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'It was the first time in 135:52 of game time in the young season that Buffalo jumped out to any sort of lead over their opponent.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trounce Flyers in Philadelphia

'Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger juggled some lines just before the 3rd period of Friday night's game against the Capitals and found a combination he liked with forwards Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall. Reinhart continued that success he formed with them on Monday night, scoring two goals in the second period of the Sabres 6-1 romp of the Flyers. Reinhart also … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres offense erupts in 2nd period in 6-1 win over Flyers

'You saw heart, you saw desire, you saw discipline and you saw a team that wanted to win very badly.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres deserved everything they got in a 6-1 win over Philadelphia.

'“Sam is day-to-day with a lower-body injury that appears to be manageable, so he’ll come with us on the trip and we’ll make that final decision at the pregame skate," said head coach Ralph Krueger after practice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres juggle lines with Reinhart and Okposo missing practice

'Buffalo's top line scored less than a minute into the third period to tie the score at 1-1 with the Capitals. Rasmus Ristolainen notched his first goal of the season to even the score.' … [Read more...] about Washington holds on for the second straight night against Sabres

'The Sabres held the shot advantage against the Capitals for practically the entire night, but they couldn't get that to translate to goals. A good portion of their shots came from outside the slot, many from the point. They need to start figuring out ways to generate pressure closer to the net, especially on a green goaltender like the Capitals' Vitek Vanecek, playing in his … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres try a little bit of everything in loss to the Capitals

'On Friday the Sabres outplayed the Capitals at every turn, but still lost to a goalie playing in his first NHL game 2-1.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres play well, but lose to Washington 2-1

'Half of the games rescheduled this season is as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak that affected the Dallas Stars during their training camp.' … [Read more...] about NHL reschedules a pair of Sabres games against Pittsburgh

'The Sabres looked to be back in sync to start the third period, scoring less than a minute into the third period. Jake McCabe's first goal of the season came 20 seconds into the third and brought Buffalo within a goal, 4-3. However, Eric Staal turned the pick over in the defensive zone seconds later that led to a Jakub Vrana goal and 5-3 Capitals lead.' … [Read more...] about Slow start: Sabres drop season opener to Washington

'The Sabres looked as rusty as you could possibly look after 10 months off and no preseason games. Washington got on the Sabres at every turn taking away their space and controlling the puck. Buffalo couldn’t get the puck away from the line of Nick Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie and they totaled seven points.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have a rough first game in 10 months

'Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger said Lazar is feeling good and ready to play, while adding that they will make an assessment on Okposo on Thursday morning.' … [Read more...] about Sabres piece lineup together ahead of Thursday’s season opener

'It’s hard to rate the division, because there are some question marks.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: After 10 long months…

'Injuries are starting to creep in with this group as Curtis Lazar didn’t practice for the second straight day, and Kyle Okposo went about 40 minutes into Tuesday's practice before leaving. Both have lower-body injuries and both are day-to-day.' … [Read more...] about Sabres roster for 2020-21 season is set

'Those four players are forwards Andrew Oglevie and Arttu Ruotsalainen, as well as defensemen Jacob Bryson and Mattias Samuelsson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign four more players to the Amerks

'"I've been trying to prepare myself all summer, but I feel like even though you're working out and skating for 10 months, it's different coming into training camp and working out with the team again," said Olofsson following Sunday's practice at KeyBank Center. "It's been on a different level, for sure. So it's nice to be able to get a week, at least, before the season starts … [Read more...] about Olofsson feeling good ahead of 2020-21 season