'Buffalo (5-3) had 45 shots on goal, 31 over the first two periods, but its offense was silent between Olofsson’s first goal at 6:19 into the game and Thompson cutting the deficit to one with 8:05 left in regulation.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres ‘claw’ back, win 4-3 behind Victor Olofsson’s OT goal
Archives for October 30, 2022
Mike Harrington: With trade feeling inevitable, Patrick Kane soldiers on as end of his Blackhawks era looms
'"We didn't really have many expectations coming into the year," Kane said before the game. "But I think we're at the point now where we're pretty confident in our game and feel like we can go into any game and compete and win. Just doing it for ourselves, the guys in the room. But maybe a little bit of we wanted to prove people wrong for sure," Kane said. "You hear a lot of … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: With trade feeling inevitable, Patrick Kane soldiers on as end of his Blackhawks era looms
Sabres’ Tage Thompson scores twice, buoys OT win: ‘Just a matter of time’
'“Most goals are scored off of rebounds and fight for space net front,” Granato said. “That was both his goals tonight, getting there. … So you score or you can score more. That’s the way to score more, and credit to Tommer tonight, he was very aggressive when we needed him.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Tage Thompson scores twice, buoys OT win: ‘Just a matter of time’
Sunday's Chicago Coverage
3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres, including a late defensive breakdown (Chicago Tribune) Blackhawks crumble against Sabres, spoiling Arvid Soderblom’s stellar bid for first victory (Chicago Sun Times) Blackhawks notebook: Jake McCabe promoted to first defensive pair with Seth Jones (Chicago Sun Times) 10 observations: Hawks … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Chicago Coverage
Olofsson scores in OT as Sabres rally past Blackhawks 4-3
'“He’s always ready, he’s an opportunist, he’s always ready,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “We made a quick change in overtime to put him out and he had, you could argue, two goals in the game (already), but he felt the back of the net twice before that, one was disallowed, obviously, but so we knew he had a little swagger tonight as well and he didn’t let us down. What a … [Read more...] about Olofsson scores in OT as Sabres rally past Blackhawks 4-3
Sabres use late surge to defeat Chicago in overtime
'The Sabres struggled to create any offensive chances the first half of the third period. But, Tage Thompson's second goal of the season came midway through the period and brought Buffalo within a goal. Thompson was able to finish off a strong shift along with Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo to bring the blue and gold within a goal, 3-2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres use late surge to defeat Chicago in overtime
Opinion: Okposo is the catalyst of the Sabres comeback win over Chicago.
'Okposo hadn’t liked his game before he went to the Thompson line and he said, “Honestly before I went out in the third I just said, ‘Go get the puck and that’s it,’ so my mindset was go get the puck and not think because a few times I had been a little bit hesitant, so I just tried to step on the gas.”' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Okposo is the catalyst of the Sabres comeback win over Chicago.
Olofsson, Thompson lift Buffalo Sabres past Chicago Blackhawks
'The Sabres started the overtime period on a power play and less than a minute in Victor Olofsson capped off the three-goal comeback with the game winning goal.' … [Read more...] about Olofsson, Thompson lift Buffalo Sabres past Chicago Blackhawks
Olofsson, Sabres rally to defeat Blackhawks in OT
'"You're going to go through a whole season, you're going to face these moments, and we were really concerned with the response and the moments when we face them," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "That's how you're going to become a better hockey team. … The other night was extremely frustrating (3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday), but you've got to learn how to … [Read more...] about Olofsson, Sabres rally to defeat Blackhawks in OT
Postgame Report | Thompson, Olofsson lead Sabres in rally over Chicago
'Thompson scored twice in a span of 4:52 to erase the deficit and Victor Olofsson scored his second goal of the game in overtime to clinch a 4-3 win for the Sabres inside KeyBank Center. Thompson also earned the secondary assist on the winning goal to complete a three-point outing.' … [Read more...] about Postgame Report | Thompson, Olofsson lead Sabres in rally over Chicago
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Recalls to Sabres, injuries make Amerks sign NHL veteran for defense (Olean Times Herald) Amerks flip the script on Rocket for first road win (Amerks.com) Amerks sign Bartkowski to professional tryout (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage