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'Drake Caggiula scored twice, and Michael Houser made 26 saves for Buffalo (15-33-7), which has lost five of seven will finish last in the NHL standings. The 28-year-old goalie won his first two NHL starts, against the New York Islanders on Monday and Tuesday, after not starting a professional game since March 7, 2020, in the ECHL.' … [Read more...] about Carter scores four goals to lift Penguins past Sabres

'"Nurses have always held a special place in my heart as I grew up watching my mom's dedication to caring for others as a nurse in Boston," Eichel's card read. "While this week is dedicated to celebrating the inspirational and compassionate work that you do every day for patients at Roswell Park, know that I am grateful to you for your tireless work day in and day out. These … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Eichel sends 450 bouquets of flowers to nurses in Buffalo

'"In my career I've usually played better on the second part of a back to back, just, you know, feeling that first game and then kind of using it," Houser said. "I know they say momentum doesn't carry over game to game, but the way that you feel in net could, I think, at least. So I felt way more comfortable early and I felt like that was mostly due to playing [Monday] night, … [Read more...] about Houser, ECHL goalie, wins second straight for Sabres against Islanders

'"It's super exciting," Houser said. "I'm not really in that great of game shape either, I'll admit that. So, I was like after the game celebrating and everything, I could barely breathe, so I'm just trying to catch my breath right now. [I'll] give my parents a shout after this and see what their take is on it."' … [Read more...] about Houser, ECHL goalie, wins NHL debut for Sabres against Islanders

'"It's added on to the tough day," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "That's obviously a big one. This is a great opportunity for him to get some minutes and now that's in question. Every now and then you have a really tough day. Everybody had a really tough day today. His [injury] was the finish, but he battled extremely well up to that point."' … [Read more...] about Bruins defeat Sabres, strengthen hold in East Division

'"For lots and lots of that game we were dictating against a [darn] good hockey team," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "We all know that they're a great hockey team with a lot of great players and accomplished players. There was a lot of that game that our guys initiated, were able to dictate flow of the game and play."' … [Read more...] about Bruins extend lead for fourth in East with victory against Sabres

'When the longtime NHL goalie announced he was going to retire at the end of the season on Thursday, the Sabres celebrated him with a montage of his greatest highlights from his 11 seasons in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres celebrate Miller’s retirement with highlight video

'"We did a good job creating chances. We definitely could've limited a few more for them," Buffalo center Casey Mittelstadt said. "But we created chances and the goalie played well. There's sometimes where we've got to bear down and finish some of those. I guess that's a positive. You always want to be creating chances. Some nights they're going to go in and some nights they're … [Read more...] about Rangers keep pace in East playoff race with win against Sabres

'"We did make some adjustments as the game went along, gave up a lot less, but obviously we couldn't make up the goal differential and that was the problem," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "We're obviously an evolving group here. I don't want to say learning, it's more evolving and adjusting. We made some adjustments in-game that slowed that tide and tipped things at least from … [Read more...] about Zibanejad’s hat trick helps Rangers top Sabres, gain in East

'"Of course it's first game, first win. Those are things which will stay for a long time," said Luukkonen, a 22-year-old from Espoo, Finland. "I think just the game as itself, the first shot got in. And then kind of got through that. In the end there were a couple of goals too. It wasn't probably the way I thought it would be, but in the end, we got the win. And it means a … [Read more...] about Luukkonen wins NHL debut, Sabres end Bruins winning streak at six

'"I'll watch the film and go over it and could have a different thought on it," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "I thought we played a much more aggressive game (than Tuesday). When I mentioned the shot mentality the other night, we were missing an aggressive attack, puck-pressure mentality. We were better in that area tonight. We played better tonight, there's no question. We … [Read more...] about Bruins defeat Sabres for sixth straight win

'"We got ourselves in trouble early, probably puck management, and chased the game," Buffalo coach Don Granato said. "We chased the game. Rask was good when he had to be, but we didn't set the pace. They set the pace. And again with the challenge in puck management to keep it simple. We exerted a lot of energy."' … [Read more...] about Rask gets first shutout of season to help Bruins defeat Sabres

'Trailing 1-0, the Sabres put together a series of glorious scoring opportunities while on the power play. Rask first made a pad save on Jeff Skinner's redirected shot then stopped Arttu Ruotsalainen before lunging to his right to deny Cozens with his glove.' … [Read more...] about Rask robs Cozens with eye-popping glove save in Bruins win vs. Sabres

'"Sometimes, you've just got to go out there and compete," Tokarski said. "I love going out there, battling. If there's some fatigue, you've just got to put it behind you because everyone's tired. The players are playing a ton of games too, so there's no excuses. Just got to go out there and play. The guys played awesome tonight."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart scores twice, Sabres end Penguins point streak at five

'Eichel, Ullmark injuries: Jack Eichel scored two goals in 21 games, the fewest to start his six-season NHL career, before he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a neck injury. The center had scored at least 24 goals in each of his first five NHL seasons and Buffalo's offense struggled without him, ranking 29th in the NHL (2.36 goals per game). Ullmark emerged as … [Read more...] about Sabres miss playoffs again, Eichel injury, penalty kill among culprits