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'Pittsburgh took advantage of their first power play chance of the night late in the second period to take a 1-0 lead over the Sabres. Jake Guentzel scored his 10th goal of the season after a pass from Evgeni Malkin along the half wall. The game's first goal came with Colin Miller in the penalty box for hooking.' … [Read more...] about Losing streak reaches 10 for Sabres in loss to Pittsburgh

'Ultimately, the Sabres needed goals, and they couldn't get any.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Carter Hutton strong in his return to net, but it’s not enough

'Hutton made numerous big saves to keep the game at one goal, but the Sabres once again made a backup goalie look like Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres waste a spectacular game by Carter Hutton

'"I would say he's out for the foreseeable future, and because of the nature of the injury, we can't put a fixed date on that. We're expecting it to go on a little longer."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel out ‘for the foreseeable future’ with upper-body injury

'The Rochester Americans are dealing with, what could be, a COVID-19 outbreak. Two games have been postponed, and the team is under complete quarantine and hasn’t practiced for two days. That also means the Sabres cannot call up any players from the Amerks' roster.' … [Read more...] about Cozens’ status still unknown; Eichel remains out minimum 7-10 days

'The back-and-forth trend continued past the halfway point of the second period, when Pittsburgh seized the lead for the third time in the game. On a powerplay, forward Jake Guentzel caught Johansson far too deep in his net and snuck the Penguin's third goal of the night far-side past the netminder.' … [Read more...] about Losing streak hits nine as Sabres fall to Penguins

'Even if the Sabres played well enough to keep up with the Penguins, the one thing that continues to sink them is goaltending.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Penguins hand Sabres their ninth straight loss

'For the first time since he arrived in Buffalo, I heard Ralph Krueger talking about needing a response from him team.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres are challenged by Ralph Krueger to have a physical response Saturday against Pittsburgh.

'"I think the Buffalo Sabres are trying to determine, ok, what's our future here? First of all, they're trying to determine... here's all of our players, what's they're value? What's Eichel's value? What's Eric Staal's value? What's Taylor Hall's value? What's Sam Reinhart's value? What's Rasmus Ristolainen's value? Everybody, top-to-bottom, what's their value? Then I think … [Read more...] about Friedman: Sabres trying to determine their future in Buffalo

'Each fan who attends a game this season will need to produce a negative molecular PCR test result from a test taken within 72 hours of the game. To help fans, the Sabres will collaborate with Quest Diagnostics to facilitate cost-efficient molecular PCR testing through QuestDirect, the company’s consumer-initiated testing service.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have announced ticketing details for opening the arena March 20

'The Flyers took advantage of their fourth power play of the game to tie the score at 4-4 with Buffalo midway through the third period. Jeff Skinner was in the penalty box for hooking when Shayne Gostisbehere connected on his fourth goal of the season. Couturier and Farabee were credited with the assists on the power play goal.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart scores twice, not enough in Sabres loss

'In the shootout, Krueger once again showed how much NHL coaching is over his head. He has absolutely no feel for a game. First, in four shootout attempts this year Johansson has not stopped one, so you know you likely have to score on every shot.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres lose their eighth straight in Philadelphia

'Buffalo found their footing shortly after, scoring three quick goals to escape the period with a two goal lead, but the Flyers never let up. They never even looked like the worser of the two teams throughout the game.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres quick start not enough to propel them to victory over Flyers

'As the horn finally sounded on the middle period, it put a wrap on a chilling weekend stat: the Islanders out-scored the Sabres 7-0 over both second periods on Saturday and Sunday. Four yesterday, three today.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ losing streak hits an unlucky seven

'No matter what the formula is, the Sabres got the same result out of all three games. Sabres coach Ralph Krueger has tried tinkering with his lines here and there, but overall, he hasn't figured out a solution with his system to get any of his relied-upon scorers the goals this team needs to compete.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Deja vu on Long Island as Islanders beat Sabres 5-2 again