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'The numerous mistakes allowed the St. Louis Blues to roar back from a two-goal deficit, and they appeared to be on the verge of taking the lead in the third period when a moment arrived that Lindy Ruff had been waiting to see from the Sabres since their season began in Prague nearly three months ago.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally bailed out by power play as win streak reaches 3: Takeaways from St. Louis

'His 22 even-strength points this season ranked third among all NHL defensemen entering Saturday, trailing only Norris Trophy winners Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar. Only 30 players have recorded at least 70 or more even-strength points since Power’s rookie season and he’s the youngest to accomplish the feat.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power among NHL’s best at even strength ahead of his 200th game with Sabres

'Most of the 19,070 in attendance roared when Alex Tuch’s low shot from the right circle gave the Sabres another three-goal lead, and again as he completed his hat trick in a 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres home winless streak ends as Alex Tuch’s hat trick leads way in 6-2 victory

'“That feels nice because now I trust my shots again,” Kulich said following the Sabres’ morning skate Friday at KeyBank Center. “That was my shot in Rochester. I was shooting like that or trying to shoot like that every single game, so I was glad that it went in.”' … [Read more...] about Jiri Kulich’s highlight-reel goal another sign that the Sabres rookie is improving

'If Pegula does not want to change general managers, then the owner needs to bring in someone with experience to work alongside Kevyn Adams.' … [Read more...] about Why Sabres won’t need another rebuild if they can’t save their season

'Each of the six Sabres prospects in the tournament are worth watching. Konsta Helenius is having an outstanding rookie season in Rochester. Brodie Ziemer is a freshman difference-maker for the University of Minnesota' … [Read more...] about 6 prospects representing Sabres at IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa

'“Couldn’t feel better than I do right now,” Dahlin exclaimed. “We battled for a long time now and, finally, it went our way.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ long, painful winless streak ends with 7-1 victory: ‘Finally, it went our way’

'“It’s not, honestly, good at all,” Dahlin said, responding to a question from The Buffalo News following the morning skate Monday at the New York Islanders’ UBS Arena. “That’s not what I want to do. But, at the same time, you have to look forward and the back-to-back coming back from an injury is never a good thing. I felt how I felt in my back, and it was the right call by … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin isn’t planning to miss another Sabres game after sitting in Boston

'Their 13-game winless streak is the third-longest in franchise history, trailing only the 0-14 run of futility during the tank season of 2014-15 and the 0-15-3 skid in 2020-21 that cost Ralph Krueger his job as coach.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘deserved better,’ but their winless streak reached 13: Takeaways from Boston

'There are 34 goalies in the NHL who have played at least 15 games this season and Luukkonen has suddenly plummeted to 28th in that group in save percentage (.892) and 32nd in goals-against average (3.12).' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen among lots of goalies struggling to stay above .900

'The Sabres’ winless streak reached 12, the longest in the NHL this season, and their 0-9-3 run of futility has them sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. They’ve allowed five or more goals in three consecutive games, and they have a negative-26 goal differential in second and third periods since this skid began Nov. 27.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ habit of straying from game plans cost them in 12th straight loss: 3 takeaways

'What a miserable way to spend a Friday night in KeyBank Center. A crowd of 18,267 -- the largest since the Opening Night sellout against Los Angeles -- saw a 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs but, of course, most of them were happy. The bet here is the building was 80% Leafs fans.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: There’s no holiday spirit downtown as Sabres’ skid deepens

'The Sabres would need to assign a waivers-exempt player to Rochester to make room on the roster for Levi. NHL teams cannot place anyone on waivers during its holiday roster freeze, which began Friday at 12 a.m.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: James Reimer, Devon Levi are options to start against Bruins

'The Sabres played small, stupid and scared in a 6-1 defeat that sent them careening into last place in the Eastern Conference and should have meant three or four new guys were joining the club Wednesday. And if that didn’t happen, the game was so egregious that in many organizations, it would have meant general manager Kevyn Adams was looking for a new line of work.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: It remains hard to believe same Sabres team that faced Habs will meet Leafs

'The coach shouldn’t be immune to criticism, though. Not only are the Sabres not showing progress, but they’ve regressed in some areas. This current skid is reminiscent of the slide in 2021 that convinced Adams to nuke the roster and hire Granato as full-time coach.' … [Read more...] about Lance Lysowski: Lindy Ruff bears some responsibility for Sabres sinking to bottom