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'Eichel missed the final 33 games of the regular season after suffering a herniated disk in his neck. Surgery is an option, but it appears everyone's not on the same page.' … [Read more...] about “I think there’s been a bit of a disconnect”, Eichel’s future in Buffalo remains a big question mark

'When you include Thursday night's onslaught, Houser's number seem to be about par for the course for any goalie not named Linus Ullmark. After just his first two starts, though, he had a .940 save percentage. Between those two wins, he made 79 saves.' … [Read more...] about Five Observations: 2021 Sabres season comes to a close in shutout fashion

'Five finalists were up for the award including Dylan Cozens, Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Jeff Skinner.' … [Read more...] about Sam Reinhart named winner of inaugural Rick Martin Memorial Award

'With the loss, the Sabres fall to 15-33-7 on the season. In 55 games, the Sabres have just 37 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres clinch worst record in NHL with 8-4 loss to Penguins

'As Houser turned away the final shootout attempt, he let out an audible scream that could be heard from the press box. His teammates immediately swarmed the 28-year-old goaltender who was playing in the ECHL last season. With his win on Tuesday, Houser is now 2-0 in his NHL career with a .940 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Houser shines with 45 saves as Sabres top Islanders 4-3 in shootout

'"It's so exciting, I've worked my whole life for this, for it to happen and just to play a game is really special but to win, winning is always the goal, that's why we play is to win the game and I'm happy we were able to do that," Houser said after the game.' … [Read more...] about Houser lifts Sabres in his first NHL game as Sabres top Isles 4-2

'The lopsided tally was a product of the shot chart: the Bruins had 43 shots on goal. Craig Smith contributed a hat trick for Boston.' … [Read more...] about Bruins dominate Sabres, hand Buffalo fourth straight loss

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's 35 saves weren't enough for the blue and gold. Boston scored three unanswered goals to end the game in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Bruins 5-2

'He finishes his career as the all-time winningest U.S.-born goaltender with 390 wins which ranks 14th in NHL history. He also ranks 12th in saves (21,621) and 19th in games played (794) in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Former Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller will retire from NHL at end of the season

'In the third period, the Rangers out-shot the Sabres 15-9 and scored two goals to the seal the win. Alexis Lafrenière scored to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead and four minutes later Mika Zibanejad doubled the lead with his 20th goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen makes 38 saves as Sabres fall to Rangers 3-1

'Sam Reinhart was the top player on the night, scoring three goals for his 4th career hat trick. Two of those goals came on the power play while another came on an empty-netter that sealed the win. Rasmus Dahlin [10 points in las 12 games], Casey Mittelstadt [8 goals in last 14 games], and Arttu Ruotsalainen [4 goals in last nine games] also scored in the win.' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen picks up win in NHL debut as Sabres top Bruins 6-4

'In two games against the Bruins this week the Sabres are 0-for-11 with the man advantage. With this abysmal of a performance on the power play, the Bruins can play even more aggressive than usual because they know, when they take penalties, the Sabres won’t capitalize. You can’t even make the argument that it’s just bad luck for the Sabres because you can count on one hand how … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Bruins top Sabres 5-1

'The Sabres finished the day 0-for-6 on the power play and generated only five shots.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out for 8th time this season as Bruins win 2-0

'It didn't take long for the Sabres to get on the board. Less than a minute into the game Dylan Cozens, using his speed, was able to set up a perfect pass to Arttu Ruotsalainen who capitalized for his 2nd goal of the season. Up 1-0 after one period, Sam Reinhart extended their lead just minutes into the 2nd period with his 16th goal of the season. He extended it again in the … [Read more...] about Reinhart scores twice as Sabres top Penguins 4-2

'The Sabres got off to a sluggish start, getting just three shots on goal compared to the Penguins' 12. At that point, they were lucky to only be down 1-0 after the first twenty minutes of play.' … [Read more...] about Sabres eliminated from playoff contention with 3-2 loss to Penguins