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'Tage Thompson says he’s ready to play Wednesday night against the Minnesota Wild after missing four games with a lower-body injury. “I feel good,” Thompson said following Tuesday’s practice at KeyBank Center. “I had a good day today and I’m ready to go for tomorrow.”' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson ready to return for Sabres

'Alex Tuch’s short-handed goal in the third period lifted Buffalo to its third consecutive victory Saturday night in San Jose. Dylan Cozens got the tying goal earlier in the third period, Peyton Krebs also scored, and Rasmus Dahlin had an empty-net goal to go along with an assist in the 4-2 comeback win. Bowen Byram had two assists, and James Reimer made 31 saves against his … [Read more...] about Sabres win 3 in a row out West

'Owen Power had two assists, giving him 15 even-strength points this year, most among NHL defensemen, and Tuch assisted on Kulich’s goal to boost his team-leading point total to 20.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come back to winning side, over .500 after Jiri Kulich’s OT goal beats Ducks

'The Buffalo Sabres, along with Tops and other sponsors, held their annual “Turkeys for Tickets” drive at participating Tops locations and the Keybank Center. Participants donated over 2,000 frozen turkeys to help fight food insecurity in the City of Good Neighbors.' … [Read more...] about Opportunity to trade turkeys for Sabres tickets returns to Tops, Keybank

'“We’ve got to get him some games, get him playing,” Ruff said. “It’ll be the best thing for him. I think this is the first time in his career he’s dealt with, I think it was one game in a month. That’s not easy on a goaltender, that’s not easy on a young goaltender because you need to find some rhythm. You need to see a game-like chaos, which you don’t get in practice.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres send goaltender Devon Levi to Rochester

'Reimer rejoins the Sabres while starter Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is day to day with an unspecified injury that factored into coach Lindy Ruff removing him before the third period of Monday’s loss against the Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reclaim goalie James Reimer

'Striving to win four in a row for the first time in two seasons, the Sabres got goals from Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka less than two minutes apart to take a 5-4 lead early in the third period. Dylan Cozens and Peyton Krebs scored within a minute of the second period, and Tage Thompson buried his 11th goal early on before leaving late in the second with a lower-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres let win streak slip away in 3rd period stumble after injured Tage Thompson exits

'Buffalo has the chance to rise above .500 for the first time this season when it hosts the last-place Montreal Canadians on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres salvage win streak, beating Flames in shootout

'The Sabres parlayed a dominant period on the road against one of the NHL’s top teams to get their second winning streak of the season rolling.' … [Read more...] about Sabres score big win in New York

'Ryan McLeod assisted on both of Byram’s goals and captain Rasmus Dahlin became the third Sabres defenseman to tally 300 career points with a secondary assist on the first one that gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead 17 seconds into the second period. Byram scored again 21 seconds into the third, squirting a point shot past former Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take control of Senators to stop slide

'Buffalo’s attempt to come back in the third period was thwarted when Dahlin took penalties for slashing and roughing, leading to Sam Bennett’s goal on the power play with 5:25 remaining.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ streak stops at top of division

'Tage Thompson extended his point streak to six games with a pair of goals and an assist on Jason Zucker’s first goal for Buffalo on an early power play, Bowen Byram got the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and the Sabres have evened their record at 4-4-1 with three consecutive regulation wins, a feat they did not achieve all of last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres score on power play in 3rd straight win

'The Sabres are the only team in the NHL that hasn’t scored on the power play yet this season, opening the year goalless in 22 opportunities. With one shorthanded goal allowed, the team has been a net-negative on the man advantage through eight games (3-4-1 record).' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ scoreless power play gets chance to break through vs. Red Wings

'Ryan McLeod scored in his fourth consecutive game, 83 seconds after Peyton Krebs got his first of the year, Tage Thompson’s fifth goal provided a crucial cushion in the third period, and the Sabres held on for a 4-2 win Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars, one of coach Lindy Ruff’s former clubs. Owen Power tallied three assists, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves, and … [Read more...] about Streaking Sabres shoot down Stars, opening homestand with win vs. one of West’s best

'The Sabres’ highest goals-against average in a single season was 3.76 in 1986-87, when Ruff was a team captain. Their highest with Ruff as coach was 2.98 in the 2007-08 season. Buffalo gave up six or more goals in 59 of the 1,165 games Ruff coached in his previous 15-year stint as coach. Only once before, in March, 2000, had teams scored six in consecutive games against a … [Read more...] about Sabres allow dozen goals on 2-game skid