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'JJ Peterka had three shots on goal in 15:40 of ice time in his first game back in Buffalo since the Sabres traded the forward to Utah for forward Josh Doane and defenseman Michael Kesselring on June 26. Doan had one shot in 16:39 and Kesselring had two shots in 17:25 for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Keller scores in OT, Mammoth defeat Sabres

'“Not really used to shooting against the opposite-handed goalie,” said Byram, who scored on his first career NHL shootout attempt. “Usually I come in the other way, but because he was an opposite catcher I tried coming that way and I was just going to try to, you know, shoot one way or the other, so I felt I had a little room there.”' … [Read more...] about Byram, Sabres edge Capitals in shootout

'Buffalo scored twice in 7:25 to tie the game in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Khusnutdinov, Bruins recover to defeat Sabres in OT

'“Maybe last year that would be a game we let a point slip away,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. There was a lot I liked about how we were playing in that third period. I mean, probably the goal we would’ve gave up last year would’ve been an odd-numbered rush, a 2-on-1 or something like that. … I think that part of the game has really changed, the high odd-man percentage rushes … [Read more...] about Wood scores twice in return, propels Blue Jackets past Sabres in OT

'Former Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson worked as the in-arena host all night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres celebrate 2nd annual Bills Night

'“Getting three of four points is good,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “I think the way we played is a big step for us, playing on the road and making sure you get points. Points are important.”' … [Read more...] about Tavares scores 499th NHL goal in OT, Maple Leafs top Sabres to end 3-game skid

'Jiri Kulich and Tage Thompson each had a goal and an assist, and Alex Lyon made 29 saves for the Sabres (4-4-0), who have won four of their past five games.' … [Read more...] about Samuelsson gets 2 goals, Sabres hold off Maple Leafs

'“I think when Jack has ice, you know he’s going to make a play,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “When Jack gets to the middle of the ice, you know we’re going to see a real good play. But he is skating better right now than probably all of last year.”' … [Read more...] about Quinn gets 3 points, Sabres end Red Wings’ 5-game winning streak

'The Buffalo Sabres goalie’s family had priceless reactions to his two breakaway saves against the Detroit Red Wings in his first NHL game at KeyBank Arena.' … [Read more...] about Ellis’ family has priceless reaction to goalie’s 2 breakaway saves in debut

'“We had lots of good opportunities, it wasn’t about opportunities,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “You know you’re in a tight game and we didn’t defend the rush well on the second goal, and we got caught with a couple of tired people on the third one. I liked our answer right after that to come back and score. We had another couple of good looks, but we were in a tight game … [Read more...] about Suzuki pushes point streak to 6, Canadiens hold off Sabres

'“[We were] put in a do-or-die situation early on in the tournament, but I felt like there was no panic; there was just belief throughout our group that we were going to get it done. And I think that calmness in the locker room was something that I found very instrumental in our win and it’s something I think we’re going to try to correlate and bring here into Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson embraces chance to make U.S. Olympic roster, end Sabres’ playoff drought

'"We tried really hard and worked hard to stay steady through those first three (games) and it didn't go for us," Lyon said. "But I think in the same vein, you have to continue to try to stay steady now. … We just have to remain on track and not be satisfied with ourselves and keep stringing together good efforts. That's what good teams do."' … [Read more...] about Lyon makes 32 saves, Sabres hand Panthers 4th straight loss

'“I think we were a desperate group tonight, haven’t gotten the results we’ve wanted," McLeod said. "We haven’t really played the game we wanted, either, and I think tonight’s kind of a staple going forward for us that we should keep building on.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres score 8 goals, defeat Senators for 1st win

'“It’s not good enough, a lot of the areas,” Buffalo captain Rasmus Dahlin said. “Better start today, worse ending. Not good on the power play, good [penalty kill], goaltending. I mean, we can’t catch a break there. We’ve got to get out of this [nonsense].” … [Read more...] about MacKinnon scores twice, Makar gets 1st to lead Avalanche past Sabres

'“I’m a big believer that negativity breeds negativity, and that’s kind of how we’ve snowballed things in the past,” Sabres forward Tage Thompson said. “So, we can’t let three games be the end of the world, like I said. Obviously this [stinks]. No one wants to lose their first three games, but we’ve got an opportunity Wednesday (against the Ottawa Senators) to turn it around, … [Read more...] about Sabres pushing forward after another winless start ‘not acceptable’