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'The Sabres brought it in the third and couldn't find an answer to the Islanders' clogging defense. The Islanders took a too many men penalty early in the period but the Sabres couldn't capitalize.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked 1-0 by Islanders

'It certainly wasn’t perfect for the Sabres, but it was much better than in Washington. If the Sabres were to play like that every night, they’d win more than they’d lose. Krueger still thinks improvement is needed, “We’re still slightly off, but moving in the right direction.” … [Read more...] about The Sabres have now lost three straight

'It was all Capitals early and often in this one. The scoring started just over six-minutes into the opening period, and did not stop until there were four goals past Linus Ullmark and the Sabres' defense.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in Washington, 6-1 to Capitals

'The Sabres have only scored seven goals in their last four games which is why they’ve lost three out of four.' … [Read more...] about It took just 4:27 to put the Sabres out of the game in Washington

'Olofsson scored all six goals he had in the month in his first seven games. All six goals were also scored on the power play. He does not have a 5-on-5 goal in his brief NHL career.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Olofsson is the NHL’s Rookie of the Month

'On Thursday, Vesey worked in on his old line with Casey Mittelstadt, Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues. He said it was nice to be out there, “It felt good. I don’t think any of us likes to be missing time and watching the games, so it felt good to be out there with the team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Vesey getting close to an early return

'“If I play back-to-back, it’s hockey. The first little bit here is going to be an adjustment because skating by yourself is a little different than playing in a hockey game, but if I play one or I play both, it’s up to these guys.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Montour should return this weekend

'"13 [games] in 24 [days] to start the season, we all looked at that with serious respect. We were wondering how we were going to manage that, and I'm so pleased with the work off the ice the players have been doing and how we've been able to leave out quite a few normal ice practices; whether it's pre-game on game days or other days where we need to do things off-ice to keep … [Read more...] about Krueger: October was a confirmation of how we want to play

'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’