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'O'Reilly gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 1:50 of the second period. Jack Eichel knocked down the rebound of a Rasmus Ristolainen point shot on the left side and cycled it back to O'Reilly, who beat Neuvirth to the short side, over his right shoulder.' … [Read more...] about Couturier, Flyers defeat Sabres for third straight win

'"It's disappointing," said Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly, who had four shots on goal. "I've got to find a way to put it past them. I had some great opportunities and it's just not good enough. I've got to contribute more, it's part of my job."' … [Read more...] about Jets defeat Sabres to extend point streak to five

'"I think our urgency without the puck obviously was not there tonight," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "…That's just not the way we have been playing and we got away from that."' … [Read more...] about Niederreiter returns with hat trick, Wild cruise past Sabres

'"What a great atmosphere for our team and for our fans," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We started the game, I think we weren't really moving our feet that well. We took an early penalty, which I think put us on our heels and it got them some momentum. But we got the puck in deep and started to forecheck."' … [Read more...] about Miller overtime goal lifts Rangers past Sabres in Winter Classic

'When the Sabres were shut out a franchise-record three consecutive times about a month ago -- 3-0 to the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 25; 2-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 28; 4-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 1 -- Eichel could easily have allowed his frustrations to fester. Instead, he has rebounded to carry the Sabres on his young shoulders, accruing 16 points (eight … [Read more...] about Eichel ready to take center stage for Sabres at Winter Classic

'"When I was growing up, there wasn't an outdoor game," Bogosian said. "You always thought about the NHL. I always did. It's cool that kids nowadays get a chance to see this. As much media coverage as we've gotten and how the NHL has grown the last 10 years, it's been pretty cool. Hopefully it just keeps growing more and more and makes kids want to be able to play in a game … [Read more...] about Winter Classic making dreams come true for Rangers, Sabres

'The Devils appeared to take a 4-3 lead 77 seconds later when Hall beat Lehner on a breakaway. However, the goal was negated by a successful coach's challenge for offside from Sabres coach Phil Housley, who credited video coach Mat Myers for spotting the offside. "I was thinking he didn't have possession, but when I looked at it again, he was onside until he lifted his skate," … [Read more...] about Ristolainen, Sabres hand Devils first loss in six games

'"It's a tough break. I thought we played a pretty good hockey game," Okposo said. "With the exception of the first six, seven minutes of the game, I thought we outplayed them. We had our chances. We just played a pretty simple game and moved our feet. It's a tough outcome."' … [Read more...] about Islanders defeat Sabres in overtime after tying goal reviewed

'"They were physical, we didn't match that," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "They competed, we didn't match that. We were slow, they looked fast. As a result, it was coming back at us."' … [Read more...] about Faulk scores twice to help Hurricanes top Sabres

'"We did a good job in the third sticking with it," Eichel said. "I think there's been times this year where we've had good period and nothing to show for it after two. … Tonight we just did a good job of sticking with our game plan through the 60 minutes."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres hang on against Flyers

'"It's unfortunate because [Lehner] played an excellent game, kept us in the game the whole time," left wing Benoit Pouliot said. "For us to pay him back we've got to put some pucks in the net. We got our chances, it's just a matter of finishing and we kind of let go in the second too, which kind of hurt us for the rest of the game."' … [Read more...] about Khudobin makes 36 saves, Bruins blank Sabres

'Eichel's was the first hat trick by a Sabres player at home since April 5, 2011, when Thomas Vanek did it in a 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes overcome Eichel hat trick, defeat Sabres in OT

'"We didn't execute in the neutral zone, we didn't get pucks behind them like we did when we had the chance like in the first," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "That was when the momentum shifted there. When we did do that, we had great [offensive] zone time, we created a lot, we shot the puck, and even though they weren't getting to the net, we had a lot of attempts. We got … [Read more...] about Flyers defeat Sabres for fifth straight win

'"You look at the rut we were in early, a power-play goal probably gets us three or four more wins, but it didn't," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "I'll give a hand to them, they stuck with it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres score three in second, hand Senators fifth straight loss

'"I thought our third period was really strong," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We've just got to start the game that way."' … [Read more...] about Tarasenko, Blues top Sabres in overtime