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'Buffalo got it to a shootout knowing Linus Ullmark is the best goaltender in NHL history during shootouts with a .868 success ratio. To qualify you have to have played in 10 shootouts. This season Ullmark has stopped 12-of-13 shootout attempts including all three on Saturday. What was impressive was Artemi Panarin is one of the most talented players in the world. He had … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres come from behind for their second win in three games

'On Thursday night, the Sabres allowed the Rangers to walk all over them after the first period, but things weren't the same Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres hang around all game, win in shootout over Rangers

'Despite the last-second heroics from Thompson, it was Mika Zibanejad getting the last laugh on this night. The Rangers forward teamed up with Artemi Panarin, and the duo combined for a perfectly-executed 2-on-1 which culminated with a one-time blast off the stick of Zibanejad with 27.7 seconds left in the extra frame.' … [Read more...] about Sabres start strong but stumble in OT loss to Rangers

'Whatever success the Sabres had in the first period generating chances and shots completely evaporate over the final 40 minutes of the game starting in the second period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres somehow salvage point in loss

'After a very good first period the Sabres got out shot 36-10 in the final 40 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres got dominated for 40 minutes, but still got the New York Rangers to overtime

'Don Granato said Thursday that Curtis Lazar has a lower-body injury and is considered week-to-week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose Curtis Lazar week-to-week with lower-body injury

'The third period belonged to Buffalo and Brandon Montour. The 20 minutes on the clock were all that separated the blue and gold from putting to bed their 18-game winless streak, and they did just that by adding to their three-goal lead. In fact, the advantage grew to five by the time the buzzer sounded, as Montour chipped in a pair of short-handed goals while killing a Tage … [Read more...] about Sabres buck winless trend in a big way

'Wednesday was different. When adversity struck the team handled it well, got through it and got back to the way Don Granato wants them to play. This time there was no blowing a three goal third period lead, there was only two record breaking shorthanded goals to clinch a 6-1 win.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres win for the first time in 19 games

'The Sabres had a feed going during the skate where general manager Kevyn Adams was a guest. Adams said that Dylan Cozens is about a week away after suffering an injury on Monday night. He added that Cozens is more day-to-day than week-to-week.' … [Read more...] about Dylan Cozens should miss about a week

'“You’ve got to build on those things," he said. "Every team is chasing that consistency. There’s going to be ebbs and flows and there’s going to be changes in momentum, and you just have to stick with it. It’s not going to be easy. Especially in this division, you can’t let up and you can’t play the game in spurts. To do that, you have to find your game and be consistent with … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner playing more, but not producing more under Granato

'The extra frame lasted just 42 seconds, as defenseman Ivan Provorov dropped the curtain on what might be considered the most deflating loss of the now-18-game winless streak. Buffalo allowed four unanswered goals from the third period on to fall to 6-23-5 on the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

'The reason this had a different feel to me is the Sabres were playing with some swagger. It’s one of the only times all season they looked confident to me. I thought on Brandon Montour’s goal that made it 3-0, everybody looked confident.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Buffalo blows a 3-0 third period lead losing in overtime to Philadelphia

'“I don’t have an update on Jack,” interim head coach Don Granato said on Monday. “I spoke with him a couple of days ago and did not get into details with him because he is going through rehab. He said he felt good, he was feeling better."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel still rehabbing his injury

'Buffalo's winless streak hit an unfathomable 17 games in a row. The team is 0-15-2 in that stretch.' … [Read more...] about 17 winless games in a row for the Sabres

'The shots, when it mattered the most, were 15-3 in favor of the Bruins, costing a very fragile-minded group their 17th-straight loss.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres were better team for 40 minutes, but still lost in Boston