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'Defenseman Casey Fitzgerald and forward Kyle Okposo have been added to the league protocols, while forwards Zemgus Girgensons, Dylan Cozens and Mark Jankowski all came off the list.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have players exit, enter NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol

'The Bruins scored a pair of goals in less than a minute and a half to tie the Sabres 3-3 early in the third period. Nick Foligno's first goal with Boston trimmed the team's deficit back to a goal, 3-2, the ex-Sabre Taylor Hall notched his sixth goal of the year to even the score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres could not hold lead, fall to Boston in overtime

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stole Buffalo a point making 37 saves, with the last goal seeing Charlie Coyle allowed to walk right down the slot with nobody around. Jeff Skinner, who should NEVER be on the ice 3-on-3 was slow and soft on Brad Marchand along the wall and Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin got mixed up in coverage.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres blow a two-goal third period lead and lose in overtime to Boston.

'Neither Hinostroza nor Skinner have officially been taken off the NHL's COVID-19 Protocol list, but since they practiced, there’s a chance they could play Saturday against the Boston Bruins.' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner, Vinnie Hinostroza practicing with Sabres

'For the first time in the 2021-22 season, the Buffalo Sabres met the New York Islanders. Much like the 2020-21 season, it was the Islanders terrorizing the Sabres in all facets of the game. That was the case Thursday night at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, as the home team cruised to a 4-1 victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t solve Islanders on Thursday

'Vinnie Hinostroza was with the team in New York on Thursday and did test with the team. It’s not known if he accompanied the team to Boston, where they’ll play New Year’s Day at 1 p.m. EST. General manager Kevyn Adams has said all along that Hinostroza was asymptomatic.' … [Read more...] about Vinnie Hinostroza with Sabres testing Thursday morning

'The Devils scored a pair of quick goals early in the third period to enjoy a 4-2 lead less than seven minutes into the frame. First, Hughes was able to gain position and chip in a rebound from the side of the net to make it 3-2 New Jersey. Then, just over two minutes later the puck hit Yegor Sharangovich after Ty Smith took a shot from the point.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come back falls one goal short

'While these players did step up in their new larger roles, the team needs leaders like Cozens and Girgensons back in the lineup. All things considered, the team played rather well.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Kids step up in Sabres’ loss to Devils

'Buffalo got behind 2-0 after one period, but the one player who played really well in that first 20 minutes was Alex Tuch in his Sabres debut. Tuch was fast and physical and seemed to be all over the ice while quite a few others were overmatched.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: It was a good Sabres debut for Alex Tuch

'Tuch and Krebs were part of the Jack Eichel trade with the Vegas Golden Knights back in November and are likely to makes their Sabres debuts. Meanwhile, Peterka, a 2020 second round pick, is expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres bring up Krebs, Peterka, Ruotsalainen from Rochester

'With strict rules on limited capacity in Canada, the NHL is attempting to push back these games to have them played later in the season in front of more people.' … [Read more...] about Sabres game scheduled for Jan. 8 in Montreal postponed

'All but Girgensons are asymptomatic, and Girgensons talked to general manager Kevyn Adams on Christmas Eve and told him he feels great and no longer has symptoms.' … [Read more...] about Sabres returned to ice on Monday

'The Sabres game against the New York Islanders on Monday had already been postponed with Wednesday home game against the New Jersey Devils and Thursday’s road game against the New York Islanders now in jeopardy.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add three to NHL COVID-19 Protocol list

'Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the NHL is looking into how they can protect themselves to start getting games in.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cancel Sunday’s practice following holiday break

'“I’d prefer killer instinct. Any 2-on-1 to me is decisive action, killer instinct and when you start looking east-west and not directly north, that’s more passive, this is maybe I want to make a pretty play, this is I want to score a goal and we want that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres working on being more decisive