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'The game hung on the stick of Casey Mittelstadt, and unfortunately he suffered the same fate as Reinhart; stopped by Kuemper. Though Buffalo earned the overtime point, they suffered their first loss on home ice in 2019-20. The defeat drops the Sabres' record to 9-2-2 as the month of October comes to a close.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in shootout, 3-2 to Coyotes

'The Sabres ended the month losing two of three games. Despite that they’re still first overall with 20 points and are third in the NHL in points percentage at .769. They get Tuesday off and don’t have another game until Friday. Krueger said, about the month, “We’ll park it, package it and look at the things we did well and use it to solidify some of the good things we need to … [Read more...] about The Sabres lose their first at home to Arizona

'The second period saw a little bit more life between the two teams. Linus Ullmark kept the Red Wings out of the net once again and stayed perfect. Meanwhile, the Sabres generated more chances in Detroit's zone and seemed to gain a little life from the goal by Jake McCabe. Jack Eichel was swept off the puck but it went straight to Sam Reinhart who passed it to Jake McCabe's … [Read more...] about Sabres bounce back against Red Wings

'As the period got late, the Sabres seemed to fall back, especially in the last three minutes when Howard was pulled. Buffalo never got possession and 10 of the Red Wings 21 shots in the period came in those three minutes. Two of those minutes came during a 6-on-4.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres’ Linus Ullmark earns a 41 save shutout in Detroit

'Three first period goals for the New York Rangers helped pace the team to a 6-2 win over the Sabres on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.' … [Read more...] about Sabres upended by Rangers 6-2

'Jeff Skinner seemed to lose his composure in the third period. He took one penalty and then had an obvious high sticking penalty and then started arguing. About what? Taking six minutes in penalties when you’re down two goals to start a period is not ideal and very selfish, especially when you’re Buffalo’s best pure goal scorer.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres get outworked in a 6-2 loss to the Rangers

'"The reason there's interest in him is because he's played very well. He came from Minnesota, he was a guy who was seen as a good NHL defenseman, and like a lot of players in Buffalo the last couple of years, it wasn't going as well. But, he's played really well at the start of this year."' … [Read more...] about Friedman: A Scandella trade is something the Sabres ‘may have to do’

'Some of the fans refuse to give him a chance and see how much he's improved. The man that has given him a chance is head coach Ralph Krueger, “Sobotka just doesn’t get the credit he deserves here. He’s allowing [Marcus] Johansson and [Jeff] Skinner some freedom here to take some risks here and there. He’s a unbelievable physical presence on that line, and he’s just been an … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Sobotka is making a good impression on his team

'"One of the things I've spoken about since the beginning is we created a system where we let players' genius roll and let their genius execute. We don't want them thinking too much. Jack, with his world class skill set, you want to give him some parameters defensively and we need structure in both directions but there are spaces within that where he needs to make the decision … [Read more...] about Krueger: We created a system where we let players’ genius execute

'There was only one shot recorded on net in the extra frame, and it came off the stick of Eichel during a scrum in front of the Sharks' net. Eichel was able to sneak the game-winning goal past a bevy of defenders also blanketed around Jones, and the score even withstood a challenge for goaltender interference. The effort helped vault the Sabres to their eighth win in 10 tries … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Sharks again, 4-3 in overtime

'We found out in California that the Sabres can win when Eichel isn’t at his best. That’s a big change from the past four years because they would rarely win if Eichel wasn’t a factor. We found out Tuesday that Eichel really likes playing in Buffalo as 13 of his 14 points have come in this building. Eichel said in the postgame that he loves playing in front of these fans. He’s … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel takes over the game in a win over San Jose

'Things aren’t always just going to go along smoothly just because they started 7-1-1. The thing that Botterill wants to stress is, everybody is one year wiser and has a better idea of how to handle it when it comes, “I think our younger players are certainly more prepared for it because of going through it. Players like Rasmus Dahlin or Casey Mittelstadt, you can talk to them … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill credits Krueger with a lot of the team’s improvement

'Hutton knows there are going to be times when they have to play through tough times. He said, “It was good to see that sometimes when it is rough, we found a way to win here and it’s never easy going to those rinks playing back-to-back.” Hutton added, “It’s not always going to be pretty, we play 82 games and sometimes from the outside it’s frustrating and they’re like, ‘Where … [Read more...] about The Sabres got to know each other better in California

'His current shutout streak stands at 128:36 and dates back to October 9th's 5-4 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Hutton named NHL’s ‘Third Star’ of the week

'The Sharks ended up pulling the goalie with about two minutes left in regulation, trying to get the game-tying goal to send the game into overtime. San Jose got some great quality chances in-tight as time ran out, but Ullmark slammed the door on the Sharks en route to a 29-save win for his second victory of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take down the Sharks, 4-3