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'The Sabres do not play again until Tuesday, when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Rochester hosts Hartford tonight at Blue Cross Arena and play in Syracuse tomorrow.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan MacInnis, Murray, Prow to Rochester

'Both players have shown promise as they enter the back half of their seasons. Levi and Northeastern return from a month-long break tonight against Long Island. Portillo and sixth-ranked Michigan host 10th-ranked UMass on Saturday and Sunday.' … [Read more...] about Prospects Update | Levi, Portillo return to action this weekend

'The Sabres took the message to heart and outshot the Sharks, 31-10, the rest of the way (including a 22-5 edge during the third period). Their attempt at a comeback fell inches short when Tage Thompson was unable to connect on a bouncing rebound in the dying seconds of a 3-2 loss at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Granato lauds Dahlin’s ‘fearless’ example after hesitant start vs. Sharks

'San Jose took a 3-0 lead in the first period at KeyBank Center thanks to goals from Matt Nieto, Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres’ late surge falls short against Sharks

'"When I saw that, it was like, 'This kid, he's never going to break,'" Kotyk said by phone this week. "That would have folded a lot of people, or it would have allowed for negativity to creep in and be like, 'This isn't right.' … He never complained. He just worked and worked and worked."' … [Read more...] about ‘He has swagger’ | Sabres taking notice of Luukkonen’s presence in net

'Buffalo added three forwards - Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, and Anders Bjork - to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday and held defenseman Henri Jokiharju out of practice as a precaution. They join Jacob Bryson, who entered protocol on Dec. 29, as well as Kyle Okposo and Casey Fitzgerald, who entered on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres keep sights forward after latest round of COVID absences

'Okposo and Fitzgerald join defenseman Jacob Bryson, who entered protocol on Dec. 29. The additions come just as the Sabres were nearing full health, with forwards Dylan Cozens, Mark Jankowski, and Zemgus Girgensons all having returned to practice on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Fitzgerald, Okposo enter NHL’s COVID-19 protocol

'The Bruins erased a 3-1 deficit during the third period and won, 4-3, on Charlie Coyle's goal scored 34 seconds into overtime.' … [Read more...] about Krebs, Luukkonen provide bright spots in OT loss

'Tuch's goal was his first as a member of the organization. He also recorded an assist and has three points in his first three games for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Tuch scores 1st with Sabres in OT loss to Boston

'Neither Hinostroza nor Skinner have been officially activated. The team's four other players in COVID protocol - forwards Zemgus Girgensons, Dylan Cozens, and Mark Jankowski and defenseman Jacob Bryson - have yet to return to practice. Bryson was the last to enter protocol on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Hinostroza, Skinner return to practice in Boston

'The Islanders, off to an uncharacteristic start at 9-12-6, played to the defensively sound identity that carried them to back-to-back semifinal appearances in the past two seasons. They clogged the defensive blue line and limited the Sabres' ability to move the puck cleanly in transition. While the Sabres earned a 37-32 edge in shots, they were held to five high-danger chances … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to take lessons from loss to Islanders

'Malcolm Subban stopped 28 shots in his first start since December 17.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres close out 2021 with road loss to Islanders

'All those factors - combined with a well-manned opponent in the Devils - made for an inconsistent performance from an execution standpoint. The Sabres were outshot 11-3 during the first period and 42-22 overall. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 38 saves.' … [Read more...] about ‘Those are the moments’ | Prow, Tuch make memorable debuts against Devils

'Tage Thompson scored twice to tie the game early in the second period, but the Devils scored twice in the third to pull away.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Thompson scores twice, but Sabres fall to Devils

'"He went around to the entire staff and just introduced himself and learned what people do," Adams said. "I got to tell you, it's such a big deal when someone that works in the operations or finance department understands that Alex Tuch knows who they are, appreciates the job they do every day.' … [Read more...] about ‘He just loves to help’ | How Tuch made an impact while awaiting debut