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'"The power play is really doing a good job possessing the puck in the zone," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "I would like to see them shoot a little bit more. You saw two goals that came by just getting pucks to the net, but they have done a terrific job in the month of February. It's been a whole different story than it was in January. They're contributing. We're going to … [Read more...] about Sabres score three times in second period, defeat Red Wings

'"It's a choice you got to make, protecting your own net, having a respect for it," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "You look at the game, the five of the six goals come right in front of our own net. That's the one thing players from our opposition should be very wary of going into. No. 1, we got to be tougher to play against. We've got to start pushing guys out, boxing guys … [Read more...] about Teravainen lifts Hurricanes past Sabres in overtime

'"We can't be taking any relief out of anything right now," Reinhart said of the Sabres, who are 3-6-0 in their past nine games. "The schedule's so important for us. The games are kind of winding down in a hurry, and we know how important every game is. We've got to play with a playoff atmosphere and take advantage of that every night."' … [Read more...] about Sabres recover, defeat Wild in shootout

'"The first period, we had 15 shots, we should've had 25 shots," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "We passed up way too many opportunities, and when we did get shots nobody was in front of the net."' … [Read more...] about Kane surpasses 900 NHL points in Blackhawks win against Sabres

'Marco Scandella appeared to tie it 1-1 at 4:28 of the third period on a shot from the left point, but it was ruled no goal because of goalie interference on Nathan Beaulieu. Sabres coach Phil Housley challenged the play, but the call was upheld after a video review.' … [Read more...] about Bishop makes 30 saves, Stars shut out Sabres

'"We're trying to move into that wild card spot then eventually the top of [the Atlantic] division," Sheary said. "Obviously a big two points for us tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sheary helps Sabres hold off Blue Jackets

'"He's pretty good, yea? I'd sign up to watch him too," the Sabres left wing said at NHL All-Star Game Media Day presented by adidas on Thursday when asked if he would like to play with Dahlin for the rest of his career. "Seeing a guy that's 18 years old and a defenseman. Obviously he's got a lot of adjustments coming to a new country and to see how he's sort of made that … [Read more...] about Skinner would ‘sign up to watch’ Dahlin with Sabres

'"I thought we played a really good game tonight and mistakes cost us," Okposo said. "We created plenty to win that game. They capitalized on our mistakes, and [Demko] made a couple great saves."' … [Read more...] about Demko makes 36 saves, Canucks hang on to defeat Sabres

'"It doesn't seem like it's been going for me lately in terms of the bounces and maybe getting chances and just not finishing," said Eichel, whose 51 points (16 goals, 35 assists) lead the Sabres. "It's nice to see that one go in. I just thought our team did a great job."' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Flames on Eichel OT goal

'Casey Mittelstadt and Evan Rodrigues scored for Buffalo (23-17-6), which has lost three straight. Carter Hutton gave up five goals on 12 shots before being pulled at 4:49 of the second period. Linus Ullmark allowed made 11 saves in relief.' … [Read more...] about Oilers score seven in win against Sabres

'"We have a 3-2 lead, we're playing well, we're attacking the game," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We make a mistake but it's still 3-3. We have some penalties going on where it's 4-on-4. It's a situation, we're changing, they have two of the best players on the ice in the game. We put our forward in sort of a bad position there on the rush. You can't give those … [Read more...] about Stamkos, Lightning get past Sabres for 10th win in 11 games

'"There was a little bit of an adrenaline rush in the first period or so, then I sort of settled into the game. [The first-period video tribute] was cool. Obviously a lot of memories come back when you watch it. A couple guys on our bench were giving me a hard time. A lot of good memories. It sort of summarizes my time here, the way I feel. I had a good time as a player here … [Read more...] about Skinner scores, but Sabres lose to Hurricanes

'"It's huge for our group. It's a tight race right now. You try not to look at the standings every day but it just seems like the teams in the Atlantic [Division] win every night. For us, it's about controlling what we can control, and that's our group and putting a good effort on the ice every night."' … [Read more...] about Eichel could return for Sabres against Hurricanes

'"We know the importance of this game for him, so we're going to try to do everything possible for him to help him through it. But at the same time, it can be an exciting time. He's done a terrific job, is a good teammate here, contributing offensively, doing everything that we asked of him. We're going to give him the full support he needs going into Carolina."' … [Read more...] about Skinner to play against Hurricanes for first time with Sabres

'"It's one of those things. We come back here in the room and we know we played well," Hutton said. "We obviously weren't up on the scoreboard, but we knew if we'd stick to it, things would go our way."' … [Read more...] about Two Sabres score first goal in win against Devils