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'"Early on in the year, everyone was talking about the 'Vegas Flu' and how this team couldn't win on the road," said forward David Perron, whose overtime goal beat the Sabres at T-Mobile Arena in October. "But we're happy we're finding a way to win a lot of games on the road now and turn that around."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Two points after two points, Golden Knights keep grinding out wins

'"There's usually Grade A chances in overtime," said Lehner, whose team fell to 6-12 in overtime, including 1-2 in shootouts. "We've been playing a lot better in overtime as of late, but unfortunately we couldn't get the win." … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Lehner has his moments; change to 50/50 raffle; Antipin sits

'Having a scoreless middle period could be considered a win for the Sabres. During second periods this season, Buffalo has been outscored, 85-57. Vegas has outscored its opponents, 77-61, during the second period.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Golden Knights 2, Sabres 1 (SO)

'The Buffalo Sabres goalie is like the Horse of a Different Color from "The Wizard of Oz." He seems to change every time he takes the ice. He's used at least nine combinations of pads, blockers, gloves and masks, and it might be more.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Robin Lehner shifts gears in drive for success, comfort

'In the wake of that tankfest, the NHL changed the lottery rules. The odds of winning were dropped, with the last-place team now having only an 18 percent of the winning ping pong balls – or an 82 percent chance of losing. And now the top three picks are lottery competitions, so a team finishing last could drop all the way to fourth in draft order if it loses all three … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: New rules provide no incentive to be All In For Dahlin

'“You look at the players they have and the depth that they have,” O’Reilly said. “They’re bringing on all these guys with a lot of them coming from successful teams. They’re all veteran players that have been around and when you bring a group like that together, you see how they’ve done, how consistent they are and how they found a way to work. I didn’t expect them to be at … [Read more...] about What’s happening in Vegas is turning the hockey world on its head

'"It's awful," forward Ryan O'Reilly said Friday morning as the team had meetings but did not practice. "I didn't see the hit but you see him on the ice after. You're just praying that it isn't anything big. But it's a tough bounce. He's been through a lot but hopefully he'll be recovering and back with us soon."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Okposo suffers another concussion

'But the game was marred by an ugly and freak collision between Okposo and Senators forward Bobby Ryan that took place near center ice just 1:56 into the second period. Neither Okposo nor Ryan saw the other player coming and they skated directly into each other.' … [Read more...] about Lehner snaps shootout slump but worries mount over Okposo

'"It's just hard. Nobody envisioned us being in this position," Housley said before Buffalo's game against the Ottawa Senators in Canadian Tire Centre. "I certainly didn't. I thought we had a good group. It goes back to early in the season. The one-goal games, we find a way to win some of those maybe we're talking differently but we didn't."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Housley dismayed at view from bottom of standings

'Matt Duchene opened the shootout with a goal for the Senators. Sam Reinhart scored in round two for Buffalo. Robin Lehner poke-checked Mike Hoffman to set the stage for Josefson, who burned Craig Anderson with a wrist shot. Lehner, who didn't make a save in a shootout last season, stopped 2 of 3 in this one.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 4, Senators 3 (SO)

'"Props to you for supporting your fellow local pro teams. Condolences for what you are likely to witness."' … [Read more...] about It was first NHL game for Zay Jones, and Sabres were putrid

'"I could see him getting some games in the future here," Housley said. "He's just a really good solid prospect for us and he's going to get an opportunity."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: O’Regan wants to show talent in wake of trade

… [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Flames 5, Sabres 1

'"We're better when we're more aggressive," Ristolainen said in KeyBank Center. "We forecheck hard. We hit. We're physical, and I think that's the way we've got to play."' … [Read more...] about Ristolainen-led defense finally shows its preseason promise

'Mr. March has played 32 games in the month, and he has 10 goals and 21 points. He has 16 goals and 41 points in the other 210 games he's played.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Larsson Marches on; Reinhart works tips; Criscuolo injured