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'"We didn't play hard enough in front of him," Sabres center Ryan O'Reilly said. "He's a good goalie. If you give him sight, he's going to make a lot of saves."' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets top Sabres, alone in second place

'"It was a special night for Brian and his family and one he richly deserved, but when he scored the goal, I think half our benched jumped up like it was a playoff goal," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "I think everyone was pleased to see him get the reward and in a fitting way. It was kind of a goal scorer's goal around the net."' … [Read more...] about Panthers fail to gain ground in playoff race

'Jack Eichel scored twice for Buffalo (31-32-12), which is 10 points behind the Bruins for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs lose, give up ground in Atlantic

'Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Ristolainen will forfeit $90,000.00. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Ristolainen of Sabres suspended three games

'"The beginning of the first, the beginning of the second we let them get some breaks. Their speed out to the neutral zone got some breakaways. … Other than that, I thought our group battled hard and didn't give up a ton." -- Sabres coach Dan Bylsma' … [Read more...] about Penguins defeat Sabres, clinch playoff berth

'"The guys were great in front of me all night. I think I only faced two or three tough shots on their four power plays," Lehner said. "Even when they had all those shots in the third period, they weren't getting great chances and everything was cleared out in front of me."' … [Read more...] about Sabres ride special teams past Red Wings

'"We stole one tonight. It wasn't our greatest game, but it started with [Nilsson]. He played phenomenal and gave us a chance. It's been tough. It hasn't been a good trip, but every team on the West Coast always plays heavy and hard. They don't give you much." -- Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Ducks in 10-round shootout

'"I think we struggled to get our legs in this game and they played a hard, heavy game and got us back on our heels," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We had a couple of long shifts in the defensive zone and they were pouring it on."' … [Read more...] about Quick, Kings shut out Sabres

'"There are moments I'd like to have back, just like that one," Eichel said. "It's something that is not normal. It stinks. It almost feels like the turning point in the game. They get a goal at the end of the period, and all of a sudden they're leading going into the third. Obviously a tough one. I feel bad about it. I wish I could have got one back for our team."' … [Read more...] about Joe Pavelski propels Sharks past Sabres

'The Sabres (28-29-12), who trailed 3-0, ended a four-game losing streak.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end skid with win against Blue Jackets

'"It's very frustrating, probably more so than or last four or five [games]. We did a lot of good things. We competed hard. That's a hard-working team on the other side and we matched that. That's what we wanted." -- Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges' … [Read more...] about Boone Jenner’s late goal gives Blue Jackets win

'"It's frustrating to go through this. We all got to do better. It's not one guy or two guys. It's a team game with a lot of different things. I got to come up with another save. You're going to have games like this, and it's terrible timing. … I've been through stuff like this before. It's tough. We want to be better for our fans. It's tough. We could clearly hear the … [Read more...] about Six Flyers score in win against Sabres

'"In the first period, we got up with a good forecheck goal, a power-play goal and another offensive-zone goal," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We got up 3-0 in the game and they kind of plugged their way back in. … At that point, we had enough goals to win the game."' … [Read more...] about Penguins score two late to rally past Sabres

'Sabres defenseman Dmitry Kulikov left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury. He was injured in a collision behind the Buffalo net at 14:23 and was slow to get up before he headed to the bench. Coach Dan Bylsma did not have an update on him after the game.' … [Read more...] about Lightning defeat Sabres in shootout

'Eichel gave the Sabres a 3-2 lead with a power-play goal 11:08 into the second period. Eichel received a backhand pass from Sam Reinhart and took a shot from the circle that beat Smith for his 15th goal. Reinhart also had an empty-net goal with four seconds left in the third.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel, Sabres end four-game losing streak