'During the first television timeout, Scandella and Pominville were greeted by the Minnesota Wild in a brief video on the arena's massive video board.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Scandella and Pominville get Minnesota welcome
Archives for 2018
The Wraparound: Wild 6, Sabres 2
'Winger Nino Niederreiter returned from injury and poured in a hat trick over the first 24 minutes as the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 6-2 rout of Buffalo before 19,017 in XCel Energy Center.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Wild 6, Sabres 2
Friday's Minnesota Coverage
Nino Niederreiter's hat trick propels Wild past Buffalo 6-2 (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher visits Russian prospects (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild-Buffalo game recap (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Welcome back: Nino Niederreiter’s hat trick leads Wild to 6-2 win (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Phil Housley on first trip back as NHL head coach: ‘It’s … [Read more...] about Friday’s Minnesota Coverage
McCabe registers assist in Sabres' loss to Wild
'“Once our forwards are skating and being physical on their D, that allows us defensemen to have better gaps in the neutral zone and we can kind of control the play a bit more, wear them down and get pucks in and not making those costly turnovers at either blue line,” McCabe said. “That’s been a recipe for success as of late.”' … [Read more...] about McCabe registers assist in Sabres’ loss to Wild
Niederreiter’s hat trick fuels Wild in 6-2 win vs Sabres
'The Wild are 10-3-2 in their last 15 matchups with the Sabres, outscoring them 54-31, since March 9, 2007. That includes a 7-0 victory at Buffalo on Jan. 15, 2015, which was Dubnyk’s debut with the team and the largest margin of victory in franchise history.' … [Read more...] about Niederreiter’s hat trick fuels Wild in 6-2 win vs Sabres
Wild score early, often to defeat Sabres 6-2
'Chad Johnson replaced Robin Lehner after the second period. Lehner allowed all six goals through two periods between the pipes for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Wild score early, often to defeat Sabres 6-2
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Wild
'"We started well. We were in their zone and we got some shots but I made a mistake, and they got an easy goal there... Early on, our mistakes led to easy goals and it was a tough start."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Wild
Niederreiter returns with hat trick, Wild cruise past Sabres
'"I think our urgency without the puck obviously was not there tonight," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "…That's just not the way we have been playing and we got away from that."' … [Read more...] about Niederreiter returns with hat trick, Wild cruise past Sabres
Early mistakes, costly penalty snowball into loss in Minnesota
'"When you look at the game, it was really nothing that Minnesota did," Housley said. "They capitalized on their opportunities, I'll give them credit. It was what we gave them. We gave them too much, we left too much on the table when we didn't have to."' … [Read more...] about Early mistakes, costly penalty snowball into loss in Minnesota
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Smith, Ullmark named to AHL All-Star Game (Buffalo News) World Juniors helping Sabres prospect Alexander Nylander’s development (Olean Times Herald) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres return to regularly scheduled programming
'"Now that it's over, I'm not too worried about that on how I feel mentally and physically," winger Evander Kane said after Wednesday's workout. "Headed into it, the buildup and magnitude of that game is going to be tough to match the rest of the way but you quickly realize you've got to get geared right back up. We're playing some good teams here on the road."' … [Read more...] about Sabres return to regularly scheduled programming
Sabres Notebook: Wild are red-hot at home
'The Wild are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games at XCel Energy Center, where they host the Sabres Thursday night. They're coming off a 5-1 bludgeoning of the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, a game that saw them outshoot Florida, 19-2, in the second period and 41-26 overall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Wild are red-hot at home
Sabres lose much of local audience from 2008 Winter Classic
'Monday's game from Citi Field in the borough of Queens in New York City had a preliminary 12.4 rating on WGRZ-TV (Channel 2), the local NBC affiliate, during game action. The rating peaked during the overtime at 14.4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose much of local audience from 2008 Winter Classic
Thursday's Minnesota Coverage
Wild-Sabres gameday preview (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Housley returns to home state as Sabres visit Wild (The Sports Xchange) Sabres at Wild preview (NHL.com) Wild Warmup: Minnesota vs. Buffalo (Wild.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Minnesota Coverage
The Sabres are coming back to earth
'The team had Tuesday off and skated about 40 minutes on Wednesday. Housley said, “It’s business as usual. We had a day off to be able to calm down from the Winter Classic and I thought we had terrific energy in practice today and really good execution.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres are coming back to earth