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'Houser was signed to an NHL contract after spending this season splitting time between Buffalo’s minor-league affiliates in Rochester and Cincinnati. The 29-year-old made his NHL debut with the Sabres, going 2-2 in four games last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Houser to shore up injury-depleted goalie depth

'“The effort’s not where it needs to be,” Buffalo’s Zemgus Girgensons said.' … [Read more...] about Kucherov’s hat trick leads Lightning over Sabres 6-1

'“I just think we need more urgency,” Skinner said. “We were sort of waiting for plays to develop, and as a result, we were kind of on our heels for a bit there.”' … [Read more...] about Sharks end two-game skid with 3-2 win over Sabres

'“We had a lot of guys come up good tonight,” he said, mentioning both Skinner and Hinostroza. “We have a lot of frustration, but a lot of things on the good side.”' … [Read more...] about Coyle gets OT winner as Bruins rally past Sabres, 4-3

'“We did OK in spurts. I don’t think we had everyone spinning the wheel tonight,” Okposo said. “We have a ton of new faces. It almost felt like a preseason game with so many new guys in the lineup.”' … [Read more...] about Islanders beat Sabres 4-1 behind strong game from Varlamov

'“If I wasn’t getting chances every game, then that would be a little different story,” Thompson said. “You can’t get too low or too high when things are going well. So just keep working and eventually they’ll come. They come in waves.”' … [Read more...] about Hughes lifts Devils over Sabres 4-3 to snap 6-game skid

'“Let’s face it, we get in here at 3 a.m. last night, you’re not going to be able to match the energy of the other team,” Granato said. “So you have to find a way. I thought our guys battled extremely hard to stay in the game and give themselves a chance to win a game.”' … [Read more...] about Carter scores in OT as Penguins top Subban, Sabres 3-2

'“We had a really good first period and they had the lead, but that didn’t affect us,” Thompson said. “We just kept going and that’s why we got the result that we did.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson’s shootout goal lifts Sabres to 3-2 win over Wild

'“Of course the goals are always nice, but I think you can see (Dahlin) was playing really well today and breaking up the puck,” the 22-year-old Luukkonen said. “Defensively, too, it’s nice to see that and I think everybody feels good when the guys play well.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Jets 4-2, snap seven-game winless streak

'It was the sixth straight loss for Luukkonen since he won his NHL debut in April. The fifth goalie to play for Buffalo this season, Luukkonen has stopped 90 of 96 shots he’s faced in three starts since being called up from the minors.' … [Read more...] about Oshie, Kuznetsov score in shootout, Caps beat Sabres 3-2

'In a statement released by the league on Saturday, senior executive VP Colin Campbell said Victor Olofsson’s goal scored with 57 seconds remaining Friday night should have stood because video replays could not “definitively determine” whether the Sabres were offside entering the zone.' … [Read more...] about NHL admits it made wrong call in disallowing Sabres’ goal

'One replay, however, showed Dahlin may have tagged up by touching the blue line just before Olofsson touched the puck in the Rangers’ zone.' … [Read more...] about Late Sabres goal waved off, Rangers hold on for 2-1 win

'Luukkonen stopped 21 shots in his season debut for the Sabres. Buffalo has lost five in a row and fell to 1-8-1 over its past 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Zegras’ over-the-net flip lifts Ducks over Sabres, 2-0

'Henri Jokiharju scored his first goal of the season and Zemgus Girgensons also had a goal for the Sabres, who’ve lost four in a row and eight of their last nine. They’ve allowed 20 goals in a three-game span.' … [Read more...] about Teravainen scores twice, Hurricanes sock Sabres 6-2

'“At some point when they’re coming after us we have to play back and stop the bleeding,” Mittelstadt said. “That’s been a sour spot for a lot of the year.”' … [Read more...] about Panthers come back from 3 down again to beat Sabres 7-4