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'A furious rally in the dying minutes brought the score to 5-4 with 35 seconds remaining, but Thompson’s second goal — this one into an empty net — put an end to the contest and a forgettable night between the pipes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pounce on Senators early, hang on for 6-4 win

'Defencemen Jeremy Davies and Henri Jokiharju scored goals for Buffalo (2-1).' … [Read more...] about Timmins has two goals, two assists to lead Maple Leafs over Sabres

'"Everybody wants to do video and stories on him now," Granato said of Thompson. "I wish for the sake of kids that go through these challenges, they would have had a camera on him about five, six years ago."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson among NHL’s breakout stars in 2022-23

'"Stayed patient," said Tuch, who missed eight games with a lower-body injury, but has six goals and three assists in his last six appearances dating back to Feb. 15. "We just stuck to it."' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs squander two-goal lead as Sabres battle back to snap four-game skid

'"The things that makes me most excited about going into playoffs ... is you see the Bills," Dahlin continued. "They made the playoffs and it's thousands of people just waiting outside the airport. That's what makes me most excited."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres looking to finally end long, ugly playoff drought

'Thompson stretched his point streak to six games, collecting three goals and seven assists in that span.' … [Read more...] about Surging Sabres hold on to beat Jets, extend win streak to five games

'``We're used to scoring goals, and when that doesn't happen, everyone gets, you know, `Oh my goodness, we didn't score,' but that's going to happen,'' said Anderson.' … [Read more...] about Lucchini scores first NHL goal as Senators snap Sabres’ six-game streak

'Tage Thompson recorded a goal and three assists on the night while Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch each notched one goal and two assists. JJ Peterka and Henry Jokiharju added the others for Buffalo (8-11-0).' … [Read more...] about Sabres snap eight-game skid behind Skinner’s five-point effort in win over Canadiens

'"It boils down to compete," said Sabres head coach Don Granato, whose team took three of four from the Leafs in 2021-22. "We didn't have enough guys competing hard enough at the start. "That was the difference."' … [Read more...] about Marner extends point streak to 12 games as Maple Leafs beat Sabres

'“I think we’re gripping the stick too much,” said defenceman Rasmus Dahlin. “We have our chances, but we can’t really execute right now. We need more swagger to our game. I don’t know how many chances, but we had a ton today.”' … [Read more...] about Senators snap five-game home losing skid with win over struggling Sabres

'Three Vancouver jerseys hit the ice in the game's dying minutes and boos accompanied players as they left the ice.' … [Read more...] about Jerseys hit the ice as Canucks lose ugly home opener to Sabres

'Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Buffalo (3-1-0) which completed a sweep of Alberta having beaten the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Flames suffer first loss of season as Tuch’s hat trick leads Sabres to victory

'"It was great, but it's just two points and it doesn't matter who we're playing against and what's going on whether my family is in town," said Comrie, who only has 30 NHL games to his credit. "I'm just going out there with this group of guys and giving it all I have for this group, no matter where it is or when it is.' … [Read more...] about Thompson nets his first of the season, Comrie shines as Sabres hold off Oilers

'"I'm not really interested in norms and that kind of decision-making."' … [Read more...] about NHL Notebook: Krueger’s Sabres taking hot start in stride, TO troubles

'Toronto was second-best for most of the game's first 10 minutes, but grabbed a 1-0 lead at 9:48 of the opening period on the power play. Matthews saw his initial shot blocked before Kenny Agostino whipped a quick backhand from the side of the net that went under Ullmark and right to Johnsson.' … [Read more...] about Nylander, Matthews dominate as Leafs down Sabres 3-0 for first pre-season win