'"It’s unfortunate," Eichel, who scored his 23rd goal of the season, said inside the visitors' dressing room. "It’s a tough turnover by me in the overtime there. ... It’s obviously frustrating to not get two points."' … [Read more...] about Sabres take a ‘huge step’ by pushing back in overtime loss to Islanders
Archives for December 15, 2019
The Wraparound: Islanders 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
'The Sabres (16-11-7) failed to extend their win streak to a season-best four games and dropped to 4-1-2 in December.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Islanders 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
Sunday's New York Coverage
Anthony Beauvillier rescues a win for Islanders with overtime goal vs. Sabres (Newsday) Best: Beauvillier finds legs to score OT winner for Isles (Newsday) Josh Bailey sticks up for Isles tough guy Ross Johnston (Newsday) Photo gallery (NHL.com) Notebook: Beauvillier's OT Winner Leads Isles Over Sabres (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage
Isles extend home streak to 6 with 3-2 OT win over Sabres
'Sabres coach Ralph Krueger was upbeat despite the defeat. “It was an outstanding hockey game, hard fought to the last second,’’ he said. “They played their game and I was proud we played our game. I thought there were a lot of times we dominated but didn’t create scoring chances. Disappointing in overtime but generally a super effort by the guys.”' … [Read more...] about Isles extend home streak to 6 with 3-2 OT win over Sabres
Sabres fight until the end, fall 3-2 to Islanders in OT
'As advertised, the Islanders were tough as could be on the penalty kill. Mathew Barzal sat in the box in the waning minutes for roughing. Buffalo went to work in the New York zone, and with around two-minutes left Ullmark vacated his net for the extra skater to give the Sabres a 6-on-4 advantage. After a scrum in the corner, Rasmus Ristolainen emerged with the puck and got … [Read more...] about Sabres fight until the end, fall 3-2 to Islanders in OT
The Sabres played the Islanders tough and even, but lost in overtime
'I thought there were many parts of this game where the Sabres were outstanding. The style Barry Trotz plays can be very frustrating because his team plays it well and they never let up. He makes teams fight for every inch and it was a hard fought and well earned point.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres played the Islanders tough and even, but lost in overtime
Sabres make comeback, lose to Islanders in overtime
'Although the Sabres came away with a loss, they are now 4-1-2 in seven December games, earning a possible 10 out of 14 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make comeback, lose to Islanders in overtime
Eichel pushes point streak to 16, Sabres fall to Isles in OT
'“I thought we competed our hearts out,” Eichel said. “I thought we played really well. Special teams was great, penalty kill was was good for us, power play stepped up for us twice, Linus made some good plays and I thought we just competed really, really hard. That’s a good hockey team. It’s an unfortunate turnover by me in overtime there. They obviously capitalized. It’s … [Read more...] about Eichel pushes point streak to 16, Sabres fall to Isles in OT
Eichel extends point streak to 16, Sabres fall to Islanders in OT
'Eichel has 29 points (15 goals, 14 assists) during his NHL career-high streak, which is the longest in the League this season.' … [Read more...] about Eichel extends point streak to 16, Sabres fall to Islanders in OT
Late goal by Eichel earns Sabres point against Islanders
'The Sabres' power play went 2-for-2 and the penalty kill didn't allow a goal on four New York Islanders' opportunities with the man advantage in their 3-2 overtime loss at NYCB Live.' … [Read more...] about Late goal by Eichel earns Sabres point against Islanders
At the Horn: Sabres 2 - Islanders 3 (OT)
'Victor Olofsson also scored for the Sabres. Eichel tallied an assist in addition to the tying goal, extending his NHL-best point streak to 16 games. Linus Ullmark made 23 saves.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 2 – Islanders 3 (OT)
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester finishes road sweep of Laval (Buffalo News) Rocket match to forget (Laval Courrier) Amerks complete sweep with 5-0 win in Laval (Amerks.com) The Rocket shutout 5-0 by the Rochester Americans (RocketLaval.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage