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'“When he has that confidence, he’s just making guys look silly out there,” Cozens said of Thompson. “Those two goals were pretty hard shots. That’s the Tage we all know and love and hopefully we see a lot more of that the second half of the year.”' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Senators 5-3

'The Sabres provided no details on the injury or when Skinner was hurt except to list him as week to week. Skinner scored his 17th goal and added an assist in playing 24 shifts in a 5-2 loss to Seattle on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres leading-scorer Jeff Skinner out indefinitely. He is week to week with an upper body injury

'“I think it was the mistakes we made, simple as that,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “I don’t want to discredit them obviously, good hockey team and a team that came in here hot, confident ... but they’re in a stretch where they’re very confident and we made mistakes that, we pressed.”' … [Read more...] about Kraken score 3 second-period goals to pull away for 5-2 win over Sabres

'“I think that was the most confident, poised I’ve seen him play in his whole career,” Buffalo forward Alex Tuch said of Luukkonen. “He’s got a shutout or two, but that was just so much confidence (tonight).”' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen stops 40 shots, Girgensons scores go-ahead goal late, Sabres beat Penguins 3-1

'“It seemed like one of those nights,” Skinner said. “Those games you just have to stick with it and find an extra gear.”' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner scores in overtime as Sabres beat Blue Jackets without coach Don Granato

'Thompson’s nine goals are tied for fourth on the team, and he has 19 points in 26 games despite missing nine games with an injury to his left arm. The 26-year-old led the Sabres in scoring in each of the past two seasons, including a career-best 47 goals last year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place top-line center Tage Thompson on non-roster list because of personal reasons

'“Bottom line is special teams, no doubt,” Johnson said. “They scored when they needed to and they capitalized on their chances, especially on the power play. That was the difference.”' … [Read more...] about Charlie Coyle scores twice as Bruins beat Sabres 4-1 to end 4-game skid

'The Sabres are 14-17-4 overall, seventh in the Atlantic Division. Buffalo hasn’t reached the postseason since 2010-11.' … [Read more...] about Chris Kreider’s overtime goal lifts New York Rangers over Buffalo Sabres 4-3

'Buffalo was bolstered by reinforcements. Skinner returned after missing three games with an upper body injury. Greenway returned after missing nine games with an upper body injury. And Quinn was playing just his second game of the season after having surgery in June to repair a torn Achilles tendon.' … [Read more...] about Skinner scores 2 and Sabres respond to embarrassing loss with 9-3 rout of Maple Leafs

'“Listen, I’m not gonna sit here and bash the coaches. I’m not gonna talk about us quitting. I’m not gonna talk about Donnie and us not listening,” an emotional Okposo said. “That’s on everybody in this room. Everybody. Probably myself more, and I’ll take the blame for not having the group ready. Put it all on me. That’s fine. I’ll take that.”' … [Read more...] about Kirill Marchenko scores 3 during 7-goal goal surge in Blue Jackets’ 9-4 win over Sabres

'In a season already filled with low points before Christmas’ arrival, the floundering Sabres reached a new depth. A team that’s won consecutive games just once this year, and sits 14th in the Eastern Conference standings, gave up seven consecutive goals in 21 minutes and 52 seconds, spanning the first and second periods to the East’s 15th-place team.' … [Read more...] about Focus falls on Sabres coach Don Granato after Buffalo is embarrassed in 9-4 loss to Columbus

'“We missed the net on some really, good quality opportunities,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “That was the difference. We had more than enough good looks. Very frustrating — especially factoring how the first goal was scored.”' … [Read more...] about Vejmelka earns first shutout of season with 28 saves, Coyotes top Sabres 2-0

'“I think they scored with 14 minutes left, so we had 14 minutes to come back and we got a lot of skill in this room,” Benson said. “So, you’re down by one, we’re not too scared, we got a lot of weapons in this room and we saw that tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt scores twice in Buffalo’s 4-goal 3rd, Sabres rally to beat Golden Knights 5-2

'Johnson was touched by fans holding up signs to welcome him back to Ball Arena in pregame warmups. A video was shown in the first period of his highlights with Colorado. Johnson tapped his heart in appreciation and raised his stick to a cheering crowd.' … [Read more...] about Nichushkin scores twice, Avalanche beat Sabres 5-1 as Erik Johnson makes return to Colorado

'“Now we have a template of how we need to play, how we need to work,” Okposo said. “And now we can get better from there. And I think that’s the mantra is continuing to get better every night and build off that. And it’s not hard to play like that. It’s just a commitment to it.”' … [Read more...] about Okposo and Robinson each have a goal and 2 assists as Sabres beat Coyotes 5-2