‘Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Devils was hardly a disgraceful performance. The Sabres had a 35-24 advantage in shots on goal and had 21 more attempts. They had the puck a lot. They just didn’t do enough with it. They didn’t defend at key times either.’
The Sabres Report - February 18, 2019
Sabres Notebook: Casey Nelson gets the call, will join team in Florida ★
‘It would appear likely that Scandella will miss both games on the Florida trip and move to the injured reserve list to make room on the roster for Nelson, who has not played since he suffered an upper-body injury Dec. 4 against Toronto. Sunday was Nelson’s 28th straight game out of the lineup.’
The Wraparound: New Jersey Devils 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 ★
‘The Sabres opened their three-game road trip with a loss that was yet another disappointment in a stretch full of them. Buffalo ended its seven-game homestand at 3-3-1 after Friday’s 6-2 stinker against the New York Rangers and couldn’t rebound in this one despite a 34-24 advantage in shots on goal.’
Monday's New Jersey Coverage ★
Cory Schneider wins again as Devils down Sabres | Rapid reaction (Newark Star Ledger)
Kyle Palmieri’s 3-point night leads NJ Devils over Sabres (Bergen Record)
Devils win second straight, top Sabres 4-1 at home (SportsNet New York)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Devils string together back-to-back wins (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Schneider makes 34 saves, wins again as Devils beat Sabres ★
‘“It doesn’t make it easier with other teams winning, but we don’t feel like we are toast at all,” Reinhart said. “It doesn’t take much to turn around. We need to bear down and start putting up more points. We are focused on getting back and getting ready for the Panthers. It’s another opportunity to put up points, but it’s tough to swallow.”’
Sabres fall another spot in the standings, lose 4-1 to the Devils ★
‘While the Sabres controlled play and dominated possession in the third period for the second straight game, the final period once again did not go the way that Buffalo needed it to. Palmieri added his third point of the night on the insurance marker to make it 3-1, after a nifty move to get around Lawrence Pilut and score short side on Hutton. Joey Anderson added the empty net goal for New Jersey when Buffalo pulled Hutton with an opportunity on the power play.’
The Sabres have two young players that have never played this much hockey ★
‘We’ve hit game number 58 in the NHL season which is something new for Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt. This is where the grind of the NHL can get to young players. Phil Housley said it can be tough on youngsters, “I just think the day-to-day grind, just handling that and handling a lot of games in a short period of time.”‘
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Devils ★
‘”It was just a couple of mistakes that wind up in the back of our net. For the most part the urgency was there.”‘
The Sabres bring up Nelson from Rochester ★
‘Nelson has missed 28 games with an upper-body injury. Marco Scandella is not on the trip and Buffalo had to make room for Nelson, so my guess is Scandella goes to injured reserve.’
Sabres begin three-game road trip with 4-1 loss to Devils ★
‘After a scoreless twenty-minutes, the Sabres found themselves trailing less than eight minutes into the second period when Miles Wood notched the game’s first goal for a 1-0 Devils lead. Six minutes later, Jesper Bratt connected on the Devils power play as they went up by two goals. The Sabres, though, found some life with less than a minute to go in the second period when Sam Reinhart scored his 14th of the season to cut the deficit in half heading into the final twenty minutes.’