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'“I thought the way he came back in the third showed a lot of leadership on his part,” Okposo said. “It showed a lot of character. When the game was on the line, he took it over, and that was great to see, special to see.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s end-to-end rush sparks Buffalo’s 4-2 win over Vegas

'Thompson had seven goals and five assists for 12 points in 65 games with Buffalo last season before being demoted to the minors. The 2016 first-round draft pick was acquired by the Sabres in a multiplayer trade that sent center Ryan O’Reilly to St. Louis in July 2018.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson to miss 5-6 months after shoulder surgery

'“It was going to go in eventually, and it was obviously nice to see them go in,” Rodrigues said. “Hopefully that continues.”' … [Read more...] about Rodrigues scores 2 goals to lift Sabres past Detroit 5-1

'Defensive breakdowns proved costly for Buffalo, which was unable to keep up with Vancouver’s speedy forwards.' … [Read more...] about Boeser scores twice in Canucks’ 6-3 win over Sabres

'“Everybody needs to get hungrier to shoot on net,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “I think we still give up too many opportunities, our D and our forwards, to try to make a play, and the other thing will be to get bodies there.”' … [Read more...] about Thomas, Bozak lead Blues to 5-1 win over Sabres

'Pilut was previously called up by Buffalo in November, but didn’t play a game during Buffalo’s two-game series against Tampa Bay in his native Sweden.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres call up defenseman Lawrence Pilut from AHL

'“Creating layers of offense is what a good team does when top scorers drop out,” coach Ralph Krueger said. “I am happy with secondary scoring of late. We need to continue to develop at least three lines that can chip in here.”' … [Read more...] about Reinhart leads Sabres in 3-2 win over Panthers

'He currently leads league rookies and ranks second among Buffalo players with 16 goals and 35 points in 42 games.' … [Read more...] about NHL rookie scoring leader, Buffalo’s Olofsson, out 5-6 weeks

'“By no means is it me beating him,” Eichel said, of splitting McDavid and defenseman Oscar Klefbom at the Oilers blue line, before being hooked by Klefbom on his way to the net. “I wasn’t very good tonight. I don’t know if you noticed. But our team played a great game.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s penalty-shot goal seals Sabres 3-2 win over Oilers

'“We’ve been talking a lot about trying to make a situation: a defenseman for a forward. Obviously, we brought in another team to make it happen, but certainly excited to have Michael a part of our group here,” Botterill said during the first intermission of Buffalo’s home game against Edmonton.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Scandella to Montreal; acquire Flames’ Frolik

'“We do everything we can to get wins,” Johansson added. “When they slip away, it’s frustrating, and it’s tough. We’ve just got to learn from it and put it behind us, and get back to how we started the game. Keep building off that.”' … [Read more...] about Killorn scores twice, Lightning come back to beat Sabres 6-4

'Florida will be in the midst of a four-game road trip, and has a day off before playing at Buffalo. The Panthers then travel to play Pittsburgh on Sunday.' … [Read more...] about Playoff-bound Bills force Sabres’ scheduling change Saturday

'“They got two big goals,” Ristolainen said. “That was a big thing tonight — special teams.”' … [Read more...] about DeBrusk gets 2 PP goals early in 3rd, Bruins top Sabres 3-2

'The team did not provide any other details in announcing the update Saturday, a day after Skinner was injured in a 3-0 loss to Boston. Skinner did not return following a collision in which he led with his right shoulder while attempting to check Bruins forward David Pastrnak in front of the Sabres bench about four minutes into the third period. Skinner was slow to get up and … [Read more...] about Sabres forward Skinner out 3-4 weeks with upper body injury

'“We were really angry after the second period,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “That was good that the group came back out and fought and tried to turn it, but it wasn’t there. I’ve seen Halak play very well. He was our goalie at the World Cup and he really had a good game today.”' … [Read more...] about Bergeron’s 3rd straight 2-goal game lifts Bruins over Sabres