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'“Good teams, they don’t beat themselves,” said Buffalo head coach Phil Housley. “They don’t crack. Even being down one we were still playing well. We shouldn’t get away from our game plan. Because of it, we get a little cheat in our game, and it winds up in our net.”' … [Read more...] about Three-goal second period lifts Columbus over Buffalo, 5-1

'“It’s huge,” he said. “Well, in Boston maybe the first period and the second wasn’t our best, but we battled back and played the way we were supposed to play and we came back. Tonight we were good right off the bat. I think the first few minutes weren’t there, but we took responsibility, we played hard, we back-checked. We played the way we wanted to play and it shows in the … [Read more...] about Pouliot, Lehner lead Sabres to 1-0 win over Red Wings

'Pu was selected by the Sabres in the third round of the 2016 draft. He is currently playing his fourth season in the Ontario Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign 2016 3rd-round pick Cliff Pu to 3-year contract

'O'Reilly then won it when he spun from the side of the net and slipped a backhander over Khudobin. The play was reviewed, but the goal was upheld because a Boston player pushed Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen into the goaltender a few seconds before the shot.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly scores in OT to rally Sabres past Bruins, 5-4

'"We got to look at ourselves and really dig down," Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said. "We got to come out and play with some fire."' … [Read more...] about Dorsett has 2 goals, assist in Canucks’ 4-2 win over Sabres

'“The disappointing part is we didn’t play that way for 60 minutes,” Kane said. “You can’t wait ’til it’s 3-1 or 4-1 to get grittier. It’s frustrating because I know we can play like that. We’ve proven it, we’ve showed it. You can’t take periods off or you can’t take shifts off. You gotta work.”' … [Read more...] about Perron leads Vegas past the Sabres in overtime, 5-4

'“We haven’t been playing our best hockey,” defenseman Jake McCabe said. “He’s been patient with us. ... Hopefully it’s the first (win) of many.”' … [Read more...] about Johnson makes 25 saves, Sabres beat Ducks 3-1

'“It’s frustrating,” Kane said. “We’re obviously trying to get our first win of the season. We have to try to cut the cord here and focus on that and not have this linger over us tomorrow night (in Anaheim).”' … [Read more...] about Doughty gets late winner in LA Kings’ 4-2 win over Sabres

'“It’s frustrating we’re not getting the results we want,” Pominville said. “I thought our effort was way better, but at the of the game we didn’t get the two points and that’s what we play for.”' … [Read more...] about Meier breaks tie as Sharks top Sabres 3-2

'Evander Kane scored twice for the winless Sabres, who were booed off the ice after all three periods. Chad Johnson stopped 16 of 22 shots before being replaced by Robin Lehner (nine saves) in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Devils pound Sabres 6-2

'“We obviously don’t put ourselves in a good position to win a hockey game when you give up that many short-handed goals and (in) the succession we gave them up,” Eichel said. “It’s definitely frustrating and it’s something we need to correct.”' … [Read more...] about Tavares helps Islanders beat Sabres 6-3 in home opener

'Jason Pominville scored twice in his first game back with Buffalo since being reacquired in a trade with Minnesota in June. Robin Lehner stopped 38 shots and the Sabres earned one point in Phil Housley’s debut as coach.' … [Read more...] about Drouin scores to seal Canadiens 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

'“It does motivate me to be the best player I can be and bring a winning team to this city,” Eichel said. “It’s really exciting times, and it’s an organization that has belief in me. And I owe a lot to it, and I’m looking forward to achieving it.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel spurred by new deal to transform Sabres into winners

'Deslauriers is a hard-hitting forward, who spent the past four seasons in Buffalo. He was demoted to Rochester last month after being the odd-man out once Buffalo claimed Jordan Nolan off waivers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Redmond in trading Deslauriers to Canadiens

'The 20-year-old Eichel is entering the final year of his three-year entry level contract and only eligible to become a restricted free agent next summer. The new contract won’t kick in until next season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres agree to sign Eichel to 8-year, $80 million contract