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'The home side opened the scoring less than six-minutes into the contest.' … [Read more...] about Sabres doubled up by Ducks

'It’s pretty bad when the national announcers from ESPN call out the effort of your team.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres put in six minutes of effort, which spells loss in Anaheim

'"He gave me confidence by his daily routine a year ago. The practice intensity, the focus, ability to learn, the speed of learning. Those are all signs that pointed to his ability to get back up after maybe a bad game or a lousy performance, his ability to reset," said Sabres head coach Don Granato on Tuesday during his weekly appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR.' … [Read more...] about Granato believes Sabres’ offense will come back with time

'The Sabres had an extremely disappointing six-game homestand, going 3-3-0. What made it worse was Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has only given up three goals in his last four games, yet, the team is only 2-2-0 in that time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still can’t translate recent defensive success into wins

'Levi needed to get into a game, so he went down Saturday to play against the Springfield Thunderbirds in Rochester. He made 14 saves on 17 shots to help get the Amerks the win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Devon Levi from Rochester

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's shutout streak ended at just over 160 minutes when Nick Paul was able to convert a turnover in the offensive zone into the game's first goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t solve Tampa Bay in loss to close homestand

'Buffalo spent two periods trying to skate through the Lightning instead of getting pucks deep and they only had 12 shots and one goal after two periods.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres’ inability to score on another below average goalie costs them against Lightning

'Saturday is a huge game for Buffalo as on Friday, it trailed Tampa Bay and the Detroit Red Wings by seven points for seventh and eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo has won 5-of-7 games and allowed just one goal in their past three, yet they’ve not been able to make up any ground at all in the playoff race.' … [Read more...] about With Cozens and Erik Johnson not practicing, the Sabres will have lineup decisions to make Saturday.

'The Sabres were able to kill off nearly four-straight minutes of a Chicago power play time in the second period to keep the game scoreless. Rasmus Dahlin was whistled for back-to-back penalties in the frame. The defenseman was first called for holding. Then he touched the puck while still in the penalty box at the conclusion of the penalty, sending the Blackhawks right back to … [Read more...] about Luukkonen leads Sabres to shut out win over Chicago

'Only Tom Barrasso, Martin Biron, Don Edwards and Dominik Hasek have longer shutout streaks in franchise history.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres have won 5-of-7 games behind Luukkonen’s back-to-back shutouts

'"I would not have expected it," Adams said with Mike Schopp and Chris "Bulldog" Parker. "As much as I love Benson and was excited when we drafted him, to make our opening night roster… he has consistently played in a highly competitive way that helps you win."' … [Read more...] about Adams likes Benson’s consistent, ‘highly competitive’ play this season

'Travel bans in a number of municipalities in Western New York, including South Buffalo where KeyBank Center resides, made it impossible for fans to get to the game safely.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ matchup with Blackhawks on Wednesday postponed due to inclement winter weather

'"It did impact us the other day, because we did not have a practice day before San Jose," said Sabres head coach Don Granato during his appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on Wednesday. "The scary thing from the coaching side is when the players have a day off, it usually takes until about the third or fourth drill in practice, which is about 15-to-20 minutes in, before … [Read more...] about Granato knows Sabres can’t lose focus game-to-game

'Finally, the Sabres were able to solve their scoring slump with a couple of goals in the middle stanza.' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen earns second shutout as Sabres blank Sharks

'Luukkonen was making his third-straight start and made 28 saves for his second-career shutout. Luukkonen has given up one goal in his last two games, and five goals in his last four starts.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen giving Sabres chances to win in recent games