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'Despite falling behind 4-1 early to the Florida Panthers in the third period, Buffalo stayed in the fight with a pair of power play goals to cut the deficit to 4-3. However, penalty trouble late got the best of the Sabres, as Florida added a power play tally of their own to down Buffalo, 5-3.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Panthers; point streak ends at eight games

'Sunday was not from a lack of effort. They simply lost to a better team and its the level of games like these that Kevyn Adams has to get the Sabres to through trades and the development of their good young stable of prospects.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres gave real good effort against Florida, come up just short

'That’s what RJ already was, and forever will be. A personal favorite. A professional legend.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: RJ’s calls will always be a part of us

'After six goals in the first, it was a quiet second period until Victor Olofsson blasted a one-timer past Juuse Saros on the power play with 5:35 left giving the Sabres a 4-3 lead.' … [Read more...] about Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Preds 4-3

'Adams knew of Jeanneret before he even knew his love for the game of hockey. He said, “You just close your eyes and you can think of so many different moments and hearing that voice, you get goosebumps just thinking back on it and for me as a kid, my parents used to send me to bed and I’d be in bed and they’d let me listen to the games on the radio and then I remember my mom … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret helped develop Kevyn Adams’ love for hockey

'"It was wonderful," said Jeanneret following Friday's banner raising ceremony during the first intermission. "I mean, to see all of the guys that came back for this, all the alumni guys and to have all the former broadcasters that I've worked with over the years, that's pretty special too. It was awfully nice knowing they had my back, so to speak, when I was up there … [Read more...] about Sabres, fans honor Rick Jeanneret on ‘RJ Night’

'I wish I could write the proper words here on how honored I was to be in that arena honoring a legend I grew up listening to. My ultimate goal was to do play-by-play for the Buffalo Sabres and when I reached that goal, I reflected on how much Jeanneret influenced me.' … [Read more...] about What a night it was celebrating Rick Jeanneret

'Now, how does the organization make that last long enough to actually matter in the standings? They’re obviously going to need more good players. The good news is, there are more good players coming in the form of Owen Power, Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka. There will be loads of salary cap space to add, and as much as free agency can be a trap door, the Sabres will need to spend … [Read more...] about Opinion: Safe to enjoy Sabres hockey again?

'The Sabres and Jets traded chances with both goalies making some big saves in the third period and the game remained tied heading to overtime.' … [Read more...] about Sabres extend point streak, but lose to Jets in shootout

'"He’s not even close guys," Granato said during the "Howard and Jeremy Show" on Wednesday on WGR. "We just have to do the same thing we’ve been doing, let him do it and if mistakes happen, they happen.”' … [Read more...] about Listen: Granato: Not even close to seeing best of Rasmus Dahlin yet

'On a power play chance for the rest of regulation, Rasmus Dahlin fed Thompson for a one-time opportunity. The forward's shot attempt exploded his stick, but the puck slunk its way in the goal after rebounding off the back boards and off the skate of Lankinen with just 11.3 seconds left in the third.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win a wild one in Chicago

'Buffalo hadn’t comeback from a four goal deficit to win since Jan. 21, 1989 in Boston when Pierre Turgeon scored in overtime for a 6-5 win, so it seemed improbable that it would happen, but out of nowhere the Sabres got their legs, were hard on pucks, hard in battles and got pucks and players to the net.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: It had been over 33 years since the Sabres had overcome a four goal deficit to win.

'The Sabres got on the board before the opening frame came to an end. Rasmus Asplund found himself all alone in front of Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev, and the forward cashed in on his first goal in 46 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres felled by Rangers in overtime

'Buffalo was awful to start this game, and were down 2-0 just 4:17 in. Newly acquired winger Frank Vatrano had two goals in just 18 seconds to grab that lead for the Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres come back from early deficit to Rangers, only to lose in overtime

'Neither team could score in the third period. The Sabres were credited with five shots on goal, while Dustin Tokarski stopped all nine Washington shots on goal.' … [Read more...] about Shootout loss ends Sabres win streak