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Sabres ‘hit a bit of a wall,’ blow two-goal lead in shootout loss

‘The loss was not the direct result of Mittelstadt’s bad puck luck, though. The Sabres (9-2-2) blew a two-goal, first-period lead for the second time this season, failed to kill a penalty on the tying goal and were out-shot, 30-15, over the final 40 minutes of regulation. They didn’t record a shot on goal in overtime despite controlling the puck for most of the five minutes.’

The Wraparound: Coyotes 3, Sabres 2 (SO)

‘Nick Schmaltz scored the winning goal in the second shootout round for Arizona. The Sabres (9-2-2) lost their first home game of the season and failed to match the 1975-76 team’s franchise record for the best start to the home schedule. The Coyotes (7-3-1), meanwhile, won three of four games during their road trip.’

Sabres notes: John Gilmour seizes early chance after waiting 11 games

‘“A lot of it had to do with his attitude, really, truly begging for more every day and working extremely hard at the sessions we had out there,” Krueger said. “I think if you let your guard down 5% in those sessions for three weeks, you can’t enter like that.”‘

Schmaltz’s shootout winner lifts Coyotes over Sabres

‘“We got off to a good start, things seemed to be ticking well. And then our energy level, we seemed to be digging deep the whole rest of the game,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “We fell back on our heels.”’

Sabres fall in shootout, 3-2 to Coyotes

‘The game hung on the stick of Casey Mittelstadt, and unfortunately he suffered the same fate as Reinhart; stopped by Kuemper. Though Buffalo earned the overtime point, they suffered their first loss on home ice in 2019-20. The defeat drops the Sabres’ record to 9-2-2 as the month of October comes to a close.’

The Sabres lose their first at home to Arizona

‘The Sabres ended the month losing two of three games. Despite that they’re still first overall with 20 points and are third in the NHL in points percentage at .769. They get Tuesday off and don’t have another game until Friday. Krueger said, about the month, “We’ll park it, package it and look at the things we did well and use it to solidify some of the good things we need to do in the month of November.”’