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'The Buffalo Sabres erased a one-goal deficit late in the third period to force overtime and defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-3, on Monday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end preseason with overtime victory against Detroit

'The NHL Sabres went 3-0-0, while the team made up of players that will be with the Rochester Americans, Jacksonville Ice and junior hockey went 3-1-0 with two overtime wins.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres close 2024 preseason with overtime goal from another promising young prospect

'The Columbus Blue Jackets concocted a five-goal third period to stun the blue and gold on Saturday evening.' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets’ big third period stuns Sabres on Saturday

'I can’t say enough about how hard this group worked for eight periods playing in place of the NHL Sabres who are in Europe getting ready to open the season in Prague against the New Jersey Devils. Some very shaky goaltending from Felix Sandstrom seemed to take the air right out of this team as he gave up five goals on 22 shots in 27:17 of work. So far in the preseason … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres get shaky goaltending from Sandstrom to lose in Columbus

'The Sabres played inferior competition in the three games, but they can’t help that, they can only help how they play and in almost every game, they played very hard. In Friday’s game against EHC Red Bull Munchen, the Sabres pressured the whole game causing numerous turnovers and won 5-0.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres NHL team closes out the preseason with a 5-0 win

'The Buffalo Sabres played late-game comeback in Canada's capital city on Thursday night, as the team turned a third-period, 2-1 deficit on its head en route to a 3-2 overtime win over the Senators inside Canadian Tire Centre.' … [Read more...] about Ostlund plays overtime hero for Sabres in Ottawa

'It was a weird game because Buffalo worked hard and dominated from start to finish, yet with one minute left in regulation time, they were trailing 2-1.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Ostlund is the overtime hero

'“Rasmus sets the tone for our team each and every day with how he prepares and competes. He is respected by his teammates and coaches, both for his actions at the rink and his commitment to our Western New York community.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin named 21st captain of Sabres

'Wahlberg's goal proved to be the eventual game-winning tally, as it was a war of attrition in the third period of play. The Sabres staved off the Penguins, and held on to its 3-2 advantage to move to 3-0-0 in the 2024-25 preseason.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ strong preseason continues at Pittsburgh

'Amerks coach Mike Leone was behind the bench for the first time and his crew totally locked down the one-goal lead throughout the third period. Scott Ratzlaff made some huge saves in the final two minutes after the Penguins pulled their goalie for the extra attacker as he stopped all 10 pucks he saw in the final 20 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres remain undefeated in preseason

'Game two of the 2024-25 preseason went about as well as the first one for the Buffalo Sabres, as the team posted another blowout victory. This one was over the Columbus Blue Jackets; 6-1 inside KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rout Blue Jackets on Monday

'The Sabres opened the 2024-25 preseason with a big 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night at KeyBank Center. JJ Peterka lead the way scoring a hat trick in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open preseason with big win over Penguins

'To me, the Peterka goals were significant because of the way they were scored. The first goal came just five seconds into a power play. It was exactly the type of goal this team is trying to learn how to score. They won the draw, Jokiharju quickly moved the puck to the right point to Jack Quinn and Peterka, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch all went to the net. Peterka tipped the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres showed they are a different team in win over the Penguins

'“You’re always hungry to get better and for me, I’ve already set a standard that is better than what I did last year, so anything short of that is just not good enough and I’m always trying to exceed expectations and goals and I didn’t even come close to those, so statistics weren’t good enough and other aspects of my game that you can’t put a finger on like consistent … [Read more...] about Thompson thinks last year was well below his standards

'"No bad habits. Whether that’s using your hand in the D-zone and hooking. I mean, if we’re going to see a penalty, I’m going to stop the play," said Ruff following Thursday's practice. "The one thing I don’t like is I don’t like careless penalties. It’s one thing that we get to control, so use your legs to backcheck, don’t use your stick."' … [Read more...] about In Ruff’s world, if you don’t play hard, you pay the price