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'"It's all about your preparation being consistent," he said. "If you want to become a top player in the league, you have to be ready every night. I think I've done a pretty good job at that with the consistency this year. Maybe it's not been rewarded statistically but I always believe you'll get more bounces sooner rather than later.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: At century mark, Eichel finding his game

'Nilsson improved to 5-1-2 in his last eight decisions and 7-3-4 overall. Buffalo moved to 3-0-1 in its last four.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 4, Flyers 1

'Ennis alternated with William Carrier as the left winger for center Ryan O’Reilly and right wing Kyle Okposo. Ennis is a three-time 20-goal scorer, so a return could further boost the Sabres’ burgeoning offense.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ennis close to returning; Kulikov still out

'The Sabres have grown into a team that knows it can rally. In the 17 games since Dec. 1, Buffalo has erased two-goal or third-period deficits six times. They earned victories after trailing by two against Winnipeg and Los Angeles, and got a point after being down by two to Florida. They erased third-period deficits to beat the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers and New York … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Finding identity; evaluating Kane trade

'There’s no doubt. The roar from the room was louder than normal. The chants were more intense. Now they need to keep it up.' … [Read more...] about Sabres bring the noise, bring home victory

'They say fans don't truly pay attention to the Sabres until the Bills season is through. So in their first home game since the merciful end of the local NFL season, the Sabres responded with an emotional, 4-3 comeback that could be the biggest win of the Jack Eichel era.' … [Read more...] about Jerry Sullivan: Sabres showing signs of a competitive edge

'"What would you think?" said former Sabre Drew Stafford when asked what the mood was like on the bench. "It’s our best player, arguably. So it’s not good any time you see a guy in that kind of a position on the ice with his helmet and the way he was.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Hard hit on Laine rocks rookie and Winnipeg Jets

'Brian Gionta gave the Sabres their first lead of the game, 4-3, with 10:06 remaining. The captain waited (and waited) for Hellebuyck to go down before ending a 10-game scoring slump.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 4, Jets 3

'Murray was in charge of the Ducks’ drafts in 2003 and 2004 as the director of player personnel, and he served as the Senators’ assistant general manager for the 2008 to 2013 drafts. He looked at future picks during his recent stay at the world junior championships. Here’s a look at his past.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Murray feels the draft

'The power play is clicking at 22.6 percent with 28 goals. The penalty kill, however, is dead last, successful only 74.6 percent of the time, giving up a total of 29 goals while shorthanded 114 times.' … [Read more...] about Sabres find success on power play, frustration on penalty kill

'"It’s something really special," said Jake McCabe who won gold with Team USA in 2013. "I think the world juniors is becoming a bigger thing, especially in the States. I mean obviously in Canada it’s a massive thing but seeing the reaction on social media from people that aren’t necessarily tuned in to the world juniors is big. Dramatic games like that I think are going to help … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Team USA veterans celebrate victory

'Artem Anisimov scored with 2:04 left to tie the game and South Buffalo native Patrick Kane banged home a Jonathan Toews rebound after 56 seconds of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the shellshocked Sabres.' … [Read more...] about No sweet finish to trip as Kane stuns Sabres in OT

'Justin Bailey's first NHL goal was 12 games and a lifetime of dreams in coming. And when the moment finally happened Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden, it bore an eerie resemblance to a first from his hockey youth.' … [Read more...] about Justin Bailey’s first Sabres goal looked a lot like his first ever

'"It's tough to put wins together in this league. You start getting to even about six in a row and it's a lot," Foligno said prior to Thursday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks. "But a lot of teams are going to 8-10-12 wins. It's something that gives us some hope."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Foligno awed by streak of brother’s Blue Jackets

'The Sabres suffered their 10th straight loss to the Hawks and have dropped seven straight here since 2007.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Blackhawks 4, Sabres 3 (OT)