Archives for January 21, 2016

'“We deserved at least a point out of this one,” said hard-luck loser Robin Lehner, who made 33 saves in his most effective game with the Sabres. “We battled hard. I felt like I battled hard. It’s just tough not getting a win.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t catch their breath, suffer tough loss to Avalanche

'On the surface, the new chapter is reading like the previous one for Grigorenko and Zadorov. Grigorenko has struggled to score goals and find consistency. Zadorov, sent to the minors for 28 games, is still growing as a person.' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko happy with fresh start in Colorado

'The Sabres held a 24-15 shot advantage through 40 minutes, boosted by a 14-6 second period. The Avs, though, took 18 of the 23 shots in the third to blow past Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Avalanche 2, Sabres 1

Francois Beauchemin's late score caps Avs' rally at home (Denver Post) Nathan MacKinnon would enjoy a reunion with former linemate (Denver Post) Tanguay Breaks Slump As Avs Rally Past Sabres (ColoradoAvalanche.com) Photo gallery (ColoradoAvalanche.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Colorado Coverage

'"Once you got in the ice it's just another game," O'Reilly said. "You try to win. It wasn't too weird I guess. It was just different."' … [Read more...] about Beauchemin’s late goal lifts Avalanche past Sabres, 2-1.

'Beauchemin's shot from the right point went off Sabres defenseman Mark Pysyk and beat goalie Robin Lehner high for his sixth of the season. Beauchemin also had an assist on Tanguay's goal.' … [Read more...] about Fluke goal pushes Avalanche past Sabres

'The Sabres have now lost 10 straight games to the Avalanche dating back to 12/4/05.' … [Read more...] about Avs Edge Sabres 2-1

'"Certainly gave [the Avalanche] the opportunity with the 4-minute power play. I thought we were going to steal the momentum of the game with the kill. We killed off the 4 minutes, it was a crucial part of the game. We still hadn't recovered...we hadn't gotten those guys off the ice from the kill and they took advantage and scored the goal right after."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Avalanche: From the Locker Room

'Tanguay scored the tying goal at 9:23 of the third period, his first goal since Oct. 30, and passed to Francois Beauchemin for the winning goal with 31.7 seconds remaining.' … [Read more...] about Beauchemin’s late goal lifts Avalanche past Sabres

'"That part is tough, but you have to, and I think the older you get the more you are like, 'Hey, I know what I need to do to have success,'" Johnson said. "I need someone that has that same vision and can see that same things. If they don't have that, that's where you can start to see struggles because you can't have one way of playing the game. If it was one way, everyone … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Johnson comfortable with coach

'"I thought we were going to steal the momentum of the game with the kill," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "It was a crucial part of the game and we still hadn’t recovered. The guy came back on the ice, he went down low but we still hadn’t gotten those guys off the ice and they took advantage."' … [Read more...] about Late goal sinks Sabres in Colorado