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'McLeod skated 16:56 of ice time as Buffalo’s top-line center in Friday night’s 5-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins, after producing his first career hat trick in Wednesday’s 4-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s unclear when McLeod sustained his injury, but he reportedly took an awkward fall in practice on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres put Ryan McLeod on IR, call up goalie Devon Levi for road trip

'Giving up goals 27 seconds apart to go from leading to trailing early in the second period, the Sabres lost for the 15th time in 28 occasions when scoring first this season. Buffalo’s 16 blown leads are more than every team except for the NHL’s last-place Chicago Blackhawks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres allow another lead to slip away

'Dylan Cozens also scored, Jason Zucker had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 34 saves as Buffalo held on to its early lead against one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference despite not recording a shot on goal in the third period. After squandering a two-goal lead midway through Saturday’s dispiriting 6-2 loss against the Seattle Kraken, the Sabres improved to … [Read more...] about Ryan McLeod’s hat trick leads Sabres in win

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves in his second shutout win of the season. It’s the most saves Luukkonen has made in any of his seven career shutouts, tying Bob Sauve for the seventh-most in franchise history.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay on upswing with shutout win in Ottawa

'The 20-year-old Kulich, a first-round pick in 2022 who has been the Rochester Americans leading scorer the past two seasons, was centering Buffalo’s third line of late. He has seven goals and nine points in 31 games, with five of his goals coming in the past 14 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres F Jiri Kulich week to week with lower-body injury

'Snapping a three-game skid at the season’s midway point, Buffalo visits the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night before returning home to face the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat East-leading Capitals in shootout

'Wyatt Johnson tipped in the go-ahead goal with 8:32 left in the third period to beat the Sabres, who came in having won three in a row after halting their 13-game skid.' … [Read more...] about 4-game streak remains out of Sabres’ reach

'Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn each had a goal and an assist in the first period. The Sabres also got goals from Zach Benson and Tuch in building a 4-0 lead, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen needed to make just two of his 15 saves in the opening period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres keep it rolling in rout of Blackhawks

'JJ Peterka had a power-play goal in the second period and James Reimer made 16 saves for the Sabres, who have gone 0-10-3 since their last victory on Nov. 23. The Sabres had a 20-19 advantage in shots on goal, but were outshot 8-3 in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Unlucky 13: Sabres’ skid equals playoff drought

'The Sabres extended the fifth-worst winless streak in franchise history to a depressing dozen with a 6-3 loss to a Toronto team boosted by a vocal majority chanting “Go Leafs Go!” Buffalo’s eighth consecutive home game without a win also marks the fifth-longest skid on record.' … [Read more...] about Sabres continue their winless despair

'Forward Jordan Greenway will remain out for an extended period following surgery to address his mid-body injury, Ruff said. There is hope Greenway can return before the end of the season. The veteran winger brought a physical presence to Buffalo’s lineup and had a plus-3 rating in 16 games prior to his injury. After sitting out 10 games, Greenway had a minus-4 rating in four … [Read more...] about Sabres injuries: D Rasmus Dahlin set to return, F Jordan Greenway to have surgery

'Winless in 11 games since hovering around playoff position, the Sabres have plummeted to an 11-17-4 record, with nearly twice as many losses as victories, and better odds now of winning the draft lottery than ending the longest postseason absence in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Sabres plunge to bottom of East after Terry Pegula’s visit in Montreal

'Buffalo’s 0-7-3 record over the past three weeks marks the seventh 10-game winless streak in franchise history. This is the third time the Sabres have gone 10 games without a victory during their postseason drought that is now going on 14 seasons. The Sabres set an NHL record with an 18-game winless streak in 2020-21, and had a 14-game winless run during the 2014-15 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ 10-game winless streak is NHL’s longest this season

'Buffalo went scoreless on two power-play opportunities and is now 1 for 28 over the past 11 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres slump to 9th straight loss

'And while still only five points behind the Rangers in the wild-card race, the continuation of Buffalo’s playoff drought seems as inevitable as it is abominable.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay in sunken place, closing horrid homestand with 8th loss in a row