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'“I thought most of the goals, every goal there was a lost battle,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “You’re not going to win games. You lose the net-front battle for goals, you lost below-the-goal-line battles. Almost 90 percent of their opportunities were on the hands of us not winning a battle.”' … [Read more...] about McCann has 3 points, Kraken score 6 to hold off Sabres

'Owen Power scored and Zach Benson scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 14 saves for the Sabres (17-22-5).' … [Read more...] about Nedeljkovic gets goal, assist, 40 saves in Penguins win against Sabres

'“It’s a huge win for us,” McLeod said. “As a team, we’re trying to build, and that’s a good team we just beat.”' … [Read more...] about McLeod gets 1st NHL hat trick, Sabres hold off Hurricanes

'“We had [offensive] zone time, didn’t get to the inside, didn’t get pucks to the net, passed the puck around the perimeter, looked for the pretty play, and eventually it caught up to us. And to give up a goal in the last couple minutes on the play, unacceptable. Just embarrassing, actually.”' … [Read more...] about Kraken rally with 6 straight goals to defeat Sabres

'“That was a game we kind of haven’t done enough times this season, where kind of everybody focuses on their own job,” Luukkonen said. “I feel like everyone did their job really well tonight. I think it was a good team effort and that’s how we have to play to win.”' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen makes 35 saves, Sabres shut out Senators

'“I think especially in the third we got a lot of chances, too, and just maybe overpassing a little bit,” Peterka said. “… Obviously when you don’t score you can only get scored on always, so I think just fighting back and having a good overtime and a [heck] of a shootout move from [Tuch] to keep us alive and also [Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen] doing good out there.”' … [Read more...] about Tuch scores twice, Sabres edge Capitals in shootout to end 3-game skid

'Zucker scored a power-play goal at 17:42 to cut it to 3-1 with a redirection of Rasmus Dahlin’s point shot.' … [Read more...] about Eichel gets goal, assist in Golden Knights win against Sabres

'Jason Zucker had three goals and an assist, and Tage Thompson had three assists for the Sabres (14-20-5), who have lost two straight after winning three in a row. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves.' … [Read more...] about Toews OT goal caps comeback, Avalanche edge Sabres

'“I feel like those times when we get frustrated, we’re not playing on the same page, it plays against us. I think that’s what happens when we don’t get the offense we want,” Luukkonen said. “We didn’t get power plays. I think that was just a tiny bit off in our game today to find a push. A couple of saves from me too here or there, and it would have been an overtime game. But … [Read more...] about Robertson gets goal, 2 assists, Stars edge Sabres

'“‘Luukky’ was incredible,” Sabres forward Jason Zucker said. “We did enough to keep them to the outside, limit some of their Grade-A chances, but we found ourselves on our heels.”' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen makes 35 saves, Sabres defeat Blues for 3rd straight win

'Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist, and Rasmus Dahlin had two assists for the Sabres (13-19-4), who have won two in a row following an 0-10-3 skid. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 15 saves.' … [Read more...] about Tuch scores hat trick, Sabres defeat Blackhawks for 2nd straight win

'“I really think it started in Boston. We didn't find the back in the net a couple situations there, and played a heck of a game in our own end, limiting opportunities,” Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. “We were smart with the puck. I think we started off tonight the same way. Our puck play was really good. Our defending was good. I think when you go through something like … [Read more...] about Sabres score 7, top Islanders to stop slide

'“I thought we deserved better,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “We didn’t quite make the ‘next’ play offensively. … I think when it’s going bad, it goes bad.”' … [Read more...] about Marchand extends point streak to 9, Bruins edge Sabres

'“Shooting ourselves in the foot, poor puck management,” Samuelsson said. “To be honest, I don't think Toronto did anything crazy to beat us. We kind of did it to ourselves. They're a good team, they have good players. If you feed their transition game, they're obviously going to capitalize. So, yeah, just shooting ourselves in the foot.”' … [Read more...] about Murray makes 24 saves, wins NHL return with Maple Leafs against Sabres

'“I believe in this group. I think we all believe in this group,” Cozens said. “We just have to be better. I do think that, looking at every guy in here, we have the team to win and we have the players to do it. But we’ve been saying that for a while now. It’s about time we go [expletive] do it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres leaning on leaders to get back on track