Archives for January 11, 2016

'Kane endured game-long taunts and eschewed an empty-net dagger he surely wanted so he could pass the puck to Sam Reinhart. And on top of that, it was to a teammate looking for his first career hat trick. Reinhart calmly put the puck into the net, clinching the Sabres’ 4-2 win in MTS Centre.' … [Read more...] about Kane finds it’s better to give than receive in Sabres’ victory

'“He made a bunch of dynamic saves for us and showed what he can be as a goaltender,” said coach Dan Bylsma. “The save on Byfuglien cutting in front was a big-time save we needed. … It was a big game from him. That’s what he can be for us. That’s what he’s going to be for us in the future.”' … [Read more...] about Ullmark makes terrific final impression

'The win snapped Buffalo's 15-game January losing streak. The Sabres lost all 12 games last year and were 0-3 this year.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 4, Jets 2

'"I’m glad we got these two points and I’m glad we got off this slide," he said. "We needed to come out with some energy and get two points, get off this train we were on and get back on the winning side of things. I thought we did a great job tonight, and now we have a tough game (Tuesday) in Minnesota."' … [Read more...] about Evander Kane says crowd’s boos ‘had no bearing’ on his game

'Jets fans undoubtedly imagined a different script, certainly one in which their team won, and Kane was either made to look like a fool or beaten to a pulp. But that didn’t happen. Instead, Kane’s team won, and he came out looking like the team player.' … [Read more...] about Kane closes book on Winnipeg chapter in style

Buffalo bests Jets despite fans' strong 'tracksuit night' showing (Winnipeg Free Press) Evander Kane says crowd's boos 'had no bearing' on his game (Winnipeg Free Press) Photo gallery (Winnipeg Free Press) Sabres spoil Track Suit Day (Winnipeg Sun) Jets could be without Perreault (Winnipeg Sun) Kane closes book on Winnipeg chapter in style (Sportsnet) Kane's return to … [Read more...] about Monday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'Marcus Foligno also scored for Buffalo (16-22-4) and Linus Ullmark made 42 stops.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart scores hat trick as Sabres snap skid with win over Jets

'Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark was the busier of the two netminders. He was pressed to make 42 saves, while Hellebuyck made 24 stops.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win in Kane’s return to Winnipeg

'The win marked Buffalo's first at Winnipeg since a 6-2 win over the Jets on 2/10/1993.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart’s Hat Trick Snaps the Skid; Sabres Beat Jets 4-2

'"We've had some great 1st periods and we've had some 12-15 shot 1st periods and not come up with a goal. Our bench was pretty excited about the fact that we got the first goal of the game. That's something we haven't been able to do. To get the power play goal to go back up 2-1 was big for us as well."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Jets: From the Locker Room

'Reinhart, the second pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, scored twice in the first period before adding an empty-net goal with 27 seconds left in the game. Kane assisted on the empty net goal.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart’s hat trick leads Sabres past Jets

'Reinhart, 20, became the first Sabres rookie to tally a hat trick since Jason Pominville did so against Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2006. Nearly 10 years later, Reinhart's effort began early as he tallied two goals in the first period, giving Buffalo a 1-0 lead and then regaining the edge 2-1.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart nets hat trick in win over Jets

Lehner improving with Amerks but not at best yet (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Kristers Gudlevskis pilfers pair of points for Syracuse Crunch (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks fall 2-1 to Crunch in back-end of weekend three-in-three (Amerks.com) Photo gallery (Amerks.com) Crunch top Americans, 2-1 (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage