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'The Devils outshot the Sabres 38-12, including 18-3 in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Hischier has 2 points in return, Devils cruise past Sabres to end skid

'“We just wanted to play our game,” Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo said. “I talked about it before, we just haven’t played our game. It’s just pressure, pressure, pressure, go, go, go. A lot of times when we do that, we stop thinking and a lot of goals end up on the highlight film. That’s what we had for a long time, but we haven’t really had that this year. I thought that we just … [Read more...] about Sabres use 3 straight goals in 3rd to rally past Penguins

'“You’d like to have had a bigger lead,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “You know teams are coming at you hard. It’s just the way it is. We had our chances to create some greater separation, but I don’t feel like it slipped. We had chances. Even in overtime, we had some good chances.”' … [Read more...] about Strome scores with 8 seconds left in OT to lift Capitals past Sabres

'“We found a way to win,” Dahlin said. “It wasn’t pretty, but we found a way to win. That’s what I take away from this game. We had a lot of chances, actually. It was a lot to learn today, but we found a way to win.”' … [Read more...] about Dahlin has 3 points, Sabres edge Blackhawks to end 3-game skid

'"The third period, I will say for me, was the culmination of everything to this point of the year, and our guys finally decided to wake up and compete harder instead of waiting,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “I like the way they responded.”' … [Read more...] about Perfetti scores in 5th straight game, Jets top Sabres

'"It's more week to week," Sabres coach Don Granato said Wednesday. "I don't have the target date for him yet, but I think I mentioned this morning we don't expect it to be two months. ... It should be less than that."' … [Read more...] about Thompson out week to week for Sabres with upper-body injury

'Buffalo center Tage Thompson left the game at 11:05 of the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. He missed the final 16 minutes of the first period with a lower-body injury but returned for the second.' … [Read more...] about Pastrnak has 3 points in Bruins win against Sabres

'The Sabres celebrated Kyle Okposo’s 1,000th NHL game on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, bringing out everything from T-shirts to jersey patches to honor the forward.' … [Read more...] about Sabres celebrate Okposo’s 1,000th NHL game

'Thompson, a center, blocked a shot from Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy in the second period while the Sabres were on the penalty kill. He remained hunched over in the defensive zone but tried to play through it before leaving the game at 11:05 once the puck cleared the zone.' … [Read more...] about Thompson to miss ‘significant time’ for Sabres with upper-body injury

'"Simplifying is easy to say, a little more challenging for us to execute,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “We could've executed things a little more simple, more direct. When the puck's going to the net, get there, get more traffic there. Anticipate or read that as a group. There were moments that we did, but not consistently enough. You don't score, you don't win."' … [Read more...] about Jarry makes 35 saves, Penguins shut out Sabres for 4th straight win

'“Hopefully, finding a way to win is going to become a typical way, because we needed to find a way to win tonight,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “I thought specifically in the third period, the determination elevated, you saw it down the stretch. … And Devon played very well obviously, to do that, that’s what good goaltenders do and good goaltending does, and it worked out. … [Read more...] about Skinner, Peterka spark Sabres in win against Wild

'“I thought Luukkonen was real good,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “I thought we cleared out a lot again. Shot selection was easier for him to read. They know they can play better. There were plenty of good things, and also plenty of things that we can make adjustments on.”' … [Read more...] about Necas scores in OT, Hurricanes top Sabres

'"[Our effort tonight] was a reflection of a lot of anger,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “I'm not speaking just for myself. The room took it to heart. They were disappointed to be below their standard and they rose to it tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres overcome Matthews hat trick, edge Maple Leafs

'“I just don’t think we played with enough urgency,” Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo said. “We know that team comes out, works, and we have to try to match their work ethic and play with purpose. And I just don’t think we started the game with purpose.”' … [Read more...] about Flyers score 3 in 1st, ease past Sabres

'"They don't ask how, they ask how many," Power said. "It's obviously not our best win, but you take them when you can in this league, so [I] can't complain about it."' … [Read more...] about Power breaks tie in 3rd period, Sabres defeat Flyers