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'"Our next handful of games are against teams that are right there with us," Jason Pominville, who could return from injury Saturday, said. "You want to make sure you push them back. But the biggest thing for us is worrying about our game and getting back to playing the way we know we’re capable of and playing the way that led to us having success. We’ve slipped away a little … [Read more...] about Sabres frustrated by struggles since winning streak, readying for difficult road ahead

'"It’s tough because with our schedule we haven’t had a lot of practice time coming off the break," Housley said in KeyBank Center. "[Pominville] had a good practice today. I liked the way he responded out there, so he could be a possibility to play tomorrow. ... I liked what he brought to practice today."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Jason Pominville a ‘possibility’ to return against Boston

'"I will be doing the game Saturday and all the remaining games on my contract," Jeanneret texted News' television critic Alan Pergament on Friday. "I'm looking forward to dipping my toe in the playoff pool for the first time in seven years."' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret heading back to the broadcast booth for Saturday’s Sabres game

'"We've got to find a way," said coach Phil Housley. "And I'll continue to say it: If you want to score in this league, you're going to have to get dirty once in a while and you're going to have to go to the net. It's going to get harder as we move forward here. That's a challenge for us."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly leads the way as Blues get last word in solid win over Sabres

'"It's slowly starting to turn around for us," O'Reilly said. "It's a great group of guys, great city and I'm definitely happy here. I just want to win a lot more games and I think we're on our way to. [The Calgary game] was a great example, a consistent game with just a few dips. We played the right way throughout it. We didn't give them much. We played the top, key guys … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly trying to avoid feeling blue over Blues’ tough start

'It was the Sabres' seventh straight loss in the Arch City, where they are 0-5-2 since last winning in 2009. The Blues have taken 12 of the last 13 games in the series overall.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blues 4, Sabres 1

'More than a third of the Sabres' games have stretched into overtime or shootouts. The total is an NHL-high 13 of the first 37 games and Buffalo is 8-5, also leading the league in victories after 60 minutes.' … [Read more...] about How the Sabres have found success when playing beyond regulation

'O'Reilly has 13 goals and 32 points in 34 games, on pace for career highs in both goals (31) and points (77). He's fourth in the NHL in faceoff percentage (59.4) and victories (461). His Corsi rating of 51.3 percent is the highest it's been in six years and he has a plus-minus rating of plus-3, which is remarkable on a losing team and a huge improvement from his career-worst … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ryan O’Reilly again producing for losing club

'NHL Network will air the entire tournament, beginning with four games Wednesday, starting at 4 p.m. for the Czech Republic vs. Switzerland in the preliminary round. The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five with the top four teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals...'. … [Read more...] about How to watch Sabres prospects in World Junior Championship

'"That’s one of the things I’m really good at, using my shot," Thompson said. "I think I need to use it more. Today, in particular, we had a lot of good chances. I think I had like four or five shots off forechecks or whatever. ... Some nights you get those chances and some nights they don’t bounce your way."' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson aims to shoot more for Sabres after the holiday break

'Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson (United States), goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Finland), defenseman Oskari Laaksonen (Finland) and center Matej Pekar (Czech Republic) will represent the Sabres in the World Junior Championship, which will take place Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.' … [Read more...] about Samuelsson, Luukkonen, Laaksonen, Pekar set to represent Sabres at WJC

'He was released from the hospital Sunday. "I am bolted to my lazy boy," he texted Sunday night.' … [Read more...] about Jeanneret after health scare: ‘I feel pretty good now’

'"It’s always good to go into the break with a win," Sheary said. "You don’t want to have that bitter taste in your mouth and have to wait a long time to play again. I think tonight was a total team effort. Linus stood on his head in the third and kept us with the lead. This one definitely feels good for us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fend off third-period rally, shut out Ducks, 3-0, to end losing streak

'Anaheim outshot Buffalo, 40-33, including 14-3 in the third, and the Sabres killed two third-period penalties before Skinner scored his 26th goal of the season with 8:48 remaining in regulation.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 3, Ducks 0

'Jeanneret, 76, was feeling light-headed on the air and stopped talking during the broadcast of the game against the Anaheim Ducks. He had called the play-by-play as normal for the first two periods, but his voice was noticeably lower as the game resumed in the third period and there were some gaps in his call.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret taken to hospital after disappearing from Sabres broadcast