'His current players know the history, too. You can bet it was a motivating factor in their 3-2 overtime win over the Oilers, Krueger's first game in Edmonton since parting ways with the organization in 2013.' … [Read more...] about ‘A beautiful victory’: Sabres rally around Krueger in Edmonton
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At the Horn: Sabres 3 - Oilers 2 (OT)
'In the overtime period, Marcus Johansson was able to find Miller with a feed through the Edmonton goal crease. Along the left post, Miller was able to gather the puck and put it past Mike Smith to give Buffalo the extra point.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 3 – Oilers 2 (OT)
Sabres erase trio of deficits in OT loss to Canucks
'"It's a big point," said Kyle Okposo, who scored in his return from a 10-game absence. "… We could have wilted, but we didn't. We found a way to tie the game and get a point. Obviously, we would have liked to get a second one, that's disappointing. But I liked the way we fought back and that's a huge point."' … [Read more...] about Sabres erase trio of deficits in OT loss to Canucks
At the Horn: Sabres 5 - Canucks 6 (OT)
'Buffalo has surrendered a league-high five shorthanded goals this season. The Sabres' power play finished the game 1-for-4.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 5 – Canucks 6 (OT)
Asplund earns opportunity alongside Skinner, Johansson
'"We think that he's shown a grit to the game that's really interesting and we think he's improving every single day and learning more and more what it takes to play in the National Hockey League," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Asplund earns opportunity alongside Skinner, Johansson
Special teams are the difference in loss to Flames
'"It definitely is what jumps out on the night," coach Ralph Krueger said when asked about special teams. "I thought we came into the game the way we wanted to. Five-on-five was feeling really good. Again, the specialty teams shifted the momentum in their favor and for them to add a dagger in by scoring on the shorthander definitely was a turning point in the game.' … [Read more...] about Special teams are the difference in loss to Flames
At the Horn: Sabres 3 - Flames 4
'The Flames scored on the power play and while shorthanded to add to their pair of even-strength tallies. Buffalo, meanwhile, finished 1-for-8 on the power play and did not convert on two separate 5-on-3 opportunities.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 3 – Flames 4
Scorer's mentality paying off for Eichel
'"... You try and go high and miss the net, you don't give yourself a chance to score or maybe someone else a chance to score. You don't know what's going to happen. Just trying to shoot different places, I think, and knowing that sometimes it doesn't matter how hard you get it off. It's just about surprising the goalie."' … [Read more...] about Scorer’s mentality paying off for Eichel
Sabres assign Dea to Amerks
'Dea is tied for fourth in Amerks scoring with seven goals and 13 points in 18 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Dea to Amerks
Rodrigues returns to practice, expects to be available on upcoming trip
'"He looked good today," Krueger said. "I still haven't gotten feedback from the medical team, but he looked like he was moving quite naturally and the prep to get him here has been successful. We expect that he will be available during this trip."' … [Read more...] about Rodrigues returns to practice, expects to be available on upcoming trip
Sabres assign Lazar to Amerks
'The 24-year-old forward has nine points (4+5) in 11 games with the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Lazar to Amerks
Breaking down the numbers behind a high-scoring win over New Jersey
'"The last six games before this really had been games of good habits and a lot of the offense that we were starting to create hadn't really functioned that well with goals," Krueger said. "I thought we had a deserved first period, kind of like the fruit of the labor from the week before almost seemed to pay off."' … [Read more...] about Breaking down the numbers behind a high-scoring win over New Jersey
At the Horn: Devils 1 - Sabres 7
'Eleven different Sabres recorded points while Jack Eichel (1+2) and Johan Larsson (0+3) paced Buffalo with three-point nights. Conor Sheary scored twice, and Eichel, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju also found the back of the net.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Devils 1 – Sabres 7
Okposo details recovery from recent concussion
'"I don't have a crystal ball and nobody else has a crystal ball either, but I saw the right people and I got the information that I needed to hear to continue to play. I'm excited to be back and I'm happy to be back out there and feeling fresh and feeling 100 percent."' … [Read more...] about Okposo details recovery from recent concussion
Sabres grind out road point in rematch with Leafs
'"I'm really proud of the guys," Krueger said. "This performance on the workload we've had, they sure showed up and played well. ... Really proud of the effort of the guys just digging in really deep and extremely disappointed with the final result."' … [Read more...] about Sabres grind out road point in rematch with Leafs