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'Rookie defenseman Owen Power, playing in his second NHL game, recorded the primary assist on Alex Tuch's second-period goal that tied the game 2-2 for his first NHL point. However, the Blues quickly regained the lead and never looked back.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres unable to convert in home loss to St. Louis

'Then the puck dropped, and Power played as though it were any other day at the rink. He skated 19:50 and had a plus-2 rating in a 5-2 win for the Sabres over the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about ‘Smooth poise’ | Power contributes to shutdown effort in NHL debut

'Kyle Okposo, Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Asplund all scored for Buffalo. Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson both recorded a pair of primary assists. Craig Anderson made 24 saves.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres shut down Maple Leafs in Power’s NHL debut

'"It feels right," Granato said of pairing Power with Jokiharju. "I think the most important thing for us is to support Owen as best as we can as a team. We have 18 guys on the ice that know our system up and down the rink. We just have to allow Owen to play and allow him to adapt and acclimate to the NHL. I think we have many guys that will help in that initiative."' … [Read more...] about Power practices on defense pair with Jokiharju on eve of NHL debut

'"We just clearly were not ourselves," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "When you look at even the chances we generated, we had some extreme golden opportunities to score. We just couldn't convert. And their goaltender played well but I think we made him look even better. And that was the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to capitalize on chances in loss to Lightning

'Corey Perry, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel and Ross Colton all scored for Tampa Bay. Brian Elliott stopped 28 shots to earn his 43rd career shutout, putting him in a tie with Gump Worsley for 38th all-time. … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres blanked on the road against Lightning

'"This is a dream," Granato said. "Having a defenseman of this caliber and having a guy like Rasmus here to mentor and be alongside of him is a huge bonus.' … [Read more...] about Power joins Sabres in Tampa, looks ahead to NHL debut

'The Sabres built a 3-1 lead during the first period on goals from Victor Olofsson, Jeff Skinner, and Mark Pysyk. They weathered a second-period push by the Panthers well enough to keep the game tied and bounced back with a better effort in the third.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Panthers on last-minute goal

'The Panthers, however, came out on top thanks to Sam Bennett's tally in the final minute of regulation. Claude Giroux, Patric Hornqvist and Sam Reinhart were Florida's other goal scorers. Sergei Bobrovsky needed to make only 19 saves to earn the victory.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Early lead for Sabres erased by Panthers on the road

'Power was widely regarded as the top player available in last summer's draft coming off a freshman season at Michigan in which he tallied 16 points (3+13) in 26 contests and earned a selection to the Big Ten's All-Rookie Team. He cemented that status in May with his performance at the IIHF World Championship, where - against NHL competition - he averaged 20:07 of ice time and … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Power to 3-year, entry-level deal

'Power is from Mississauga, Ont., a half hour outside Toronto and a 90-minute drive up the QEW from Buffalo. He made the cross-border trip often growing up and attended Sabres games with his family.' … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about Owen Power

'"That's kind of the tentative plan," Adams said. "I think it'd be good for him to get on the ice a couple days, be around the guys, he'll watch the game in Tampa and then be ready to go, so we're excited."' … [Read more...] about Power to join Sabres on road trip, could debut Tuesday in Toronto

'"He's such a mature kid the way he looks at it," general manager Kevyn Adams said. "And one of the things he said that I found interesting is that, 'I wanted to feel that pressure every day of people looking at me like I'm a top guy,' which is a pretty interesting way to look at it."' … [Read more...] about Levi wins Richter Award as NCAA’s top goaltender

'"We got the lead, and we earned the lead," Granato said. "I thought we deserved it. We made plays. We looked good, we looked confident."' … [Read more...] about Sabres open road trip with tight loss to Hurricanes

'Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson helped Buffalo to a 3-1 lead before Carolina scored one late in the second period and then three more in the third. Craig Anderson stopped 27 shots.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres succumb to Carolina rally on the road