Sizzling Lightning visit slumping Sabres (The Sports Xchange)
Lightning at Sabres preview (NHL.com)
Miller, Callahan return as Bolts open road trip in Buffalo (TampaBayLightning.com)
Nuts and Bolts: Lightning begin the trip in Buffalo (TampaBayLightning.com)
Archives for January 12, 2019
Sabres lose but All-Star nod, 30th goal makes Skinner’s night finer in Carolina
‘”It was cool. Obviously a lot of memories come back when you watch it,” Skinner said. “It was nice, a good feeling. It sort of summarizes my time here, the way I feel. I had a good time as a player here and as part of the community.”‘
Sabres Notebook: Lightning surging through standings
‘The Tampa Bay Lightning head into Saturday night’s game with a 34-8-2 record and entered Friday with a remarkable 10-point lead over Calgary in the Presidents’ Trophy standings. The Bolts are 17-1-1 in their last 19 games, a stretch that started with their 5-4 win over the Sabres on Nov. 29 in Amalie Arena.’
The Wraparound: Hurricanes 4, Sabres 3
‘Sebastian Aho scored twice for Carolina, which got three goals that deflected past Sabres goalie Carter Hutton off Buffalo defensemen. The Sabres are 0-5-2 against the Canes since last beating them on March 22, 2016.’
Sabres sniper Jeff Skinner elected to NHL All-Star Game
‘Skinner, the NHL’s second-leading goal scorer with 29, earned a spot today as part of the “Last Men In” online voting the NHL has been conducting for the last week.’
Traded by the Canes, Jeff Skinner is enjoying life with the resurgent Sabres
‘“The way he comes back in the zone, the way he’s stripping pucks from behind, he has an uncanny way of just sneaking up on people,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said Friday.’
Saturday’s Carolina Coverage
Canes hold off Sabres 4-3 in Skinner’s return to PNC Arena (Raleigh News and Observer)
After Skinner’s bittersweet return, could Ferland be next? (Raleigh News and Observer)
Traded by the Canes, Jeff Skinner is enjoying life with the resurgent Sabres (Raleigh News and Observer)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Recap: Hurricanes Bounce Back to Beat Sabres (CarolinaHurricanes.com)
Aho scores 2, Hurricanes beat Sabres 4-3 in Skinner’s return
‘“Those bounces go both ways,” Skinner said. “You just have to do a good job of working for your own bounces and eliminating as many opportunities (for the other team) as you can.”’
Hurricanes get the bounces in a 4-3 win over Sabres
‘Kyle Okposo cut the lead to one at 16:48 of the 3rd, but Buffalo could not find the net again. Curtis McElhinney made 30 saves in the win while Hutton finished with 26 stops for the Sabres.’
The Sabres’ Skinner scored in his return to Carolina, but the team lost
‘It doesn’t get any easier as Buffalo is home against Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Lightning are 17-1-1 in their last 19 games.’