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'That would serve as the last goal of regulation for either side, and in overtime it was the Hurricanes who got the last laugh. Forward Martin Necas' re-direction in front of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen dropped the curtain on the blue and gold, as they fell by a 3-2 final score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Hurricanes in overtime, as woes continue in Carolina

'Speaking of Luukkonen, he was excellent once again between the pipes. In the first period he stopped a shorthanded breakaway by Jack Drury, giving him confidence. Up to that point, the Sabres had dominated, but the Hurricanes got a power play goal and totally took over the period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen plays well, but Sabres fall in overtime

'"We want to have scoring depth," Granato said with Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase. "We're still the youngest team in the league, believe it or not. We've made a commitment that we're going to make sure we're developing within, and giving these guys time to do that. When it all does come together, we'll have some very impressive depth of scoring. We'll have three lines of … [Read more...] about Granato: Sabres ready to step up to challenges of NHL season

'Savoie won’t play on Tuesday in Carolina against the Hurricanes, because head coach Don Granato would like to get him some practice time.' … [Read more...] about Savoie back with Sabres, won’t play Tuesday against Hurricanes

'Alex Tuch was one of five different goal scorers for the Sabres on the night, as he netted two goal in the victory. Meanwhile, Buffalo survived a hat-trick another performance on Saturday Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews to secure the win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres outrace Maple Leafs in back-and-forth game

'The Philadelphia Flyers were able to split their home-and-home series with the Buffalo Sabres with a 5-1 victory on Friday night at KeyBank Center, thanks to a quick start that included a goal just over a minute into the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres doomed by quick Philadelphia start

'Buffalo was going up against a backup goalie and a bad defense, but when you get outworked, you will lose almost every time.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres got outworked and lost to the Flyers

'"It started off with just knowing what’s going on, and it’s super sad what happened," said Dahlin following Thursday's practice. "I tried it out, and it’s too bad that I tried it out for the first time during a game. It didn’t last that long, but for sure I want to use it. I want someone to develop a nice breathable neck guard, and in the future, it’s going to be a must."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin tried out a neck guard during Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia

'Fueled by a three-goal third period, the Buffalo Sabres took care of the Flyers in enemy territory on Wednesday night in a 5-2 victory at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.' … [Read more...] about Sabres capitalize on chances in win over Flyers

'Luukkonen has been spectacular this year, as he's played now in four-straight games after waiting almost three weeks. It hasn’t seemed to be a problem for him at all. The 24-year-old stood tall in the third period for Buffalo, stopping all 20 Philadelphia shots faced.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen sparkles with 38 saves in Sabres’ win over Flyers

'“Yes, I was just taking it day-by-day trying it out to see when I could get back and then taking a few days off the ice letting it heal and now I’m back, I feel good on the ice and I’m so happy to be back.”' … [Read more...] about Devon Levi felt good in first practice back from injury

'"They just have not been able to get into a rhythm and even when they generated chances they didn't score so you just don't feel good about it and that can complicate it too. So I think that will resolve over time because of the skill we have, but that's one area that's it's not hitting rhythm yet or stride yet."' … [Read more...] about Granato has attention on team scoring

'After getting through some early chances from the Avalanche, it was JJ Peterka giving the Sabres the 1-0 lead midway through the first period as he followed up his own blocked shot and snapped home the game's first goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blank Avalanche; Luukkonen earns first-career shutout

'Despite Sunday's win, his team broke down around him immediately with numerous bad decisions and turnovers. It took maybe five or six minutes of Luukkonen standing on his head and then the Sabres got to their game.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen’s first-career shutout gets Buffalo past Colorado

'Dustin Tokarski has been injured in Rochester which means Devin Cooley has played a lot. In four games he’s 3-0-1 with a 3.46 goals against and .903 save percentage. Cooley will be the backup on Sunday for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Cooley he excited to be up for his first NHL experience,' … [Read more...] about Sabres Comrie is week-to-week with a lower-body injury