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'“I thought we deferred to some cute plays tonight, especially, even late in the third period,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “We're right in the slot and we passed off some plays. But we handed them two goals at the same time. I mean, we gave them a 2-on-0. We gave them a penalty shot. They didn't give us those opportunities.”' … [Read more...] about Connor extends goal streak to 4, Jets defeat Sabres

'Jason Zucker and Bowen Byram scored for Buffalo (11-12-4), which was playing the first of a six-game road trip. Colten Ellis made 30 saves.' … [Read more...] about Flyers score 3 goals in under 1 minute, cruise past Sabres

'“I just wanted to come back and just kind of get right back in and not be a distraction,” Norris said. “I thought the guys have done a good job. They’ve been battling. We’ve had some guys out, and I know it happens across the League, but it is hard to do that when you have so many guys out. So, yeah, I just thought they did a great job up to this point, and I just wanted to … [Read more...] about Norris scores twice in return, Sabres ease past Jets

'Beck Malenstyn and Josh Doan scored for the Sabres (10-11-4), who had lost two straight, including 5-0 to the New Jersey Devils on Friday. Colten Ellis made 22 saves, and Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn and Noah Ostlund scored in the four-round shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Wild in shootout, hand them 1st loss in 8 games

'“We left too many chances out there,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “In the third, we started to press. I mean, you don’t like giving up the [chances], but we decided we were going to press hard to get back in it. If you’re going to press hard -- we’ve talked about this -- you’re going to give something up. You know, careless for that.' … [Read more...] about Allen makes 42 saves, Devils shut out Sabres for 3rd straight win

'“We’ve got to be better as a team,” Luukkonen said. “And myself, too, to kind of just not let the game slip away that easily. I think we had really, really solid things in the game, too, today. So, it’s frustrating that we kind of lose it the way like that.”' … [Read more...] about Jarry makes 29 saves in return, Penguins hold off Sabres

'“When your name gets called you have to be ready for it,” said Luukkonen “I think the team has been playing well in front of me, so it feels good to kind of help the team win, too. It’s not always optimal [to wait for a start], but sometimes you have to work through it, and we’ve been having two other goalies that have been playing well so you have to do your thing every day … [Read more...] about Luukkonen makes 29 saves, Sabres defeat Hurricanes

'“I thought we got to our forecheck right away. We were hounding pucks all night,” Tuch said. “We were playing quick in the neutral zone and then, defensively, I don’t think we gave them too much. Once you get multiple lines getting some good scoring opportunities and cashing in on some goals there, it’s really easy to roll them over and have everyone playing and playing … [Read more...] about Sabres score 9, cruise to victory against Blackhawks

'Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored, and Colten Ellis made 29 saves for the Sabres (7-9-4), who had won two straight.' … [Read more...] about Flames score 4 times in 3rd, pull away from Sabres

'Rasmus Dahlin had two assists, and Colten Ellis made 32 saves for the Sabres (7-8-4), who have won two straight after a five-game losing streak (0-4-1).' … [Read more...] about Ostlund gets 1st multigoal game, Sabres top Oilers

'“We started winning battles,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “We weren’t doing that in the second period, and we were giving up goals.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally from down 3, top Red Wings in OT for 1st road win of season

'"Our awareness on the first goal wasn't good enough. To give them that opportunity right off the bat was a tough way to start the game,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “Taking the goalie out was to buy me some time and talk to the team for a second, get organized and say, 'We're going to get back in this game’. And I thought we did.”' … [Read more...] about Necas has 2 goals, 2 assists, Avalanche defeat Sabres for 5th straight win

'“With the manpower we're down, you build that lead, you've got to defend better,” Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. “We didn't defend well enough. We're a better defending team than that.”' … [Read more...] about Mammoth recover, score 5 straight to deny Sabres 1st road win

'“I thought we hurt ourselves with missed nets early in the game,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “We had opportunities to make them pay for their mistakes. There were some opportunities to create some good offense, and we failed.”' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes score 6, hold off 3rd-period rally from Sabres

'“We missed some early opportunities that I think could have changed the game,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “… I thought we came out, the pressure we had in the first period I liked. I didn’t think we shot the puck enough, was probably the negative in the game. Even the last short-handed 2-on-1 (we had late in the third period), again, the decision not to shoot it. A few … [Read more...] about Hofer makes 28 saves, Blues shut out Sabres