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'For the past 10 years, the Stoney Creek, Ontario residents have been traveling North America to watch NHL games, specifically those featuring their beloved Buffalo Sabres. Their bucket list included seeing a game in every NHL arena and they checked off the last one on Tuesday when they entered the Scotiabank Saddledome for the Sabres road game against the Calgary Flames. "It … [Read more...] about Couple watches game at every active NHL rink

'"I think we did everything right up until the very end,” Thompson said. “That's why we won. It just came down to compete [level] tonight. I think obviously that team works extremely hard, and they're willing to get into a track meet. I think, for us, it was about making sure we were strong in the middle of the ice, letting them force stuff at our blue line and try to get our … [Read more...] about Thompson has 3 points, Sabres hold off Senators

'“I thought their goaltender played real well tonight,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “I would say that we didn’t get to the net with enough conviction, enough conviction and determination. That was for me pretty evident, I guess. We generated chances. I think we had 11 power-play shots. I thought the power play actually did some decent things and didn’t score, but 5-on-5 we … [Read more...] about Allen makes 36 saves, Canadiens defeat Sabres

'Casey Mittelstadt had two assists and Eric Comrie made 24 saves for the Sabres (2-3-0) in his first start of the season.' … [Read more...] about Skinner has goal, assist in Sabres win against Islanders

'“We created our own mess tonight,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “We were sloppy. The difference in the game for me was Calgary did a nice job playing a very direct game. They got their bounces, they made their breaks. I felt we didn’t play direct enough. … Five-on-5, we wanted to play a little bit pretty at times and didn’t play direct enough. It’s tough sledding as a … [Read more...] about Ruzicka, Flames recover for win against Sabres

'“That was big to get that win, especially after giving up a goal with seven seconds left,” Cozens said. “That would be frustrating to lose that game. But those are the types of games we need to win. Low-scoring, gritty games and games where we just find a way.”' … [Read more...] about Cozens, Sabres defeat Lightning in OT for 1st victory

'"He's going to break out at some point, there's no question," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "There's too much talent there and he continues to absorb, grow and mature. Guys his age, you just see the growth day by day, week by week."' … [Read more...] about Peterka set to break out, help Sabres end Stanley Cup Playoff drought

'“Benson was good. (Jordan) Greenway and Mittlestadt, those three were good,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “They had some chances ... backdoor type stuff that one little inch or two would have been in. I thought the three of them were together, developing chemistry.”' … [Read more...] about Nelson, Islanders recover to defeat Sabres in season opener

'“It was a challenging night,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “You get scored on twice in the first I think maybe three chances against, it’s tough sledding. Especially in this scenario where you’re not in a rhythm, you haven’t played games in the regular season yet. We fought hard the rest of the game to try to dig out of that.”' … [Read more...] about Kreider, Rangers ease past Sabres in season opener

'Hamlin wore a blue Sabres home jersey and held his hands up in the shape of a heart to show the crowd he appreciated the love.' … [Read more...] about Hamlin returns the love to Buffalo at Sabres game

'The team honored the Hall of Fame broadcaster by renaming a street outside of KeyBank Center “RJ Way” before their home opener against the New York Rangers on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unveil ‘RJ Way’ in honor of late team broadcaster

'In other words, the Sabres, barring injuries or trades, will have both for the majority of their peak years. You’d be hard-pressed to find any other NHL teams who could make that claim about two blue-chip defensemen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have foundation in place with Dahlin, Power signed long term

'"We're overlooked so often," said Maryjo Tait, one of many community volunteers. "Three communities use our arena and sometimes we operate like we're separate, but we're really not. We're all together and this was the thing that kind of brought us all together. It has shown us that it's the first step that we can keep working together as one for all our residents."' … [Read more...] about Kraft Hockeyville 2023 ‘an incredible moment’ for West Lorne

'Each preseason game has featured a lineup with few repeats on the roster from game to game. Only one player who played in a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, forward Brett Murray, was in the lineup against Toronto, and three players from the game Wednesday will be in the lineup against Pittsburgh: forward prospect Aleksandr Kisakov, defenseman Jacob Bryson and … [Read more...] about Luukkonen, Sabres focused on preseason process, not Hockeyville loss

'"It shows they have it in them that they want to be the best and succeed," said Sabres television analyst Rob Ray, Buffalo's NHL alumni representative. "This is not an easy thing to win, and it takes a lot of commitment from everybody."' … [Read more...] about West Lorne opens ‘Hockeyville Lane’ to welcome Maple Leafs, Sabres