Brian Metzer's Penguins Pregame: Pens need to slow Sabres' top-ranked power play (Beaver County Times) Sabres face quick turnaround against visiting Pens (AP) Preview: Penguins at Sabres (NHL.com) Game Preview: Pens-Sabres (PittsburghPenguins.com) Quote Roundup: Pens-Sabres (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage
Archives for March 21, 2017
Special teams give Sabres fond farewell at The Joe
'"The penalty kill was great today," said goalie Robin Lehner, who made 34 saves. "I had two or three good shots on four penalties. Ryan O'Reilly won good faceoffs, everybody had good clears and got it down the ice."' … [Read more...] about Special teams give Sabres fond farewell at The Joe
Memories abound at The Joe in Sabres' final visit
'The arena opened as the replacement to Olympia Stadium on Dec. 27, 1979, completed at a cost of $57 million and named after the iconic heavyweight boxer and Detroit native. It will be replaced this fall by the $733 million Little Caesars Arena, about a mile uptown. It is technically the second-oldest rink in the NHL although New York's Madison Square Garden (1968) was … [Read more...] about Memories abound at The Joe in Sabres’ final visit
Quick Hits: Sabres 2, Red Wings 1
'The Sabres are 3-0-1 against Detroit this season and won three straight over the Wings for the first time since the 1988-89 season. They finished 14-23-6 all-time at the Joe, winning their final two appearances in the building that will close for hockey April 9 after 38 years.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 2, Red Wings 1
Sabres recall Brady Austin, Casey Nelson from Amerks
'Austin would be the Sabres’ first seventh-rounder to play for them since winger Mark Mancari, a 2004 pick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Brady Austin, Casey Nelson from Amerks
Tuesday's Detroit Coverage
Power play fails Red Wings in loss to Sabres (Detroit News) Wings’ Nosek ‘ready to go’ after whirlwind weekend (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Power play hurts Red Wings this time in 2-1 loss to Sabres (Detroit Free Press) Detroit Red Wings' Tomas Nosek's debut includes crunch time minutes (Detroit Free Press) Red Wings slip further into division basement with … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Detroit Coverage
Just like that Sabres' Jack Eichel is NHL's most productive player
'With 28 points in 23 games since then, he has been the league’s most productive player. He ranks 61st in the NHL scoring race, but his .96 points per game rank 11th among players with 50 or more games played.' … [Read more...] about Just like that Sabres’ Jack Eichel is NHL’s most productive player
Eichel-led Sabres beat Red Wings 2-1 on power-play goals
'"There's a lot more to his game than just the offensive stats," Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma said. "I think he's starting to play an all-around game."' … [Read more...] about Eichel-led Sabres beat Red Wings 2-1 on power-play goals
Lehner, Sabres squeeze past Red Wings
'"Offensively, I think the power play is what makes us go," Moulson said. "Hopefully, we can feed off that and make things go five-on-five."' … [Read more...] about Lehner, Sabres squeeze past Red Wings
Sabres Hold Off Red Wings 2-1
'Jack Eichel and Matt Moulson both scored power play goals and Robin Lehner made 34 saves to lift the Sabres over the Red Wings on Monday 2-1. The win marked Buffalo's second in a row following Friday's shootout victory in Anaheim. Lehner was strong down the stretch, especially in the 3rd period, stopping all 18 Detroit shots. Brady Austin, making his NHL debut, played 15:37 … [Read more...] about Sabres Hold Off Red Wings 2-1
The Sabres recall two defensemen
'Casey Nelson gets his third call up this season. In nine games he had no points, but in 45 games with Rochester, he has four goals and nine assists for 13 points.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres recall two defensemen
5 Observations: Sabres top Red Wings 2-1
'The Buffalo Sabres power-play is once again the best in the league, scoring on 24% of their attempts this year. Their power-play prowess proved (oh hey alliteration) to be the difference once again against Detroit, capitalizing on both of their attempts [Eichel, Moulson].' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres top Red Wings 2-1
Sabres recall both Casey Nelson & Brady Austin from Rochester
'The recall is Austin's first of his career. The 2012 draft pick has nine points [2G,7A] in 61 games with the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall both Casey Nelson & Brady Austin from Rochester
Buffalo Sabres Alums delivered hot meals to elderly & sick
'"You get a pretty neat feeling when you meet a lot of these people. You find a lot of new friends and you can tell you're really helping them," Smith said.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres Alums delivered hot meals to elderly & sick
Sabres ride special teams past Red Wings
'"The guys were great in front of me all night. I think I only faced two or three tough shots on their four power plays," Lehner said. "Even when they had all those shots in the third period, they weren't getting great chances and everything was cleared out in front of me."' … [Read more...] about Sabres ride special teams past Red Wings