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'It was an eventful and memorable first period in Nashville for the newest member of the Sabres, defenseman Bowen Byram.' … [Read more...] about Sabres doubled up in Nashville

'The Sabres played an overtime game in Toronto on Wednesday and didn’t get into their rooms until 4 am Eastern Time. On Thursday despite only having 15 shots, Buffalo only trailed 2-1 and good teams find ways to win that game or get a point, despite fatigue, but it seemed like mental fatigue took over and the Preds got out to a 4-1 lead thanks to a Filip Forsberg hat trick.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo couldn’t find a way to win on Byram’s first game as a Sabre

'Both sides had their chances in the extra frame, but it was Auston Matthews dropping the curtain on the Sabres with his 54th goal of the 2023-24 season. Forward Mitch Marner found the league's leading goal-scorer with a centering pass from behind the net, and Matthews did the rest.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Maple Leafs in overtime

'The worst was the overtime goal. The Sabres held Auston Matthews to absolutely nothing for 60 minutes and with less than a minute left in overtime, Don Granato learned what many coaches before him have learned, you don’t put Skinner out in overtime because he is probably the Sabres worst 3-on-3 player.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pick up one point in Toronto and are 2-0-1 against them this season

'Byram knows many of the young players in the Sabres organization, as he's played with Devon Levi, Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn, and Peyton Krebs with Team Canada at the World Juniors.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire defenseman Bowen Byram from Avalanche for Casey Mittelstadt

'"You never know what’s going to happen, but it definitely went through my mind," said Okposo on Tuesday after practice. "I took a little bit of extra time, and we’ll see what Friday brings."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo knows Sunday might have been last game in Buffalo

'"We did make some changes. Tried to make them as subtle as possible, because the psyche was the biggest challenge, I thought, through the start of the year," said Sabres head coach Don Granato during his weekly appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "It did cost us games not having an effective power play early on when we had chances to make a difference."' … [Read more...] about Granato feels Sabres have gained confidence, maturity throughout season

'After both teams had a chance on the power play early in the third period and could not score, it would be the Jets tying it up 2-2 as Josh Morrissey beat Luukkonen in close midway through the final frame. Then just three minutes later Morgan Barron would give the Jets the 3-2 lead. Winnipeg went on to score two empty-netters late in regulation by Vladislav Namestnikov and … [Read more...] about Jets score four goals in third for comeback win

'“A lot of the legwork has been done and for me it usually starts six weeks before where you talk to every team in the league, you explain where you are and they’ll talk about where they are, but strategies change, so this week is more narrowing your focus."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Adams said he’s been preparing for the NHL Trade Deadline for some time now

'The Buffalo Sabres scored five unanswered goals on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres resoundingly defeat Vegas thanks to special teams

'In two games this season against the champs, Buffalo has outscored them, 12-4.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Cozens leads Sabres with two shorthanded goals against Vegas

'The Buffalo Sabres earned a mid-week split of the state of Florida. A 3-2 loss to the Panthers on Tuesday was followed up with a 3-2, overtime win over the Lightning inside Amalie Arena; a game in which the Sabres spent zero-seconds of game time with a lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win overtime affair in Tampa

'Granato said he wanted to shorten the bench in the third period and Krebs, Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner all got one shift 5-on-5. For most of the game I thought both teams played like they had a grenade on the end of their sticks and there was very little flow. The player that I thought made some good plays was Krebs. I didn’t see at all what Granato was seeing to bench him. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres get two power play goals to overcome 2-1 deficit, win in Tampa Bay

'"There was plenty that you can be aggravated with and I think our guys were. They want to win, they feel they can, they see a way they can, I'm happy for that and proud of them for that. You fight all sorts of elements let's face it we're in sports, you're always gonna fight different elements and elements we're talking about and you gotta rise. So, at the end of it, there is … [Read more...] about Granato: ‘There was plenty that you can be aggravated with’

'The loss for Buffalo snaps not only a three-game winning streak, but also a five-game road winning streak.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ winning streaks end in Florida