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'Buffalo is close to getting this one into the barn. They have not sat back and let Calgary take the play to them, but have been pressing to get another goal that would really put the game away. I would expect Elliott is pulled for an extra attacker soon, they should get the chance.' … [Read more...] about Sabres double up Calgary 4-2

'"Getting on loose pucks, getting pucks to the net...that was big. We talked about it before the game, kind of need PP to jumpstart things. I think we did that tonight."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Flames

'Ryan O’Reilly was one of the players that was on the ice, but it isn’t known if he’s going to be able to return against the Flames. Bylsma said, “He’s been on the ice the last few days and today it was only a handful of players on the ice, he was skating with players for the first time.” Bylsma added, “I’ll tell you he’s day-to-day.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ O’Reilly skates, but no word on if he’ll play

'Nilsson's 46 saves two shy of a career-high (48 saves, October 2015).' … [Read more...] about Sabres Top Pens in a Shootout 2-1

'"Huge two points for us. We needed these two points. Maybe it wasn't the prettiest win, but we ended up with the win and I think it's going to give us some confidence moving forward."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Penguins

'Girgensons isn’t executing that plan yet, but he is listening to it, “It all has to start from the D side of the puck making sure that we don’t make mistakes and let them keep coming at us. If you’re tired at the end of a shift, then you can’t get to the O-zone.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Girgensons needs to get more scoring chances

'The crowd is out of it, the players on the ice seem disinterested. Sadly, this has been the theme of the season for the Sabres this year and many years in recent history.' … [Read more...] about Lightning dump Sabres 4-1

'"We're just not scoring goals right now. We gotta win games now. That's when points matter. Points are huge right now. We gotta put points in the bank, we gotta score goals and we gotta find a way. Nobody's feeling sorry for us."' … [Read more...] about From The Locker Room: Sabres-Lightning

'Fedun, 28, has played in 12 NHL games over three seasons. He has scored 2 goals and notched 5 assists for 7 points over that time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Fedun, send down Nelson

'Focusing primarily on the Western New York region, Kaleta will also serve as a liaison to the local high school hockey community and will provide additional support and instruction for other youth hockey initiatives.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres bring back Kaleta

'The offense continues to lack in the goal scoring department with a league-low 30 goals in 16 games. The Sabres are also not throwing enough shots on goal, averaging just 28.4 shots per game. In this five-game losing streak, the Sabres have only managed to score five goals and throw 137 shots on goal. At the other end of the ice, the Sabres have given up 15 goals against and … [Read more...] about Sabres searching for answers on offense

'Buffalo has now lost 5 in a row, their longest losing streak of the season, and first 5 game losing streak since January of last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall in St Louis 4-1

'Evan Rodrigues gets his first call up of the season. Rodrigues played two games for Buffalo last season and had a goal and an assist. This year for the Amerks he has three goals and five assists for eight points in 13 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up three

'Dan Bylsma said one defenseman and likely two forwards will be recalled from the Amerks. As far as Kulikov and O’Reilly go the head coach said, “Kulikov is not coming on the trip with us and is day to day and we’re seeing on O’Reilly, but he’s still day to day at this time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres practice without O’Reilly

'Baptiste scored two goals in 10 games with the blue and gold, while Schneider notched an assist in seven games. Falk has 0 points and is -2 in two games with the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Send Down Three