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'"The original call on the ice, 'good goal,' should have stood because video replay could not definitively determine that the stick of Buffalo player Victor Olofsson touched the puck before Rasmus Dahlin tagged up. In instances when video replay cannot definitively determine a play, League policy is to stay with the original call on the ice."' … [Read more...] about NHL admits mistake on Sabres disallowed goal against Rangers

'"I said to the team after, it's obviously a results-oriented business, but we can't worry about that," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "We have to play with that passion, play with that compete, believe in the outcome, get in the moment. Because you start concerning yourself with that, it pulls you out of that competitiveness, especially where we're at, in a fight every night, … [Read more...] about Georgiev helps Rangers stay hot with victory against Sabres

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves in his season debut for the Sabres (8-14-3), who lost their fifth straight (0-4-1) and are 1-8-1 in their past 10.' … [Read more...] about Stolarz helps Ducks shut out skidding Sabres

'Henri Jokiharju and Zemgus Girgensons scored for Buffalo (8-13-3). Malcolm Subban, who was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, allowed six goals on 25 shots in his Sabres debut before leaving with an injury at 9:57 of the third period. He was replaced by Aaron Dell, who made four saves.' … [Read more...] about Teravainen sparks Hurricanes to win against Sabres

'"But yeah, I just think at some point when they're coming after us, we've got to fight back, and I think that's about it. Stop the bleeding. It's been kind of a sour spot for a lot of years, so that's on us as players. We've got to go out and win the next shift and, yeah, we just let the momentum get too far in their favor."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart, Panthers rally with six straight goals, defeat Sabres

'Jeff Skinner scored twice, Brett Murray had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Okposo had two assists for the Sabres (8-11-3). Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves.' … [Read more...] about Kraken defeat Sabres for fourth win in five games

'Raymond took a drop pass from Dylan Larkin and skated into the Sabres zone before beating Dustin Tokarski five-hole.' … [Read more...] about Raymond lifts Red Wings past Sabres in OT

'"I feel like I've always entered games with the mindset of 'I'm going to score,'" Thompson said. "I think now I'm getting a lot of opportunity and they're going in for me. I think the confidence is continuing to grow, and that's just the product of guys playing good hockey around me, too. As a group, I think we've been playing good. Obviously haven't gotten a ton of the … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Canadiens, end four-game losing streak

'Okposo gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead when he skated down the left side and used Bergeron as a screen to score to the short side at 10:56 of the first period.' … [Read more...] about Bruins score four in first period, hand Sabres fourth straight loss

'"I think we definitely made it hard on ourselves at times," Thompson said. "Consistency, we've got to do it for a full 60 (minutes). … It was more so just getting a little too cute, I think. A lot more east-west instead of going north, putting pucks behind them, being more direct. I think when we did that, we had success. Maybe we let the success get to us a little bit and … [Read more...] about Roslovic boosts Blue Jackets to win against Sabres

'"We definitely tightened up in the third period, squeezed our stick a little more," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "But I didn't feel we were bad. Again, I guess the word I keep using is hesitation. We need to be assertive. When we struggled in the third, we hesitated, maybe took a step back. … These situations that's happened to us in the last few days, when you're not … [Read more...] about Rangers top Sabres on goal with 0.7 seconds left

'"This is one night we really didn't support him," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "The other night, aside from breakaways we limited second chances and pushed shots pretty well. ... So yeah, that was a tough night. Dustin was not the issue. In front of him was the issue."' … [Read more...] about Markstrom gets fifth shutout, Flames defeat Sabres

'Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist, and Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (6-6-2). Aaron Dell made 21 saves in his Buffalo debut.' … [Read more...] about Woll helps Maple Leafs defeat Sabres in NHL debut

'"We love him because he competes to win," Sabres coach Don Granato said of Tokarski, who got his first win since Oct. 16. "And it hasn't worked out as much as he'd like, but I don't think that's been his doing at all. He's done his part. I think the games that he hasn't won, we didn't score enough on our side, really. He's played great the whole season, and it's nice for that … [Read more...] about Cozens, Sabres defeat Oilers to end five-game skid

'"I liked the fight all the way through to the end. We have to compete," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "I think there were opportunities in the game that were created and generated and it's the way we need to play. We need to play aggressive."' … [Read more...] about Ovechkin scores NHL goal No. 741 for Capitals in win against Sabres