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'Jokiharju has participated in the Sabres' last two skates - a gameday morning skate on Saturday and a full practice on Monday - without a non-contact jersey. He previously wore a non-contact jersey for multiple practices beginning on November 9.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report: Jokiharju cleared to return, Quinn sidelined with injury

'The Sabres stayed patient as they protected a one-goal lead through 38 minutes and finished the night with advantages in shots and scoring chances, but the Bruins capitalized on late chances to claim a 3-1 victory inside KeyBank Center on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Sabres fall to Bruins on Hockey Fights Cancer Night

'"I think we lost the last two games to teams that came in here and were willing to play simpler and harder," Granato said. "I don't mean that we didn't play hard. They played harder. They played with more intent, and we were sitting there empty handed after both nights.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lean on familiarity at forward in preparation for Bruins

'"Too many freebees," Sabres coach Don Granato said afterward. "That was the challenge. That was the issue tonight, clearly. You trade chances with the talent that they have, it works out the way it worked out."' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Thompson scores twice in loss to Vegas

'Sabres coach Don Granato described this as the next step in the defenseman's recovery and noted that there is no set timeline for his return to the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Taking next step in recovery, Jokiharju returns to practice with Sabres

'"We didn't play hard enough in the areas we need to play hard," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "We were too slow that we hit goalposts. Their goalie, I thought, played real well. But the bottom line is we could've won a game but we didn't go attack a game like we needed to. We certainly could've won the game, but did we play the way we needed to play? No, we didn't."' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Sabres open homestand with loss to Coyotes

'The Sabres are also without Mattias Samuelsson (lower body) and Henri Jokiharju (facial fracture), the latter of whom resumed skating on his own last week but has not practiced with the team. Lyubushkin missed four games with a lower-body injury before returning in Tampa.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin (upper body) misses practice, not ruled out for Tuesday

'The team will wear the black and red uniforms, inspired by the primary uniforms worn by the club from 1996 until 2006, for 12 home games during the 2022-23 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reveal new black and red 3rd jerseys

'Jeff Skinner scored to break a 2-2 tie less than five minutes into the third period. Brandon Hagel responded with the tying goal 3:15 later and Nick Perbix added the go-ahead goal with 4:55 remaining. Both goals came immediately after chances for the Sabres at the other end.' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Power logs career-high minutes in loss to Lightning

'"Like I said prior to the game, these are the games you want to play," Granato said. "Against top players, in a building like this with the energy, you learn from mistakes. The passion was there, the effort was there. Like I said, some guys just didn't have their normal game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ win streak snapped in road loss to Hurricanes

'"It sounds like, from the medical side, there's reason to be encouraged," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "But now that he's on the ice and went full-go I'll have a conversation with him and see how it goes.' … [Read more...] about Lyubushkin returns to practice, will join team for road trip

'The victory was yet another testament to the resilience of the young Sabres, who erased a 3-1 deficit in the third period. They have outscored opponents 20-7 in third periods through the first 10 games of the season, the best differential in the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Sabres storm back against Penguins to win 3rd in a row

'"He has reached another level, probably a couple," Granato said. "It's a credit to him, his talent. A little bit miraculous where he looked like things were challenging him in different areas, offensively and defensively."' … [Read more...] about Quinn taking game to ‘new level’ after early-season adjustments

'"I think hockey's so weird," he said afterward. "You can have a game just like that and none of them will go in for you. I mean, last few games I think we've been getting a lot of chances. Tonight was just one of those nights when everything seemed to be going in for us."' … [Read more...] about ‘One of those nights’ | Thompson makes history with 6-point outing

'Thompson scored twice in a span of 4:52 to erase the deficit and Victor Olofsson scored his second goal of the game in overtime to clinch a 4-3 win for the Sabres inside KeyBank Center. Thompson also earned the secondary assist on the winning goal to complete a three-point outing.' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Thompson, Olofsson lead Sabres in rally over Chicago