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'The Buffalo Sabres used a four-goal opening period to help propel themselves to a convincing 7-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres roll to big victory against Detroit

'It was a complete game that saw the whole team compete and play fast. In 2024, the Sabres are 14th in the NHL with a record of 16-11-1 and a points percentage of .589. Defensively, they’re still fourth with a goals against of 2.36.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres blow past Red Wings to inch closer in Eastern Conference

'Before playing those two games in Czechia, the Sabres will go to Munich, Germany to finish up the preseason with a Sept. 27 exhibition game against Red Bull Munich of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to play in NHL Global Series this October

'"There's hierarchies in every line of work, and sometimes you don't feel it's your right to speak up or your moment to speak up," said Sabres head coach Don Granato during his weekly appearance on Tuesday during the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "We've seen it, heard it already; just on the bench, in the locker room, in-between periods. That's a good thing, guys taking more … [Read more...] about Granato: Players have stepped up when leadership is needed

'"I wasn’t ready to close the door here, and I knew they felt the same way," said Girgensons on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Zemgus Girgensons happy to remain with Sabres

'The Sabres scored with two seconds remaining in overtime when Owen Power used a wrist shot to beat Skinner. However, the play was reviewed while the teams left the ice and eventually determined to be offside. Both teams returned to the ice with :20.1 put on the game clock, and eventually to a shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win wild shootout against Edmonton

'In the last 25 minutes, the Sabres outshot the Oilers 14-8, but overall, Edmonton held the edge 32-27. The Sabres created much better chances, but they hit three posts and missed the net all night.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres beat Edmonton in a bizarre game

'“I have an incredible amount of respect for Casey and he’s loved in that locker-room and I was not shopping him, he was a sought after player and it’s no secret that I’ve been working for a couple of years to find a defenseman and it’s really tough in this league to find a top pair talent that Bo Byram is at that age because you generally have to draft them."' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams said he had to get a top defenseman back if he was going to trade Mittelstadt

'The 35-year-old is now set to reunite with good friend Sam Reinhart with the Panthers, along with some other familiar faces in Evan Rodrigues, Brandon Montour and Dmitry Kulikov.' … [Read more...] about Sabres deal Kyle Okposo to Panthers for conditional draft pick, prospect

'The 35-year-old was one of the main reasons, along with Jordan Greenway, why the Sabres' penalty kill turned things around this season. However, he did struggle while playing at 5-on-5.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send defenseman Erik Johnson to Flyers

'Cooley has split time in net with veteran Dustin Tokarski and rookie Devon Levi with the Rochester Americans throughout the course of the 2023-24 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres move goalie Devin Cooley to Sharks

'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