in league history took place. It's incredible to go down the list of selections -- and not just from the first round -- to see the impact they're having on their teams with the 2018 playoffs looming.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Music City’s iconic draft still striking right notes 15 years later

'"This was my favorite team growing up," said the native of South St. Paul, Minn. "Minnesota didn't have a team, so I always rooted for Hasek and the Sabres. It was pretty cool to sign with the team that I always dreamed of playing on. I thought it would be a good fit for me, and I'm really glad I signed here."' … [Read more...] about Adam Wilcox’s dream to follow in Dominik Hasek’s footsteps nears reality

'"It will be a lot different," Housley said in KeyBank Center. "Saturday night in Nashville – any night, but mostly Saturday night – it's really a tough place to play, and the crowd will be roaring. It's one of the most entertaining places."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Music City rocking; O’Reilly’s minutes down; new lines

'There was a nice buzz downtown after Eichel and O'Reilly combined to give Buffalo a 2-0 lead with only 7:11 gone. Detroit scored 30 seconds later, tied it on a short-handed goal and took advantage of the Sabres' usual coverage and passing miscues to run away with the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres again taken to school in Mittelstadt’s debut

'These are grim times, indeed. A team that was expected to compete for a playoff spot entered the penultimate home game dead last in the NHL. So you figured it couldn't get any worse. Then again, these are the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Jerry Sullivan: Somehow, Sabres reach new low

'"The biggest challenge of it will be finding the right guy in the room," Lehner said Thursday in KeyBank Center. "You just hope he doesn't swing too much one way or the other way. I definitely want to start seeing more consistent calls, but I don't want a player to just be touching a goalie a little bit and it's called interference, either."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Lehner on goalie interference; Ullmark still out

'The loss came against a team reeling even more than the Sabres. Detroit entered in a 2-12-1 rut, but it nonetheless rallied to hand Buffalo its fifth loss in six games.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Red Wings 6, Sabres 3

'"I'll probably be able to take a nap," Mittelstadt said with a smile. "I have no problem doing that. I should be fine. Once the game gets closer, I'm sure I'll get a little nervous, a little antsy to get out there and get going. But I think for the most part I should be fine. I feel good today. I feel like I belong. So I'm not too nervous."' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt feels like he belongs as he prepares for his first game as a Sabre

'On Wednesday the league released the draft lottery odds for the 15 teams which do not qualify for the playoffs. The team with the worst record in the league has an 18.5 percent chance of winning the lottery for the right to the first pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, scheduled for June 22-23 in American Airlines Center in Dallas.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: NHL releases draft lottery odds

'"He's pretty much the face of the team," the new Buffalo Sabres player said of Eichel. "It's definitely something pretty cool for a kid like me. Being a hockey player, you obviously know who Jack Eichel is. Getting to know him well and kind of having him welcome you in like that is something really special for me."' … [Read more...] about After eating with Eichel, Sabres’ Mittelstadt eager to feast on life in NHL