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'"I had a great time and it's been a lot of fun," Guhle said. "Being able to play at that level is good to know for next year. I'm looking forward to my next game, whenever that may be. ... I'm still 19 and still young. It's not often defensemen my age even get an opportunity to play in the NHL, especially as a second-rounder. I've had a lot of fun. It's been a great … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: It’s a shame Guhle can’t stay

'The lead was down to 2-1 with about eight minutes to play. But the Caps learned their lesson, turned up the forecheck, drew their own power play and regained their two-goal lead when John Carlson scored his first goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Capitals own the big moment

'The Capitals skated out of KeyBank Center with a 4-1 victory, the third time Washington has beaten Buffalo in two weeks. The Capitals won the previous games 3-1 and 3-2 in overtime. It is the Caps' first season sweep of the Sabres since 2012-13.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Capitals 4, Sabres 1

'“The type of penalties are more the discussion point than the penalties,” Bylsma said in KeyBank Center. “Evander is an aggressive guy, a physical guy, and we want him to be and need him to be. If he’s taking penalties being aggressive and being physical, then that’s one we’ll kill.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane is scoring, but ‘rotten’ penalties have to go

'Kulikov is almost a certainty to play against the Capitals, followed in odds by Gorges and Deslauriers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Kulikov, Gorges may return; Deslauriers practices

'What the Sabres do have, however, is a brewing dilemma. And it grows with each win Nilsson piles up and each loss to Lehner adds to his total. The team was off Wednesday and that provided plenty of time to study the net numbers. They're pretty interesting, to say the least.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: It’s time for Sabres to go with the hot hand in net

'Along with the clang of iron and the roar of the fans, Ristolainen’s excited shout and sigh of relief were audible. He had skated for 694 minutes, 7 seconds without scoring. That’s more than 11 days of ice time. Only three players in the NHL (Dustin Byfuglien, Erik Karlsson and Duncan Keith) have skated more.' … [Read more...] about Minute-hogging Ristolainen finds time to score winner

'“I mean it’s always nice to score a goal,” Girgensons said Tuesday morning in KeyBank Center before the Sabres hosted the Edmonton Oilers. “It was a little bit of a long stretch there but I’ve seen that before. I just had to stick with it.' … [Read more...] about Girgensons ends his 21-game goal drought

'After climbing out of a 2-0 first-period hole, Edmonton outshot the Sabres, 32-14, over the second and third periods. And still lost.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Even with McDavid, ‘Full Oilers’ peformance is shocking

'"I mean I would be lying if I said it wasn’t a little special playing against the team I played with last year," said Nilsson, who went 10-12-2 with a .901 save percentage and a 3.14 goals against average with the Oilers. "I know a lot of the guys on the team so of course it’s special but it comes down to two points and they’re not more important if you get them against an old … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Nilsson gets two sweet points against his former team

'The Sabres improved to 5-2-2 in the last nine games with a comeback victory in KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 4, Oilers 3 (OT)

'"We had a good second period and that's about it," said Lehner, who made 30 saves but fell to 1-5-3 in his last nine decisions. "We're up 2-1 going into the third and we don't want to sit back. Give them credit, they're a a good team but we don't want to sit back. They have speed. A lot of momentum. They got the power play goal. We had one good period."' … [Read more...] about After OT heartbreaker, Sabres have fast turnaround to meet McDavid

'"It certainly has been a long time coming so I was thrilled to get the call," Burgdoerfer said. "There were definitely certain points in my career I thought this would never happen. You've just got to believe in yourself, work hard and I couldn't be happier with the result."' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Perseverance pays for Burgdoerfer

'The Sabres were 6-0-3 when leading after 40 minutes while the Caps were 0-5-2 when trailing after same. Buffalo had a 2-1 lead through two periods but couldn't hold on.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Capitals 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

'But there's more. Taylor Fedun also missed practice after he was banged up on a hit in the third period Saturday against Boston. He's questionable for Monday's game in Washington. That means another recall is likely coming from Rochester, either the return of Casey Nelson or the NHL debut of free-agent signee Erik Burgdoerfer.' … [Read more...] about As Gorges sits, Kulikov nears return