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'Jeff Skinner scored a goal Tuesday night. Imagine that being big news for the first 4 1/2 months of this season.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Skinner breaks through but dark times remain in another Sabres loss

'The Sabres (31-39-10) have lost three straight in regulation. They are 0-7-1 in their last eight games and 1-13-2 in their 16.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Nashville Predators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2

'O'Reilly sold his four-bedroom house for $1.363 million to a limited liability company called 186 Middlesex LLC. The identity of the buyer could not be independently verified.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Ryan O’Reilly sells Middlesex home for $1.4 million

'They entered Monday with 72 points, four ahead of New Jersey prior to the Devils' game against the New York Rangers. Los Angeles (67 points) also could pass the Sabres while only last-place Ottawa (62) can't catch Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Lottery odds about all Sabres have left to play for

'“They have a right to be mad," Sabres winger Kyle Okposo said. "They have a right to be (upset). The second half of the year hasn’t gone as planned. It’s just, last night we were lifeless, today it was a little bit better but it was 4-0. It’s not good enough. We’ve got to give them something to cheer about, and we didn’t tonight. They’ve got a right to be upset. They’ve been … [Read more...] about Sabres booed off home ice after being shut out for fifth time in 12 games

'Most of the crowd left for their second intermission break and stunning numbers of fans didn't return for the third period. Were there even 5,000 left in the building as the stragglers booed the final 30 seconds off the clock?' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: It’s hard to figure how the Sabres are handling their prospects

'The book is out on Linus Ullmark. The 25-year-old goalie has proven capable of making difficult saves for the mistake-prone Buffalo Sabres, yet opponents have noticed that Ullmark struggles when tracking the puck on wraparound shots to the opposite post.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blue Jackets 4, Sabres 0

'The Sabres were complete no-shows from the first shift Saturday night, with only goaltender Carter Hutton offering any resistance.' … [Read more...] about The evidence says one thing but Sabres insist they haven’t quit on Housley

'"We expect to win those games when you're the No. 1 team but it's an NCAA game and you know the other team will play hard," Borgen, a three-year player at St. Cloud, said Saturday in Nassau Coliseum prior to the Sabres' game against the New York Islanders. "Their goalie played a super game and we just couldn't find a way to get the puck in the net. It stinks because it's just … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Borgen stunned by St. Cloud State’s second straight NCAA shocker

'A roaring, chanting sellout crowd of 13,917 created an intense atmosphere in support of its team in Buffalo's first game in the building in nearly four years. Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals and former Sabres goalie Robin Lehner notched his 24th win while coming within 6 1/2 minutes of a shutout to lead the way for the Islanders. The crowd stood and roared for the entire … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Islanders 5, Sabres 1

'“(The Islanders) won four Cups in a row, and they really didn’t do anything to the arena, after that,” Okposo said. “You still have to have that rarefied air and that rarefied space. You still have that aura, that presence of those Cup-winning teams. You watch the old highlights from '82 or '83, and it’s that same, exact barn. It was loud. And the fans were crazy.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo welcomes return to Nassau Coliseum

'Sabres coach Phil Housley said Friday that Ristolainen (illness), Hunwick (upper body injury) and Bogosian (lower-body injury) will not travel to Long Island.' … [Read more...] about Sabres head to Long Island without three defensemen

'Olofsson, the 23-year-old recalled one day earlier, had a team-high five shots on goal and recorded his first career NHL point by assisting on Jack Eichel's third-period goal, which erased their second two-goal deficit of the night. Yet, one mistake sent the Sabres (31-36-10) to their fifth consecutive loss and they are 3-15-3 over their last 21 games.' … [Read more...] about Victor Olofsson, young Sabres ‘bring a spark,’ but comeback falls short in OT loss

'"I think it’s all part of his development and his plan," Housley explained. "He got some meaningful games up here, did a really good job, but it gives him a chance to get acquainted with his new teammates, get some meaningful minutes and get ready for the playoffs.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Tage Thompson sent to Rochester to play ‘meaningful minutes’

'Buffalo has the league's fewest points (36) since it sat atop the NHL standings Nov. 28.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Red Wings 5, Sabres 4