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'"We played a very good, solid game tonight," Nilsson said. "A great team game. We controlled the game throughout 60 minutes and played very good defensively and had very good structure and didn't give them a lot of chances. The shots I had were mostly from the outside and the guys in front of me did a very good job of boxing out and giving me a clear view of the pucks."' … [Read more...] about Nilsson earns shutout in home win over Panthers

'"I would probably without a doubt agree with that," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said after practice on Friday. "Pretty much every aspect of the second period was our best … We've had three periods with 11 scoring chances or 10 scoring chances so far this season, and that was the most dominant period of hockey we've played."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look at strong period as winning template

'"…We weren't able to execute, we just got a little nervous with the puck. I don't know if that's from the Philly game, but that's what it felt like in the first, and then the first goal is a punch in the gut."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t overcome slow start in loss to Wild

'"Oh yeah," Okposo said following practice at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. "I remember blowing a lot of two, three-goal leads on the Island three, four years ago. It's not fun to do that. At the same time, once you kind of figure out everything you need to do to keep those leads it just becomes of habit and you kind of do it automatically. I think we're gonna learn from this … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to learn from late loss in Philly

'"I've liked their jump the past two days and [they] have some offensive punch to them," Bylsma said. "That's what that line needs to be for us. Get Tyler Ennis going here, get Zemgus going and Sam, he's his best hockey player playing center in his past."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart hopes for more speed after switch to center

'Ullmark (6'4", 221 lbs., 7/31/1993) joins the team for his first recall of the 2016-17 season after recording a 3-1-0 record and .926 save percentage in four games for the Americans so far this season. The Lugnvik, Sweden native appeared in 20 games for the Sabres during his first season in North America in 2015-16, posting an 8-10-2 record with a .913 save percentage and a … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Ullmark

'"You can tell it's a little different game," Nelson said of his experience in the AHL. "I mean just totally different. I'd say it's a little sloppier but I feel like guys are still moving at a pretty good pace. Some really good players out there and I'm glad we could just put some minutes in there. I definitely felt the game there."' … [Read more...] about Fasching, Nelson hope to benefit from AHL experience

'Both players join the team after being assigned to Rochester on Oct. 21. In two games for the Amerks, Fasching (6'2", 209 lbs., 7/58/1995) recorded one goal and a plus-1 rating. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native has two points (1+1) in nine career NHL games for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Fasching, Nelson

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forwards Nicholas Baptiste and Hudson Fasching, and defenseman Casey Nelson to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 3 players to Rochester

'"Fourteen shots in the second period, I think that's how we need to play, how we wanted to play," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We had opportunities to sneak one by to get a goal and that was our mentality. We needed to keep pushing and keep playing that way and didn't come up with it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to capitalize in loss to Vancouver

'Through three games, Buffalo is a perfect 9-for-9 on the penalty kill (one of three perfect teams remaining along with Florida and Minnesota), while their 25-percent conversion rate on the power-play (4-for-16) ranks eighth in the League.' … [Read more...] about Three games in, Sabres are excelling on special teams

'"It's definitely the feeling in this room is we expect to win every night," said Marcus Foligno, who scored in the third period. "Tonight's a frustrating game. We have two leads and to blow them or just to give them up, it's tough. It's the way the game goes but it's the mentality of this dressing room that we always have to keep pushing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Flames in OT

' "It felt normal, it felt comfortable again," Foligno said of the three reuniting against Montreal. "We just know how to read off each other, and I think you saw that last night too against Edmonton. We had really good chemistry out there, smart breakout plays and yeah, we're just happy to be back on a line again."' … [Read more...] about Reunited checking line reclaiming shutdown role

'"Looking back at the Montreal game, no question we were out of sorts a bit right from the start of that game. I don't think we had it at any time in that game," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "Tonight was completely, completely different mentality, completely different focus from our team … I thought we played a smart game and a heads up game. That's how the Buffalo Sabres need … [Read more...] about Career night for O’Reilly leads Sabres past Oilers

'Baptiste (6'1", 206 lbs., 8/4/1995) recorded a goal and an assist in Rochester's season-opener last night against the Hershey Bears. The Ottawa, Ontario native tallied two points (1+1) in two preseason games with the Sabres in September.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Baptiste