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'“You coach much differently to situations and circumstances and when you're in game 32-42 of the season, ”Granato said on the “Jeremy White Show” “but now you can completely deplete a tank because there is not 50 more game left,”' … [Read more...] about Granato: Sabres now in a sprint to make playoffs

'Coupled with a regulation loss by the New York Islanders and an overtime loss by the Florida Panthers, the Sabres managed to stay alive in their chase for a Wild Card spot with three games remaining in the regular season schedule. After Monday's results, Buffalo trails the Panthers by five points, sits four points back of the Islanders, and three points back of the Pittsburgh … [Read more...] about Sabres’ playoff hopes remain alive following shootout win over Rangers

'Granato really leaned on his best players hard. Rasmus Dahlin played 30:40, Mattias Samuelsson 28:19, Henri Jokiharju 25:56 and Owen Power 25:37. That kept Ilya Lyubushkin (7:47) and Riley Stillman (6:30) seated for most of the game. Those two played two shifts in the third period and overtime. Alex Tuch played 23:33 while Granato went to three lines.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres never gave up and overcame a third period deficit to stave off playoff elimination

'Anderson won the award back in the 2016-17 season as a member of the Ottawa Senators. Don Luce (1974-75) and Pat LaFontaine (1994-94) also won the Masterton Trophy as members of the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Craig Anderson selected as Sabres’ nominee for Bill Masterton Trophy

'Dahlin would continue to make a difference in the game as he made a goal saving stop with his stick on Martin Necas. Then just moments later Dylan Cozens fed Tage Thompson for a one-timer giving the Sabres the 4-3 lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win tight battle over Canes

'Since December of 2016, Carolina was 14-1-0 against Buffalo, but thanks to Dahlin, that ended on Saturday. Buffalo also beat Antti Raanta who came into the game 18-2-3. It was Raanta's first regulation loss since November.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Dahlin led the Sabres to a big win over Carolina

'Levi just completed his second year at Northeastern University putting up great numbers. Levi went 17-12-5 with a 2.24 goals against average and .933 save percentage. The 21-year-old put up even better numbers last year when he won the award for the first time. Levi was 21-10-1 with a 1.54 goals against and a .952 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Devon Levi wins wins the Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s best goaltender

'The 7-6 victory marked a Sabres season sweep over the Red Wings as well, going 4-0-0 against Detroit.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win wild game over Detroit in shootout

'The bottom line is Buffalo found a way to win this crazy game. The Sabres blew two different two-goal leads, and completely lost their poise once Dylan Cozens scored his second goal and 31st of the season to give Buffalo a 6-4 lead.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Levi stops Larkin in final round of shootout to preserve Buffalo’s win in Detroit

'From there, Florida clamped down on the blue and gold, and even withstood some late penalty calls against. The Sabres boasted 6-on-4 and 6-on-3 man advantages inside the last minute of regulation, but were unable to find the equalizer against Panthers goalie Alex Lyon and company.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suffocated by Panthers in Florida

'If the Sabres could’ve played the whole game like they did the last six minutes, chances are good they probably wouldn’t have lost that game. Buffalo generated chance-after-chance-after-chance, pressuring the Panthers into turnovers and forcing third string goalie Alex Lyon into some huge saves. The Sabres were playing fast and totally on point.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres’ playoff chances take huge hit after losing in Florida

'"It was incredible, his debut, and I don't think anyone was surprised by this," said Sabres head coach Don Granato on Tuesday during his appearance on the "Jeremy White Show" on WGR.' … [Read more...] about Granato impressed with Devon Levi after one start

'“I felt pretty good," said Thompson. "I feel like the last few days I’ve been making good strides, and today was a good test to get back out there and just get more battles, and try to feel it a little bit more. I think went pretty well.”' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson’s health improving, as he returns to practice

'While it may be too little, too late for this season, this is an important building block for the young core that Buffalo could have for years to come. They seem more prepared for the important games against tough opponents, take control of the games that are against weaker opponents, and overall seem more collected on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres Week in Review: Points surge revives Buffalo’s playoff hopes

'The Sabres took the momentum they snagged from the end of the first period, and immediately put it to good use at the start of the second. Goals in succession from Alex Tuch, Jordan Greenway and Jeff Skinner helped turn a tied game into a runaway in less than four-minutes of action.' … [Read more...] about Tuch’s hat-trick helps Sabres double up Flyers