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'“Just means I’ve coached a lot of hockey games, had a lot of good players and a lot of good coaches, from management down, put a lot of trust in me,” Ruff said. “It isn’t about me, it’s about the teams I’ve had and the people around me.”' … [Read more...] about Ruff gets 900th NHL win, Sabres edge Flyers in finale

'“We left a lot of good chances out there,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “Tight game. It was a hard-fought game. We were doing a lot of good stuff against those two top lines and we were generating enough to win it. … Second period, we left too many chances there.”' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs clinch Atlantic Division with shutout win against Sabres

'Jiri Kulich, Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton and Sam Lafferty scored for the Sabres (35-38-7), who have lost three straight (0-2-1). James Reimer made 24 saves.' … [Read more...] about Lightning pull away from Sabres with 4 goals in 2nd

'“With what was going on out there tonight, I thought there was a lot of good stuff,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “A lot of good. There was a lot of good to jumping in there as far as it came to jumping in there and keeping the team tight.” … [Read more...] about Panthers defeat Sabres in shootout, gain in Atlantic race

'“I thought it was a winnable game; we had our chances,” Dahlin said. “They scored one more goal than us. That's how it feels now, after we created a lot, and I think we could have scored a couple more.”' … [Read more...] about Greaves stops 39, Blue Jackets rally past Sabres to avoid elimination

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed a five-year, $23.75 million contract ($4.75 million average annual value) July 24 and the Sabres were confident they had their No. 1 goalie for the present and the future. Luukkonen is 24-23-4 with a 3.23 goals-against average, .885 save percentage and two shutouts after going 27-22-4 with a 2.57 GAA, .910 save percentage and five shutouts in an NHL … [Read more...] about Sabres miss playoffs for NHL-record 14th consecutive season

'“Whenever a goalie gets a shutout, it’s like, everyone looks at a goalie, right? And I’m sure I made some good saves tonight, but it’s a combination of we’re playing good, and I’m getting bounces and your teammates putting a heck of an effort in front of you,” said Reimer, who has won seven straight starts."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes shut out by Sabres, fail to gain in Metropolitan

'“I think we knew if we just played the right way, the goals would come for us,” Thompson said. “I think we know, we’ve proven to ourselves we can score. So I think it’s just not getting bored playing the right way when you don’t see results right away. I think, yeah, I like the commitment to battling and finding a way to gut out a win tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson scores hat trick, Sabres surge past Bruins

'“I thought we played well all night, really,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “Started with a great first period. I thought we left a lot of opportunities out there to increase the lead, get the lead, played a heck of a third period, and got rewarded for playing well away from the puck and managing the puck.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson scores 40th, Sabres defeat Lightning in shootout

'Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist, and Mattias Samuelsson had two assists for the Sabres (32-36-6), who were 4-0-0 against Ottawa this season. James Reimer made 33 saves.' … [Read more...] about Thompson scores again, Sabres top Senators for 5th win in past 6

'“I think we’ve made it a point that these last 20 games we were going to make something out of it,” Thompson said. “Try to build some momentum going into next year and try to hammer home an identity that we want to play by.”' … [Read more...] about Ovechkin scores No. 890 in Capitals loss to Sabres

'Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin did not play because of an illness. Ruff said Dahlin is doubtful to play Sunday.' … [Read more...] about Michkov scores twice again for Flyers in victory against Sabres

'Jiri Kulich scored twice, and Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs and Tyson Kozak each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (30-35-6), who have won three straight games. James Reimer made 22 saves, and Bowen Byram and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cruise to win against Penguins despite Crosby setting NHL record

'“We were chasing the puck in that first 10, 15 minutes. That last four or five minutes got us going, and then I thought it was a hard game after that,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. We had some opportunities to probably open it up. … It was a game we needed some good saves; we got them. And at the same time, I thought we played a great third period.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson scores go-ahead goal in 3rd period, lifts Sabres past Senators

'“[Reimer] gave us a heck of a game,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "You need that. We’ve been four (games) in six (days), back-to-back (against a) fresh team, hard building; we knew that there was [going to] be nothing easy about trying to win the game. Got short-handed when we lost [Jordan] Greenway early and I thought that first 40 minutes, [Reimer] was a guy that put a lot … [Read more...] about McLeod has goal, 3 assists for Sabres in win against Jets