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'“It just has to be an everyday thing,” Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo said. “It’s not like you can flip a light switch and then, all of a sudden, we’re right back to where we were last year, or we are back to how we can play. We know we can play. We’ve had had games this year where we’ve outplayed some of the best teams in the League, but we’re not doing it on a consistent enough … [Read more...] about Marchenko has natural hat trick, Blue Jackets score 9 in win against Sabres

'“We missed the net on a lot of good quality opportunities, that was the difference,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “We had more than enough good looks. And it’s very frustrating how the first goal was scored. We had some pretty skilled guys shooting over the net or wide of the net from pretty close range. We were trying to pick the perfect shot.”' … [Read more...] about Coyotes get 2nd straight shutout, defeat Sabres

'“That was a great effort all around,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “We looked fresh. We looked rested. We took advantage of that. We had great legs all the way through. We had to come back in the third, tied 1-1. We fall down 2-1 and the response was outstanding.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres score 4 straight in 3rd, surge past Golden Knights

'Zach Benson scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for the Sabres (12-15-3), who had a three-game point streak end (2-0-1).' … [Read more...] about MacKinnon extends point streak to 13, Avalanche ease past Sabres

'During warmups, Landeskog’s kids held up a sign that read “Wrong jersey but we still love you Uncle EJ” behind the glass.' … [Read more...] about Johnson shares sweet moment with Landeskog’s kids in Denver return

'“We're building a game now,” said Okposo, the Buffalo captain. “Now we have a template of how we need to play, how we need to work. And now we can get better from there, I think that’s the mantra, is continue to get better every night and build off that. And it’s not hard to play like that, it’s just a commitment to it. And everybody was committed tonight, and the last few. We … [Read more...] about Okposo, Robinson each has 3 points in Sabres win against Coyotes

'“We need lots more aggressive traits based on our recent play,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “So, the process was much, much better and the process was consistent with compete and battle through most of the game. We generated chances through that, but the result is frustrating.”' … [Read more...] about Primeau makes career-high 46 saves, Canadiens defeat Sabres in shootout

'Then, he was at Northeastern University, the goalie for a team that won the 70th edition of the Beanpot Tournament, held every February by four Boston schools -- Northeastern, Harvard, Boston College and Boston University. He was named MVP of the tournament.' … [Read more...] about Levi creates new memory at TD Garden with Sabres in NHL return

'“I just cleaned up my game a little bit,” Levi said. “I felt like the chaos in the AHL really forced me to kind of get over top of pucks and start really tracking, and I think that just working on those two fundamentals are big for my game.”' … [Read more...] about Levi makes 29 saves in return, Sabres defeat Bruins to end 4-game skid

'“We’re professional athletes, this is what we do,” Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo said. “You’ve got to be able to give it up every game, regardless of what’s going on. I’ve been through streaks in the past where they look like there’s no end in sight, and this isn’t one of those. That’s not where we’re at. Today, I didn’t like our game at all.”' … [Read more...] about Larkin scores twice, Red Wings hold off Sabres for 3rd straight win

'“I feel like right now it’s like it’s two different teams out there,” Buffalo center Dylan Cozens said. “We play a completely different way when we’re down and that’s how we need to play right off the bat. We need to play like we’re desperate right off the bat before we get down two goals because it’s tough to come back from that. We’ve been doing that a lot lately, getting … [Read more...] about Saros makes 34 saves, Predators shut down Sabres

'“I think we definitely play way too soft,” Buffalo forward Dylan Cozens said. “We’re too easy to play against. … I feel like we don’t kill plays, we kind of get bullied and stuff. We need to be way harder to play against. We’re way too easy to play against right now.”' … [Read more...] about Aho scores 2, Hurricanes ease past Sabres to push point streak to 4

'Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (10-11-2), who were 3-1-1 their previous five games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed six goals on 20 shots after allowing a total of five in his previous three starts.' … [Read more...] about Blues recover, score 6 to defeat Sabres

'"Just kind of getting ourselves into a spot where this felt like the right time," general manager Kevyn Adams said Wednesday. "We also look ahead at the schedule and it's in a situation for Devon where maybe he's going to get in a game a week or something like that and then we really aren't going to have much practice time in December. So, this is all part of the process."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hopeful Levi can fine-tune game in AHL

'Mittelstadt had a goal and two assists, JJ Peterka and Kyle Okposo scored and Owen Power and Victor Olofsson had two assists for Buffalo (10-10-2), which is 3-1-1 in its past five games.' … [Read more...] about Tuch scores twice, Sabres cruise past streaking Rangers