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'The Columbus goaltender made 40 saves Tuesday night to deal the Sabres a 3-1 loss in Nationwide Arena. Bobrovsky improved to 41-13-5, including 10-0-2 in his last 12 decisions.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Blue Jackets 3, Sabres 1

'The Sabres have won two straight and four of five games to get back to even with 76 points in 76 games (32-32-12). One frustrating sticking point to their season is that they're 19-14-6 against teams currently in the playoffs -- including a stunning 8-0-2 against the trio of Ottawa, the New York Rangers and Edmonton.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay the course to honor their captain

'"The sacrifice that they make is beyond anything that you could ever imagine," Brian Gionta said Monday morning before the Buffalo Sabres earned a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers in KeyBank Center. "The long nights, missing holidays. You miss a lot of stuff and to have the support from my wife and the kids, it allows you to come the rink and be ready to play and be fresh and … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: One thousand games covered a lot of life for the Gionta family

'Eichel and Matt Moulson each had two assists in the game. That improved Eichel to a point-a-game player for the season with 55 points in 55 games. He has 32 assists, matching his total over 81 games last year.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 4, Panthers 2

'Gionta will skate in his 1,000th game when the Sabres host the Florida Panthers. After a pregame ceremony in KeyBank Center, Buffalo’s captain will become the 312th player and 43rd American to reach the magic number.' … [Read more...] about Giant milestone, celebration await Sabres’ Gionta

'Kulikov’s ability to move the puck from the point altered Bylsma’s power-play plans. The Sabres had practiced with five forwards on the first unit (Jack Eichel, Ryan O’Reilly, Kyle Okposo, Evander Kane and Sam Reinhart), but Bylsma opted for Kulikov instead of Kane.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Surprise party for Kulikov; Panthers roll

'Nobody should blame Terry and Kim Pegula for that much misery, but nobody should absolve them, either. They contributed their share after purchasing the Sabres and later assuming command over the Bills. They inherited problems with both teams, added more layers and offered few solutions.' … [Read more...] about Bucky Gleason: Sabres, Bills still waiting for lifeboats

'“When you see that many Toronto people down here watching their team, it was almost like they overtook our building a little bit,” Eichel said Saturday. “I just want to defend it and do as much as we can to get the win.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres punch out Maple Leafs and their fans

'The Sabres are 18-2-1 in their last 21 at home against Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Leafs fans enter loudly, leave quietly

'“It's a learning process,” William Nylander said. “Every player has got to go through that stuff. He's learning. It will be a good year for him.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Nylander hears brother’s frustration; Lehner expects hard-working finish

'With Rasmus Ristolainen serving the first of his three-game suspension, Buffalo recalled defenseman Brady Austin from Rochester for his third straight NHL game. The Sabres sent forward Hudson Fasching back to the Amerks.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 2

'The event’s legacy is visible on Buffalo’s streets and church parking lots. The alumni association helped purchase and sponsor the Mobile Mammography Coach, a pink bus that travels throughout the area and offers mammograms to women who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get them. The bus hit the road in 2012, and nearly 4,000 women got exams in the first two years alone.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Alumni ready to talk; Murray calls in favor; Petersen offered starting job

'“Their point was he didn’t have the puck, and I need to make sure he has it when I touch him,” Ristolainen said in KeyBank Center. “I don’t know what I can really do different there because it was a split second, half-second. It’s a quick time, and I was skating backward. It’s really hard to stop there, and I don’t think I can.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ristolainen surprised, frustrated by suspension

'“I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of fans coming down the QEW to watch this game,” Sabres left wing Marcus Foligno said Friday. “They’re pretty excited to have playoff hockey in their reach and have it back. We can expect a lot of white and blue jerseys, but it makes for a fun atmosphere, so we don’t care. We’ll try to feed off it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres know Maple Leafs fans are ready to pounce

'“If that puck ended up keep coming and didn’t get separated, it’s a clean hit and we don’t even talk about it,” Gorges said. “The intentions of the hit were not to be dirty, malicious or hurt anybody.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Harsh response to Ristolainen suspension; influx of healthy players