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'Eichel, the No. 2 pick in last year's NHL Draft, slipped a short backhand between Ward's pads for the winning goal, his 22nd of the season. Kane's high-arching pass out of the defensive zone led to Eichel's breakaway.' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores in OT as Sabres beat Hurricanes 3-2

'Late chances were few and far between up until the very end of the overtime session. Just prior to Eichel's game-winner, the Hurricanes had a chance to win it in the Buffalo end.' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s last-second goal gives Sabres an OT win

'Eichel's 21st and 22nd goal pulls him to within three of rookie goalscoring leader Artemi Panarin (25).' … [Read more...] about Sabres Top Canes in OT on Eichel’s Winner

'"I heard the bench yelling that I had time, but you never really know how much time you have. I was able to take a quick peek up at the clock behind the goalie and noticed that I had a little over four seconds left, so I didn't need to rush anything. I was able to take my time and try to make a move."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Hurricanes: From the Locker Room

'When something like this comes crashing down on you it has to affect your life. Kane said, “It was definitely difficult, obviously you don’t want to be associated with anything like that and as I said before, I did nothing wrong and I’m glad the truth came out and prevailed.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane is happy he’s been cleared

'Eichel, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, received a floating pass from Evander Kane and scored with a backhanded shot on a breakaway against Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward for his 22nd goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Eichel goal with :01 left in overtime lifts Sabres

'"I was just trying to stay patient," Eichel said. "The guys on the bench helped out a lot, you know, yelling, giving me an idea of the time I had, where there guys were. A lot of credit to the bench for all the communication. Kaner makes a great play; he puts the puck out in space where I can skate into it."' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores OT breakaway winner with 1 second remaining

Five-goal third period propels Amerks (Rochester D&C) Syracuse Crunch streak hits dead end in loss to Rochester (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks overpower cunch for fourth straight win (Amerks.com) Crunch overpowered by Americans, 7-4 (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“It’s one more win every month,” McCabe lamented. “It sounds simple, but it goes back to those little mistakes we make along the way and lose those close games. It’s just learning how to win and learning how to close out games.”' … [Read more...] about One-goal games proving costly to Sabres

'“It’s always nice to get back on the ice,” O’Reilly said. “It feels like a lot longer than it has been once you get out there. It’s awkward kind of coming back, but it was a good workout. Hopefully, I’ll continue to improve and get back soon.”' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly hits the ice, hopes to practice soon

'“If Mr. Kane was Evander Smith, none of you would be here,” Flaherty told reporters. “He didn’t ask for this ... It was put on him by forces beyond his control.”' … [Read more...] about No charges against Evander Kane after sex encounter investigation

'“We’ve heard some other teams (say) that we’re quick and we’re aggressive,” Foligno said. “We don’t back down. We get down in a game and we keep coming. That’s good to have. The tenacious part of the game is there for us. We don’t quit."' … [Read more...] about Sabres want to keep building identity

'“I don’t think I’ve ever been hurt this in my career,” O’Reilly said. “It’s different. It’s definitely different coming back this late in the season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly skates for first time since injury

'“After careful and diligent examination of all the known facts, including the results of forensic and toxicology testing, neither the provable facts nor the applicable law support the filing of any criminal charges or a prosecution in the matter,” said Michael J. Flaherty, Jr., Erie County’s Acting District Attorney, in a statement.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Evander Kane won’t be charged after investigation

Hurricanes-Sabres Preview (AP) Sabres' Lehner, Bogosian should be available (NHL.com) Gameday: Hurricanes at Sabres (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Carolina Coverage