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'“He’s an unbelievable goalie,” said Jason Zucker, who scored in the third period. “I love the way he plays. He’s calm in the net. There’s a poise to his game that I think carries through our ‘D’ corps, into our forwards and throughout the entire bench.”' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen returns from injury with shutout, Sabres edge Kings

'Dahlin made it 4-1 with a power-play goal at 10:06 of the third period. The Sabres captain extended his point streak to six games (four goals, four assists). McLeod made it 4-2 at 18:55 when he jammed in a loose puck at the right post.' … [Read more...] about Konecny has 3 points, Flyers ease past Sabres for 3rd straight win

'“It was not pretty today, but we found a way,” said Dahlin, the Sabres captain. “That’s what good teams do. I think it was a really mature game by us. So I’m really happy about the effort by everybody.”' … [Read more...] about Dahlin lifts Sabres to OT win against Blues

'“We got humbled today,” said Dahlin, the Buffalo captain. “I think we were very excited about our previous games, and, I don’t know, but we know if you’re not showing up 100 percent, it’s hard to win in this league. I think we’ve got to look ourselves in the mirror after this game and really dig in. We can’t play like that if we want to win.”' … [Read more...] about Caufield, Canadiens recover in 3rd period to defeat Sabres, end 6-game skid

'“It wasn’t our prettiest game by any means, but [we] found a way to get the job done,” Thompson said. “Obviously, [Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen] had a great game, keeps us in it. Power play came up big, get a goal on the power play and then [penalty kill] was rock solid all night. … Sometimes, good teams find ways to win. We did that tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson, Sabres recover for shootout win against Flames

'On the glass, a young Sabres fan and his parents held up a sign that read, “My name is…Tage Thompson, too! This is my first hockey game!!!”' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson gifts puck to young fan with same name

'"Yeah, you're not going to lose many games when you get an effort like that out of every line," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres score 6, ease past Rangers

'“I think just overall, whole team, I think every line today was just going,” Peterka said. “I think every line brought a lot of energy. Just great to see after the last three losses that we respond like that.”' … [Read more...] about Peterka has 3 points, Sabres snap 3-game slide with win against Senators

'“The penalty kill was the obvious difference. It is unacceptable to give up two goals,” Tuch said. “In the second half of the game, I thought we took over and played very well, but we need to bury some chances.”' … [Read more...] about Larkin’s 2 goals help Red Wings edge Sabres, stop slide

'“Let’s be real, we handed them three goals,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “We’d been playing pretty tight, it started to slip, and, again, we get beat 1-on-1, we got a defenseman caught deep where our forward’s covering and gets on the wrong side of the puck on an easy, really an easy, coverage play. You're not going to win a lot of games if you hand the opposition two or … [Read more...] about Islanders get back on track with win against Sabres

'“I think it was a little sloppy overall,” Zucker said. “We showed that we can play with them and that’s a huge part of it, but we can’t be satisfied with that either. We lost the game and arguably did it to ourselves. We’ve got to regroup here. We’ve got a couple of days to regroup, spend a little bit of time and get back after it.”' … [Read more...] about Barkov has 2 points in return, Panthers top Sabres for 3rd win in row

'“These are important games,” Thompson said. “We knew that heading in and we’ve been, towards the end of the season the last couple years where it comes down to a point, and these ones in the beginning of the season add up. It’s a big game for us. We came out with some good intensity and desperation.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson gets 2 goals, assist for Sabres in win against Red Wings

'“Our team as a whole is just more mature,” Thompson said. “We got a lot of guys that have been here for a while, a lot of young guys that have learned. I think the biggest thing for us is puck management. … I think so far, everyone’s just committed to the game plan that we’re just going to put pucks behind them, we’re going to stay on the [defensive] side of pucks.' … [Read more...] about McLeod scores in 4th straight game, Sabres hold off Stars

'Peterka, who also had an assist, has four goals in his past three games.' … [Read more...] about Peterka stays hot for Sabres in win against Blackhawks

'Thompson has six points (four goals, two assists) in seven games, tied for second on the Sabres with Peterka (four goals, two assists in five games) and behind Tuch with seven points (two goals, five assists) in seven games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have something to build on with ‘dangerous’ 1st line coming together