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'From goaltending, to the defense, to the compete, to the plain laziness on some of the goals against, it was a team loss.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres failures on Monday were team wide

'Ruotsalainen has struggled this season with the Sabres, scoring only two goals and two assists for four points in 16 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign center Mark Jankowski from Rochester

'Despite opening the scoring, the Sabres coughed up a pair of goals to Detroit and had to play comeback in the waning minutes just to force overtime in Michigan. In the end, it was an up-and-coming rookie forward dropping the curtain on the Sabres on this night by way of a 3-2 final.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in OT to Red Wings again

'We'll see what the Sabres do in net moving forward, but it seems Granato only has one guy he can trust at the moment.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres salvage a point late but lose in OT to Red Wings

'Tokarski made 38 saves on the game and there’s no way Buffalo gets a point out of this game without him, but he admitted the overtime goal by Lucas Raymond was on him, “I saw it the whole way, I think it’s just one of those ones that I should’ve saved it and I know probably for a fact that’s not where he was shooting, so he took something off it and handcuffed me and it slid … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres find a way to get a point in Detroit

'Buffalo enjoyed its second lead of the night thanks to quick passing in the offensive zone midway through the second period. Vinnie Hinostroza used a back hand pass Cody Eakin to make it 2-1 Sabres. Eakin was alone by the side of the net and cashed in his third goal of the year. Hinostroza received the only assist on the goal.' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson leads Sabres to win over Montreal

'Thompson joined the Sabres to start the 2018-19 season as a part of the infamous Ryan O'Reilly trade that sent the Sabres former star to St. Louis. Thompson came over with forwards Vlad Sobotka and Patrik Berglund and two draft picks. At this point, Thompson is the only one of the three players who remains active in the league, while the Sabres await one of the prospects … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Thompson stays hot as Sabres cruise over Habs

'Tage Thompson’s second goal was just a complete picture of what he’s become. Alex Romanov absolutely hammered him at center ice, but Thompson bounced right up and you could tell he was furious. Thompson went straight to the net while Victor Olofsson and Jeff Skinner were on the forecheck and converted Skinner’s pass into his eighth goal in 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres worked hard and smart to beat Montreal.

'Buffalo outshot the Bruins 14-7 in the second period, but failed to cut into their three-goal deficit. Dustin Tokarski replaced Dell in goal to start the period and did not allow any goals on seven shots on goal.' … [Read more...] about Boston dominates Sabres in lopsided win

'On Wednesday night at the KeyBank Center, the offense didn't even show up, and the Sabres still couldn't get the goaltending they needed.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres rough 1st period leads to loss over Bruins

'Columbus scored a pair of goals less than a minute into the second period to open up a 4-2 lead over the Sabres. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored first, just 24 seconds into the frame to make it 3-2 in favor of the visitors. Only 30 seconds later, Max Domi recorded his second goal of the year to double the visitors' lead.' … [Read more...] about Three-goal second period too much for Sabres to overcome

'It was the young players that helped lead the way for the Sabres on Monday night. Tage Thompson scored twice, putting him on a pace for 36 goals by the end of the season.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres were much better, but 3:17 of bad play cost them against Columbus

'Ryan Lindgren scored with 0.7 seconds to go in the game on the 13th New York shot of the period. His second goal of the season came after Mika Zibanejad was able to receive a pass from the corner. Zibanejad and Adam Fox were credited with the assists on the game-winning goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stunned in last-second loss to Rangers

'Jokiharju has been out since the opener against the Montreal Canadiens. In the first period he took a shot on the ankle, but never left the game. As it turned out, he played the last two periods with a broken bone in his ankle. Jokiharju said, “I just kept the boot on with the skate and that helps you play through the game, but if you take that boot off, it swells and you … [Read more...] about Henri Jokiharju returns to Sabres practice on Friday

'The Calgary Flames used four second period goals to stun the Buffalo Sabres and shut them out 5-0 on Thursday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Calgary