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'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)

'"It felt great to be back with the guys," O'Reilly said. "It feels like it has been months since I've been around. It's nice to get out there. I feel 100 percent. It's just a matter of making sure everybody is on board and feeling safe. It was an unfortunate thing, but we got it done when we did or it could have been a lot worse. I was happy it didn't erupt or anything like … [Read more...] about O’Reilly makes speedy recovery, likely to play Thursday

'"It’s like the power play with great players on it that aren’t scoring. They’re still a dangerous power play," Bylsma said. "They’re still a power play that’s going to score a goal. I think you’d like to be able to take advantage of them maybe being slumping, but you certainly don’t approach it that way when you’re going to play them.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Bylsma wary of Blackhawks snapping slump

'"It's amazing. When I got back to the bench, I was overcome with an emotion I can't really describe," Bailey said. "I had to check that and get back to the game. When it finally went in and I saw it hit the back of the net, it was an amazing feeling."' … [Read more...] about Bailey flooded by memories after scoring first NHL goal for Sabres

'"Some of the metrics and numbers clearly are different with Jake and 'Risto' together, with Kulikov and Ristolainen together and with the pairing of McCabe and Bogosian," Bylsma said after his team's morning skate when asked about McCabe and Ristolainen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: McCabe back on top ‘D’ pair

'The Sabres got goals from Zemgus Girgensons, Evander Kane, Justin Bailey and Jack Eichel and two assists from Sam Reinhart. Anders Nilsson made 24 saves to get the win and improve to 6-3-3 on the season.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 4, Rangers 1