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'Amidst a scrum on the ice, it appeared a fan began banging on the glass behind the Pittsburgh bench, bumping Sullivan. Security quickly got involved to quell the situation but not before the Penguins coach and two supporters exchanged seemingly heated words and gestures.' … [Read more...] about Penguins coach Mike Sullivan gets into it with fans for banging on glass

'Age over beauty wasn’t the case Wednesday night. The youngest team in the NHL took out the 2nd-oldest team and handed them their sixth straight loss.' … [Read more...] about The 4-Check: Sabres beat Penguins in 3rd straight win

'“It means I’ve been around a while, I guess,” Skinner said. “But I think for me, you’re not going to score goals unless you’ve got five guys on the same page out there. Obviously it means that you had some good chemistry with guys over the years. I probably had a couple open nets, a couple good passes from some linemates probably.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jeff Skinner scores 300th goal

'Thursday night was no exception. Comrie was solid and at times spectacular against the Canadiens. But seconds after he made a 10-bell save to keep the game tied, Josh Anderson knuckled a shot over his left shoulder to give Montreal the game-deciding goal with 3:46 left.' … [Read more...] about Sullivan: Tending to task at hand, Eric Comrie affirms ‘It’s my job to get wins’ for Sabres

'Mattias Samuelsson will miss “a few weeks” before having his lower-body injury reevaluated, general manager Kevyn Adams said at Thursday’s morning skate, and another veteran defenseman Henri Jokiharju is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres down D Mattias Samuelsson for weeks, D Henri Jokiharju closer to return

'Winning four of the opening five games for the third time in 12 seasons, Buffalo boasts the fourth-best goal differential in the league, out-scoring opponents 22-11. The Sabres rank second in scoring (4.4 goals per game) and fourth in goals allowed (2.2 per game).' … [Read more...] about Sabres playing the percentages in hot start

'Dahin scored three goals and had two assists to help Buffalo sweep its Western Canada trip with wins at Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. He logged a plus-5 rating in averaging 24:02 of ice time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin is NHL’s 1st star of week

'JJ Peterka, a 21-year-old drafted in the second round, assisted on Dahlin’s goal, joining Victor Olofsson in 2019 as the only Sabres rookies to start the season on a four-game point streak. Peterka had two goals and an assist in the first three contests.' … [Read more...] about Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin sets NHL record with goal in 4th straight game to start season

'Comrie, who signed with the Sabres in free agency, has stopped 86 of 91 shots he’s faced over the past two games, good for a .945 save percentage. Signed in free agency to complement 41-year-old goalie Craig Anderson, the 27-year-old Comrie has a .934 save percentage in starting the past three games for the Sabres (3-0-1).' … [Read more...] about Eric Comrie becomes 1st Sabres goalie with 40+ saves in consecutive victories

'This is the first of two alternate jerseys the team will be revealing this season, as they announced in August the return of the ’90s era black and red “goat head” sweaters for 12 home games this season. That jersey design will be revealed in early November.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reveal blue and gold “Goat Head” Reverse Retro jersey

'The Sabres converted on 25% of power plays over the final 28 games of last season. With mostly the same units back, they have gone 0 for 8 through the first two games. Even with a 5-on-3 advantage for 24 seconds on Saturday, the Sabres couldn’t finish from in-tight.' … [Read more...] about 4 Observations: Sabres show competitive spirit, Comrie solid, power play struggling

'“You see that crowd and you just want to basically run through a wall,” Dahlin said. “We love having them here. We’re gonna keep winning so they stay. We’re very happy about it.”' … [Read more...] about 4 Observations: Sabres’ youth, experience contribute to crowd-pleasing win in opener

'“A year ago, we were pretty quiet with only about 3,000 fans next door. Now with having doors wide open and no regulations to follow, we are seeing more traffic,” Melissa Gromlovits, general manager of The Draft Room, said. “Fans here for the tailgate experience they get to sit with everybody if they didn’t get to go to the game. We’ve got the music going. We’ve got all the … [Read more...] about Downtown restaurants welcome Sabres fans back on opening night

'aking a jump from 75 points to 90 and giving the fans meaningful hockey to watch in the final month of the season would be a huge step in the right direction. When I look at the teams that finished ahead of them in the playoff standings last season I don’t think they have done enough to jump over them and take a postseason spot.' … [Read more...] about Will the Sabres make the playoffs this season?

'The team revealed its captain group for the 2022-23 season, which includes forward Zemgus Girgensons and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin as alternates, in a social media graphic on Saturday. Okposo, Girgensons and Dahlin each wore the “A” on their sweaters last season, as the Sabres did not have a captain after stripping the “C” from Jack Eichel during training camp.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres select Kyle Okposo as captain