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'The Sabres wasted no time taking a 1-0 lead over Philadelphia. Jeff Skinner scored his 15th goal of the season to cap off a shift where Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch combined to keep the puck in the offensive zone. The line all received a point on the game's first score.' … [Read more...] about Krebs helps lead Sabres to win over Philadelphia

'Buffalo seems to be building some sort of chemistry when passing the puck. This is especially visible when lines like Skinner, Tuch and Cozens are on the ice. The trio always seem to know where they’re going to be before they’re going to be there.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres’ youth propels team to win on kids day

'Ristolainen said he liked playing for Sabres head coach Don Granato, and there’s a mutual respect between them. He also revealed how they have stayed in contact, texting throughout the season.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rasmus Ristolainen returns to Buffalo for first time

'General manager Kevyn Adams says that forward Jack Quinn got hurt in the first period of Thursday’s game against the Dallas Stars, but kept playing through it. He is having a MRI on Friday afternoon, and Adams says he will miss some time.' … [Read more...] about Jack Quinn scheduled for MRI; will miss some time

'A pair of power play goals in the third period helped Dallas eventually overtake the Sabres, 5-4. Seguin's second goal of the night came on the man advantage while Cody Eakin served a minor penalty for slashing. Meanwhile, Robertson's second goal of the game was scored when he knocked the puck out of the air in front of the net.' … [Read more...] about Special teams the difference in Sabres’ loss to Dallas

'Buffalo did lose energy by the end of the game, leading to the Stars' win. That's concerning, considering this is the second game this week where the Sabres surrendered a lead.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Special teams not so special in Sabres’ loss

'“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t hard, especially the first couple of days after," the center admitted after Thursday's morning skate. "But the faster and the harder you work, the faster you’re going to get back. So for me, that was my goal.”' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Casey Mittelstadt almost ready to play after surgery

'The league also moved games against the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators that were originally scheduled for April.' … [Read more...] about NHL reschedules seven Sabres games

'Michael Houser was a human wall for Buffalo, as he stopped 43 of 44 shots in his season debut.' … [Read more...] about Houser, Jankowski help Sabres down Senators

'In their game against Detroit, the Sabres came out with speed and want to win that dwindled off as the game went on. In this game against Ottawa, Buffalo kept that pace up throughout the game and saw themselves pull away for the win.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres win in first game back in Ottawa in 2 years

'Thomas Chabot led everybody with 30:41 of ice-time, but Buffalo’s leader was a surprise. In just his second NHL game this season, Mattias Samuelsson was fantastic. The 21-year-old led the Sabres in ice-time with 22:01 of work. Granato said, “There’s good reason to put trust in him, you see his size and strength and athleticism and he’s an intelligent player that makes good … [Read more...] about Opinion: Michael Houser stands tall to win in Ottawa

'“He’s getting chances. If he wasn’t getting chances, us, as a coaching staff, would look more at personnel and line changes,” Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Granato on Olofsson’s drought: If he wasn’t getting chances, we’d look at changes

'Larkin took advantage of a turnover in the Sabres' zone early in overtime to score the game-winning goal. Nick Leddy made the pass to help setup the score, and recorded the only assist.' … [Read more...] about Detroit comes back to defeat Sabres in overtime

'While Dell, by no means, is the long-term solution in Buffalo, it’s a welcome sight to see him improving.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres’ win gets lost in snow

'It is mind blowing to me that the Sabres have gone into the third period leading 15 times this season and have lost seven of them. I have never seen that stat be that bad. A really good team will lose one game, at most, when leading after two.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres blow another two-goal lead, lose to Detroit