'"It took me not even seeing the puck until the last second and being very thankful it didn't hit me in the face to get that piano off my back," cracked Tuch. "I felt like I was skating well out there. It was good. We had a lot of guys show up tonight and play really good hockey."' … [Read more...] about Observations: Alex Tuch breaks through with two late goals as Sabres outlast Leafs
Archives for November 5, 2023
Alex Tuch breaks loose late in Sabres’ win over Maple Leafs; Dylan Cozens misses game with injury
'Fresh off a breakout 36-goal campaign, Tuch hadn’t been his normal self for three weeks, and his struggles has been wearing on him. Having scored one goal in 11 games entering the night, he rarely looked like the first-line power forward he has developed into during his two years in Buffalo. That’s why Saturday’s performance in Scotiabank Arena was so significant.' … [Read more...] about Alex Tuch breaks loose late in Sabres’ win over Maple Leafs; Dylan Cozens misses game with injury
Sunday's Toronto Coverage
No urgency, no secondary scoring among problems in Maple Leafs' loss to Buffalo Sabres (Toronto Sun) Team defence, scoring depth emerges as bigger problems for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun) Maple Leafs say they'll change their ways after failure to respond to Liljegren incident (Toronto Sun) Maple Leafs’ losing streak reaches four games despite another Matthews hat trick … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Toronto Coverage
Sabres survive Matthews' third hat trick of the season, down Maple Leafs 6-4
'"Even if they scored, we didn't let them get too much momentum," Tuch said. "We didn't sit back and whine and complain. We just kept playing Sabres hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres survive Matthews’ third hat trick of the season, down Maple Leafs 6-4
Sabres outrace Maple Leafs in back-and-forth game
'Alex Tuch was one of five different goal scorers for the Sabres on the night, as he netted two goal in the victory. Meanwhile, Buffalo survived a hat-trick another performance on Saturday Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews to secure the win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres outrace Maple Leafs in back-and-forth game
Sabres overcome Matthews hat trick, edge Maple Leafs
'"[Our effort tonight] was a reflection of a lot of anger,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “I'm not speaking just for myself. The room took it to heart. They were disappointed to be below their standard and they rose to it tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres overcome Matthews hat trick, edge Maple Leafs
Tuch scores twice in 3rd period as Sabres win back-and-forth affair in Toronto
'Tuch deflected a Rasmus Dahlin shot to break a 4-4 tie with 7:12 remaining in the third period, then turned in a dominant effort on an end-to-end rush to score an empty-net goal and seal a 6-4 victory for the Sabres inside Scotiabank Arena.' … [Read more...] about Tuch scores twice in 3rd period as Sabres win back-and-forth affair in Toronto
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Tokarski backstops Amerks to shootout win in Syracuse (Amerks.com) Crunch downed by Amerks, 5-4, in shootout (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage