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'“We were on the attack. We were aggressive. We were fearless,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “After the game, I turned it right back over to Okie. I thought he did a great job between the second and third, and postgame we went right back to him for further comments because it was a great job. It was a leadership move but a collective effort.”' … [Read more...] about Alex Tuch’s late goal caps Sabres’ 3-2 comeback win against Penguins

'“Obviously disappointed we didn’t get the two points, but I felt our guys played more of the style we want to play,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Strome scores in OT as Capitals beat Sabres 4-3 for fifth straight win

'Johnson drove around Chicago defenseman Seth Jones midway through the third before flipping a tough-angle shot over Petr Mrazek’s right shoulder for a 3-2 lead. It was the second goal of the season for the defenseman. “I saw some ice, took it and just tried to drive wide and elevate the puck and get it to the net as quick as I could,” Johnson said.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin leads Buffalo Sabres past Chicago Blackhawks 3-2

'“Less than a couple of months is what’s expected,” Granato said. “It’s more week-to-week. I don’t have a targeted date for him yet.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres center Tage Thompson to miss at least a month after taking shot off left wrist

'“I feel like I just kind of attacked a little bit more,” Olofsson said. “I kind of searched those pucks around the net. I’m kind of not just looking for open ice. I tried to just go to the net and had a lucky bounce there, the first one. And then the second one, JJ (Peterka) found me with a great pass.”' … [Read more...] about Pastrnak, with a goal and 2 assists, leads Boston Bruins to 5-2 win over Buffalo Sabres

'“Tage is going to miss some time here, probably significant time unfortunately,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “He fought through the first injury but couldn’t fight through the second one. Credit to him to battle but it’s unfortunate.”' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson could miss ‘significant time’ after blocking shot in Sabres loss to Bruins

'“I thought they did a good job of clearing second opportunities,” Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said. “We obviously didn’t do enough to score tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Karlsson and Malkin score as Jarry records shutout with Penguins 4-0 win over Sabres

'“Hopefully finding a way to win is going to become a typical way, because we needed to find a way to win tonight,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “I thought it was, in the end, a hell of a gut check for our guys and they pushed through.”' … [Read more...] about Skinner, Peterka help Sabres beat Wild 3-2

'His latest winner came after the Sabres had possession of the puck for most of the first minute in overtime.' … [Read more...] about Necas scores another OT winner as Hurricanes beat Sabres 3-2

'“I thought there was enough generated to get breaks and the question would be, did you earn the break,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “We could have scored, but let’s face it, we didn’t play the way we needed to play.”' … [Read more...] about Brink has a goal and assist as the Flyers beat Sabres 5-1 to snap a 3-game skid

'“It wasn’t definitely our best game, but you take the win as best you can,” Power said.' … [Read more...] about Power gets tiebreaking goal early in third period as Sabres beat Flyers 5-2

'“It’s really a confidence booster for me and I’ve been waiting for a long time,” said Luukkonen, who won for the second time in three starts.' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen gets 1st career shutout as Sabres beat Avalanche 4-0

'Clifton will lose nearly $35,000 in pay, and that money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund, the league’s Department of Player Safety announced Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Connor Clifton suspended by NHL for two games for head shot to Devils’ Nico Hischier

'“We play 82 games. It’s a grind and this is evidence of it,’' Sabres coach Don Granato said. “We have to deal with it and make the best of it. Ukko is the least of my concerns. He was good.”' … [Read more...] about Erik Haula scores twice as New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 5-4

'“We had some chances, a lot from outside,” Skinner said. “We just needed a little bit more urgency, I think ... it doesn’t matter unless you score, so we’ve got to find a way to do that.”' … [Read more...] about Jake Allen stops 36 shots as Canadiens beat Sabres 3-1