'Sabres center Jack Eichel appeared to win it at 2:09 of overtime, but teammate Henri Jokiharju was called for an interference penalty. "It takes a goal out of their net and puts one in ours and that's frustrating," said Eichel, who had two assists to extend his point streak to 12 games (10 goals, 12 assists), his NHL career high and longest active streak in the League.' … [Read more...] about Miller, Canucks recover to defeat Sabres in OT
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Lucic scores, Flames hang on for win against Sabres
'"I don't think we played a very good game," Olofsson said. "I feel like we didn't play well at all. Started OK, and then Calgary, I thought they took over. They were a lot better than us today up until the last few minutes of the game where we kind of woke up, and we fought to the end but couldn't get that last one in."' … [Read more...] about Lucic scores, Flames hang on for win against Sabres
Sabres score five goals in first period, defeat Devils
'"The last couple of weeks, we think we've been playing pretty good hockey," said Sheary, who ended a 19-game goal drought. "We haven't gotten a lot of results, and part of that is because of secondary scoring. The other part is special teams, and both of those were good tonight. Hopefully that will give us confidence moving forward."' … [Read more...] about Sabres score five goals in first period, defeat Devils
Tavares' OT goal lifts Maple Leafs past Sabres
'"It was a strong game from his side. I thought both goalies played very, very well," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "We needed to take more opportunities on the chances we had. I thought even though shot clock doesn't show it, I thought we dominated in the chances here today 5-on-5 and took too long to get that first one."' … [Read more...] about Tavares’ OT goal lifts Maple Leafs past Sabres
Okposo, Skinner have fierce ping-pong battle for tiny glass ball trophy
'The Buffalo Sabres forwards were pitted against each other after beating forward Zemgus Girgensons and goalie Carter Hutton in the semifinals of a very serious and official tournament posted to Sabres social media.' … [Read more...] about Okposo, Skinner have fierce ping-pong battle for tiny glass ball trophy
Eichel, Sabres defeat Maple Leafs, hand Keefe first loss as NHL coach
'"It's always fun to win on home ice, and we hadn't beat them in a while, so it's good to get the two points, and I think we needed it as a group as well," said Eichel, who extended his point streak to eight games (eight goals, seven assists). "Good contributions up and down the lineup starting with our goaltender, who I thought played tremendous."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres defeat Maple Leafs, hand Keefe first loss as NHL coach
Matthews, Eichel thankful Granato back coaching
'"We were just so lucky to hear things started to turn for him for the better. You just pray for him that things work out and thank god that they did. He's back with us and I imagine he's extra thankful this Thanksgiving as are we."' … [Read more...] about Matthews, Eichel thankful Granato back coaching
Flames defeat Sabres on Lindholm's OT goal
'"We definitely had the chances to put it away after the 2-1 [goal], and the inability to do that and then have a D-zone breakdown to allow them back into the game is really, really disappointing," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "Again, it's a painful situation that we have to manage and use in the right way."' … [Read more...] about Flames defeat Sabres on Lindholm’s OT goal
Dahlin out indefinitely for Sabres with concussion
'"It is long-term. I never like to bookend an injury of that nature," coach Ralph Krueger said. "Let's work with him and do everything we can and try to get him back but it's definitely long-term.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin out indefinitely for Sabres with concussion
Cernak suspended two games for Lightning for elbowing
'The incident occurred at 17:26 of the second period. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Cernak will forfeit $7,500.00. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.' … [Read more...] about Cernak suspended two games for Lightning for elbowing
Lightning score twice shorthanded, top Sabres for third straight win
'"Very disappointing," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said after announcing Dahlin's injury. "We'll let the League deal with the judgment of what happened. Right now, we're just worried about Rasmus and getting him healthy and hoping it's not a long-term injury."' … [Read more...] about Lightning score twice shorthanded, top Sabres for third straight win
Ullmark makes 43 saves, Sabres defeat Panthers to end skid at three
'"He's been doing it all year for us," Eichel said of the Sabres goalie. "Timely saves like that are so important. He's the backbone, him and [Carter Hutton], of this team. They play like that, they give us a chance to win every night. There's a lot of confidence in the group in front of them.' … [Read more...] about Ullmark makes 43 saves, Sabres defeat Panthers to end skid at three
Marchand, Bruins defeat Sabres, extend point streak to six
'"It's really painful right now," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said, "to digest a game where, in Boston, against for me the best team in the League at the moment, we played as good a first period as we could play, and dominated in every, every area of the game except for the score. You know coming in out of that period 1-1, the guys deserved more from that, and I thought they … [Read more...] about Marchand, Bruins defeat Sabres, extend point streak to six
Parise scores two goals to lift Wild past Sabres
'"We're all in this together. No one's feeling sorry for us. We can't feel sorry for ourselves," Sabres captain Jack Eichel said. "It's frustrating the position that we're in, but it's just going to test our character right now and our will to compete on a nightly basis and just our will to win. That's what it comes down to. But we're all in this together. It's important we … [Read more...] about Parise scores two goals to lift Wild past Sabres
Dach's two goals boost Blackhawks past Sabres for fourth straight win
'"They just had Grade A [chances] and we didn't," Eichel said. "Their chances were probably better than ours. We just didn't play a good game."' … [Read more...] about Dach’s two goals boost Blackhawks past Sabres for fourth straight win