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'Olofsson scored his seventh goal of the season - and first at even strength - to pull the Sabres back within one with 15:46 still left to play. Gourde restored the Lightning's two-goal lead with 10:12 remaining, then Joseph made it 5-2 1:07 later.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Lightning 5 – Sabres 3

'"Sadly, we couldn't bring it home tonight," Ullmark said. "We've got to just recharge our batteries for tomorrow's battle and come prepared for that and keep playing our game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to pull off comeback in 1st game of Global Series in Sweden

'The Sabres played the majority of the contest with 11 forwards after losing Vladimir Sobotka to an injury in the first period. The injury was the result of a collision with Kucherov, who ducked low to upend Sobotka as the two collided in the Tampa Bay zone.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Lightning 3 – Sabres 2

'"For us, it's really an amazing experience coming over here. I hope the fans over here and the kids that are here feel the same way," Olofsson said. "I hope we can bring some excitement and some joy coming over. We're super excited and hopefully they are as well."' … [Read more...] about European fans show strong support at Sabres open practice in Sweden

'"This is the biggest arena in Sweden," defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said. "It's going to be a dream to play here. I've never played here. …If you're from Sweden, you want to play here if you play hockey."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin on Ericsson Globe: ‘If you’re from Sweden, you want to play here’

'"I've never seen Ras so excited. It seemed like he had his bags packed in the car all day yesterday," captain Jack Eichel said. "He's ready to go. He was moving us along. He's really enjoying it. It's going to be an awesome experience for them."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin, Swedish players embracing roles as hosts for Global Series games

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced that the team has recalled defenseman Lawrence Pilut from the Rochester Americans (AHL) and placed defenseman Marco Scandella on injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Pilut, Hammond for Global Series trip

'"We worked hard, we got back to our way from last night," alternate captain Marcus Johansson said. "We just couldn't get it done. I think we worked hard, and we tried everything we had but that's the way it goes sometimes."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Islanders on ’70s Night

'Buffalo is now 9-4-2 on the season, 0-2-1 in their last three games and 1-3-1 in their last five. Buffalo hoped to rebound from last night's 6-1 loss in Washington, but they've now lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Islanders 1 – Sabres 0

'"It could have been definitely a different game. We could have used some of those early chances. But at the end, we have to be disappointed with the first period. We just couldn't climb back into this one."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to turn the page following loss to Capitals

'Things got out of hand pretty quickly for Buffalo. Washington scored four times in the game's opening 10:44.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 1 – Capitals 6

'"He's still day-to-day," Krueger said. "We're just going to assess how he handled the session on his own and then he joined us for some non-contact skating afterwards. But he's not planned on the roster for tomorrow."' … [Read more...] about Vesey returns to practice with Sabres

'With the Sabres scheduled for back-to-back games this weekend - in Washington on Friday, followed by a home game against the New York Islanders on Saturday - coach Ralph Krueger said it is unlikely that the defenseman sees action in both contests. A final determination will be made later in the week.' … [Read more...] about Montour practices again, determination on status will be made Friday

"All these things kind of build up, and it made it a lot more important to take a step back and breathe and kind of cool off whenever there's something going on in your life," Ullmark said. "It could be on the side; it could be in the actual game as well. But it just helps you to refocus." … [Read more...] about ‘Breathe and Enjoy’: How Ullmark, Hutton use breathing as a mental edge

'The Sabres scored the first two goals against the Coyotes, but never tallied a third. Playing for the 13th time in 26 days to open their season - and facing one of the stingiest defensive teams in the league - the Sabres clung to earn a point in a 3-2 shootout loss at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hang on for point as home winning streak comes to an end