'Owen Power, who turns 22 on Nov. 22, has quietly enjoyed the fastest start of his short career. Entering Tuesday’s schedule, his eight even-strength points ranked fourth among NHL defensemen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Owen Power piling up points during fast start
Archives for October 30, 2024
The Buffalo Sabres Need Their Defense To Protect Their Young Goalies
'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a 3.31 goals-against average and .890 save percentage, while Devon Levi has a 3.79 GAA and .874 SP. While the Sabres finished last season with the 11th-fewest goals against per game, at 2.96, they're ranked 26th in that category at 3.60 this season.' … [Read more...] about The Buffalo Sabres Need Their Defense To Protect Their Young Goalies
Dahlin fined by the NHL for slashing Lundell in the face
'The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety has fined Rasmus Dahlin $5,000 for slashing Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell in the face. There was seven minutes left to go in a 3-2 game when Dahlin took the two-minute minor penalty. The Panthers scored on the power play to take a two-goal lead and won the game.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin fined by the NHL for slashing Lundell in the face
Appert: "We just need to keep building on what we've done so far"
'"We were seeing a good process that we were seeing in practice it was coming out in game. We had about three or four real good efforts before we finally got the results. Even in the Dallas game, we only had one power play. We didn't score, but we created a ton of momentum, because the scoring chances that were created off of it. That positive momentum then led to us scoring … [Read more...] about Appert: “We just need to keep building on what we’ve done so far”
Sabres power play scores twice in back-to-back games
'"We've seen that type of progress for probably three weeks," Appert said. "We've seen it in practice a lot, we've seen it in some parts of games, not all. I'm a believer that if you're doing things right, I believe in the process. If you're doing things right in practice and they're doing right things in games, results will come if you don't get discouraged by the current … [Read more...] about Sabres power play scores twice in back-to-back games
Practice Report | Appert talks progress on power play
'“It’s been a slow, steady march of buying into the process of how we enter, how we get pucks back, how we attack retrievals, how we solve pressure out of retrievals, and all of those things need to be in order for the players to then allow their skill to shine,” Appert said.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Appert talks progress on power play