Top scorers Panarin and Eichel meet in New York-Buffalo matchup (AP)
Sabres trying to avoid collapse as they visit Rangers (Field Level Media)
Sabres at Rangers preview (NHL.com)
Game day: Rangers’ Homestand Rolls On vs. Sabres (NYRangers.com)
Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. Sabres 02.07.20 (NYRangers.com)
Archives for February 7, 2020
Another day in Sabreland: No excuse to ever lose to Red Wings
‘Even if the Sabres would have come back to win Thursday night, it would have felt like a loss.’
The Wraparound: Detroit Red Wings 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO)
‘In a season full of lows, the Buffalo Sabres hit what has to rate as the lowest one of all Thursday night.’
Sabres suffer awful shootout loss to hapless Red Wings
‘The announced crowd of 16,607 inside KeyBank Bank booed the Sabres at every opportunity. How many fans will keep showing up over the next two months?’
Sabres notes: Jonas Johansson looks solid in first NHL start
‘The rookie did not make any spectacular stops, but he looked comfortable throughout the night, making 18 saves before Larkin and winger Andreas Athanasiou scored in the shootout.’
Friday’s Detroit Coverage
Red Wings work late, end long losing streak in shootout over Sabres (Detroit News)
Confident Taro Hirose returns to Red Wings lineup (Detroit News)
Photo gallery (Detroit News)
Detroit Red Wings get big performance from Dylan Larkin to nip Sabres 4-3 in shootout (Detroit Free Press)
Detroit Red Wings rookie: ‘I think my average heart rate was like 180’ (Detroit Free Press)
Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Trending: Larkin, Bernier lead way to shootout victory (DetroitRedWings.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Red Wings snap 9-game skid with 4-3 shootout win over Sabres
‘“It’s the failed opportunities and the grit that we need to finish on those opportunities is definitely the reason for the loss today,” he added. “It was a good reaction in the third, coming back from two down. It was a good reaction to score 6-on-5 to bring it into overtime under the circumstances. But we shouldn’t have been in those circumstances.”’
Why the Buffalo Sabres are the NHL’s biggest disaster
‘There might not be a bigger disaster as an organization in the NHL right now than the Sabres, when you combine a lack of postseason appearances, organizational turmoil, wasted assets and opportunity, and a growing revolution among the fans. Consider that the Ottawa Senators have had roster sell-offs and sexual harassment scandals and cyberbullying scandals and players caught on a hidden camera badmouthing coaches and an owner with an outright adversarial relationship with his own fans … and they still have a clearer path back to contention than do the Sabres.’
Sabres fall in a shootout, 4-3 to the Red Wings
‘With the loss, the blue and gold grabbed only three points out of a possible 10 as their five-game homestand reached its end following tonight’s defeat.’
Sabres could not shake slow start
‘Once again Curtis Lazar won a face-off to start the three-on-three overtime and helped Eichel try to win the game like against the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, this time the team would record two shots and Bernier was able to get his team to the shootout. Even though Jonas Johansson allowed goals to both of the shooters he faced in the shootout, I liked his game overall and his ability to not let two goals in the first period rattle him.’