Archives for 2016

'With 16 goals and 18 assists over the first 50 games of his NHL career, Eichel is on pace for a solid rookie season. The 19-year-old’s current numbers translate to 26 goals and 56 points over 82 games.' … [Read more...] about At the break, Eichel living up to the hype

'"I think it's the change I needed in my life," he said. "I wanted a bigger role and to kind of be looked at as one of the top guys on the team. And here was that opportunity."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly making All-Star impact in 1st year in Buffalo

'Buffalo is playing minus Tyler Ennis, Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Reinhart. All three are listed as week to week, though Deslauriers began skating this past week for the first time since sustaining an upper body injury on Jan. 2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres enter NHL All-Star break by demoting 3 to minors

'O'Reilly, 29, has appeared in five games with the Sabres this season, recording one assist. In 35 games with the Americans, he has 23 points (four goals, 19 assists) and four penalty minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reassign Fs O’Reilly, Schaller, Varone

'One of the constants about Eichel from start to finish this season is that he's been one of the Sabres' most effective players at generating shots on goal. He already has 150 this season, an average of three per game. Only Evander Kane has directed more shots on goal (157) and after those two, Rasmus Ristolainen is next closest with 118 shots on net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie Jack Eichel’s breakout puts him back into Calder contention

'When trying to solve what has ailed the Sabres most so far this season, the disappearance of both Ennis and Moulson seems to be to be the biggest culprit.' … [Read more...] about Last place?

Just back from Buffalo, Varone shines for Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Syracuse Crunch wastes leads, falls to Rochester in OT (Syracuse Post Standard) Varone lifts Amerks to 6-5 overtime win over Crunch (Amerks.com) Crunch drop 6-5 contest to Americans in overtime (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'Lehner made 34 saves, including 22 in the third period, to help the Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators and end their three-game losing streak as they head into the All-Star break.' … [Read more...] about Lehner, Eichel help Sabres hit break with win

'Petersen was a fifth-round choice of the Sabres in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.' … [Read more...] about Petersen, Fasching on Hobey Baker ballot

'That gave Eichel his third multi-goal game of the season, all against divisional opponents. The rookie now has 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in his last 18 games.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 3, Ottawa 2

Senators run out of time against Sabres (Ottawa Citizen) All-Star break offers welcome reprieve for Senators (Ottawa Citizen) Senators' Chris Neil still going strong (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Senators go into break on downer after loss to Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil and ex-teammate Robin Lehner become enemies for a brief … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'"It's big to get a win like that," said Eichel, who moved to within a goal of NHL rookie goal leader Artemi Panarin with his 15th and 16th goals of the year. "We came back twice and we were able to lock it down in the third. That's what good teams do."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel scores twice as Sabres snap three-game slide in win over Senators

'"It feels really good," Lehner said of the victory, which stopped a Buffalo losing streak at three games. "I feel like I've been playing really well, getting better every game and every practice and starting to find my identity a little bit, how I should play the game. I got a little deeper in the net and tried to read pucks a little bit more, not jumping all over the place. … [Read more...] about Lehner, Eichel lead Sabres over Senators

'•Ottawa came dangerously close to tying the game at the last second, scoring as the buzzer sounded, but replays showed the puck crossing the line after the clock hit 0.0. The call on the ice stood, giving Buffalo the win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Survive in Ottawa 3-2

'"Great to see [Lehner] be rewarded. He played great in Colorado, but he wasn't rewarded for his efforts. Then he played great at home and he took another loss. It's great for him to come into Ottawa, his old team, and play the way he did. He was calm, he was collected, he controlled the game for us and he backstopped the win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Senators: From the Locker Room