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'Thanks to goals from Peyton Krebs, Victor Olofsson and Alex Tuch, the Sabres prevail, 3-1, over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. The win also marked career win No. 300 for goalie Craig Anderson, who stopped 30 of 31 shots faced in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Vegas in Eichel’s return to Buffalo

'I can’t begin to tell you how much fun it was to have the fans so engaged in a hockey game. It might have been a good thing that the refs were awful because with every blown call, the fans got louder and louder.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Anderson, Krebs, Tuch steal show from Eichel

'Blame for that lies with both team and player. So my predominant feeling as the Sabres host Eichel and the Golden Knights is that I just want to get it over with.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Jack is back

'Eichel spent the first six years of his career in Buffalo. He feels he invested himself into the community and the franchise. He said he doesn’t have bad thoughts at all about his time here, “No bitterness no, none whatsoever. I had a phenomenal time here in Buffalo, lived out a childhood dream playing my first NHL game and the organization and the city was nothing but great … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Eichel has no bitterness towards the Sabres

'“As these players get better, the goal is to coach less and let the team take over,” Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Listen: Granato: We have to let go of results, but not lessons

'Buffalo erased Knight's chance at a shut out with a goal part way through the final period. It also snapped a lengthy streak for the team.' … [Read more...] about Montour helps Florida drop Sabres on Monday night

'I just don’t understand how any competitive athlete can sit there and watch their opponent embarrass them and then laugh at them. Until there’s enough pride to make sure that never happens, we’re not going to see the full resurrection of this organization.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Florida came in and embarrassed the Sabres and they pretty much just stood there and took it.

'It took until just about three minutes remaining in the second period for the scoreless tie to be broken. Anthanasiou scored his sixth goal of the season with a wrist shot into the top corner of the net. Mikey Anderson and Arthur Kaliyev received the assists on the game's first goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked by Los Angeles

'This season is Anderson’s first in Buffalo, but he remembers his first career win in the NHL very well, just 18 years ago. “It was 7-0 in Columbus against Freddie Brathwaite, and I kept the stick. It’s all I really remember about it,” Anderson recalled.' … [Read more...] about Craig Anderson hopes for win No. 300 on Monday

'Granato also said that Vinnie Hinostroza is a possibility for the Kings. With him coming into the lineup and Eakin out, that line on Saturday was Mark Jankowski centering Hinostroza and John Hayden. The winger has been back working for almost a week and he’s ready, “The whole team’s been dealing with it the whole year, a lot of injuries, so I’ve been rehabbing for almost two … [Read more...] about The Sabres are getting Vinnie Hinostroza back from injury

'Just over four minutes later Skinner scored his 23rd goal of the season and second of the third period to help the Sabres to a 4-3 lead late in regulation. Again, the forward's first attempt was stopped but he followed it up by beating Kahkonen for the unassisted goal.' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner scores twice to lead Sabres to win over Minnesota

'This wasn’t just the Jeff Skinner show. Casey Mittelstadt returned to form and had his best game of the season by far. It was only Mittelstadt’s 14th game of the year. His best plays weren’t his goal and assist. His best play came with around three minutes left when he got the puck behind the Wild’s net and just lugged the puck for a good minute or more. He was tripped for … [Read more...] about Opinion: Skinner catches fire late to lead the Sabres to a comeback win.

'When it comes to the NHL Trade Deadline on March 21, Miller is probably the most mentioned Sabres players as likely to be moved. He says it’s not anything he can control. "It's so up in the air, you never know what's going to happen," Miller said. "You just take it day-to-day and see where the cards fall."' … [Read more...] about Colin Miller begins practicing after surgery

'The avalanche continued into the third, when Jeff Skinner beat everyone to a loose puck and popped his 21st goal of the campaign.' … [Read more...] about Sabres bring “A” game in win at Toronto

'This season we’ve seen the team play up or down to their opponent’s skill level more often than not. Examples include their 5-3 loss to Colorado or their sloppy loss to Montreal. This game was no exception, and the Sabres played like they were one of the best teams in the division. While this isn’t the best quality to have, it’s certainly not a bad thing when the team can go … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres crunch Maple Leafs in Toronto