'The Sabres were playing on back-to-back nights to conclude a stretch of five games in seven days. They entered the third period trailing 2-1 but forced overtime when Jeff Skinner tipped the tying goal past Alex Nedeljkovic with 1:23 remaining.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ’empty the tank,’ earn tying goal late in OT loss to Red Wings
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At The Final Horn | Sabres score late, but fall in OT to Detroit
'Dylan Cozens recorded Buffalo's first goal and Dustin Tokarski made 38 saves in his second start in as many nights.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres score late, but fall in OT to Detroit
'When we play with confidence, good things happen' | Sabres beat Habs 4-1
'"I was a little fired up after I got hit there so it was a nice way to pay him back a little bit. It's good. I think when we play with confidence, good things happen," Thompson said. "I thought tonight, our whole team did that - played with a lot confidence, made a lot of good plays with the puck exiting the zone. It's fun to play when you're playing like that."' … [Read more...] about ‘When we play with confidence, good things happen’ | Sabres beat Habs 4-1
At the Final Horn | Thompson scores twice in win over Habs
'Cody Eakin and Kyle Okposo also scored goals for the Sabres, while Victor Olofsson and Jeff Skinner each tallied two assists. Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves.' … [Read more...] about At the Final Horn | Thompson scores twice in win over Habs
Caggiula week to week with upper-body injury
'The latest injury report also included forward Casey Mittelstadt and goaltender Craig Anderson, both of whom are still listed as week to week. Mittelstadt participated in the team's morning skate on Wednesday but wore a non-contact jersey. He skated on his own prior to the team's skate on Friday.' … [Read more...] about Caggiula week to week with upper-body injury
Sabres recall Murray from Rochester
'Murray has seven points (6+1) in nine AHL games this season. He scored in Rochester's win over Utica on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Murray from Rochester
Sabres fall to Bruins following 1st-period barrage
'"Tonight was a product of them just shooting everything," Okposo said. "They made it a point, especially in the first and third, to just throw everything at the net and crash. We just didn't do a good enough job clearing the second opportunities and they were able to cash in on that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Bruins following 1st-period barrage
At The Final Horn | 1st-period letdown puts Sabres down against Bruins
'Kyle Okposo scored the first goal of the game, but the Bruins scored four goals in the final 6:31 of the first period to help them cruise to victory.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | 1st-period letdown puts Sabres down against Bruins
Prospects Update | Levi named Hockey East Rookie of the Week again
'Hockey East named Devon Levi the conference's Rookie of the Week after the goaltender recorded his fifth shutout of the season. Through 14 games, the Northeastern sophomore is 9-4-1 with a 1.49 goals-against average and a nation-leading .949 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Prospects Update | Levi named Hockey East Rookie of the Week again
Sabres fall to Blue Jackets despite Thompson's 2-goal effort
'"Yeah, aside from a few minutes," the 20-year-old said afterward. "But that's where we've got to get better is playing that full 60."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Blue Jackets despite Thompson’s 2-goal effort
At The Final Horn | Thompson scores twice in loss to Columbus
'Dustin Tokarski made eight saves on 12 shots before being replaced in net by Aaron Dell 55 seconds into the second period. Dell stopped 14 of 15 shots.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Thompson scores twice in loss to Columbus
Sabres fall to Rangers on last-second goal
'"We just have to make sure this doesn't take away from progress and make us hesitate," Granato said afterward. "These situations that happened to us in the last few days, when you're not getting what you want, you tend to be more hesitant, and we can't have that happen."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Rangers on last-second goal
At The Final Horn | Sabres fall to Rangers with 0.4 seconds left
'The teams combined for four goals on four consecutive shots in a span of 1:22 in the second period, marking the fastest four goals in a game since March 21, 2017.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres fall to Rangers with 0.4 seconds left
Sabres ready for stretch of 5 games in 7 days
'"The comforting thing is we know we have a group that wants to play for each other," coach Don Granato said afterward. "And that shows. You see it in practice, see the way they work."' … [Read more...] about Sabres ready for stretch of 5 games in 7 days
Jokiharju returns to practice, upgraded to day to day
'"Henri looked great," Granato said. "It's a matter of strength and making sure we give him the time to get back to strength. But he looked great and the only concern going forward would be how he may fatigue. But I was happy with the first day. He skated hard in his rehab skates and he certainly had no problem with the pace today."' … [Read more...] about Jokiharju returns to practice, upgraded to day to day