'"For me, it's my first one and it's a huge honor and I'm excited for it," said Eichel, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, after he had a goal and three assists against the Oilers. "I'll have my family down there and it'll be cool. It's awesome to be playing well as a group right now, having confidence and enjoying ourselves."' … [Read more...] about Eichel emerges as first-time all-star with Sabres
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Eichel, Lehner lead Sabres past Oilers
'"We come in on a back-to-back against a team that is probably energized, they had a few days [off], we had an emotional win last night, so we want to come and play a good road first [period]," said Eichel, who has five goals and nine assists during a seven-game point streak. "Obviously to get a power-play goal early to get yourself feeling good, it's important."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Lehner lead Sabres past Oilers
Sabres top Flames in overtime
'"There's more motivation there and a little more desire to kind of … not stick it to them, but when they play me, I'm sure they want to compete a little bit harder knowing me and I want to compete a little bit harder knowing them," Johnson said. "It was just a fun experience and it's nice to get the win. It's been a tough year so it's nice to get a win, especially tonight in … [Read more...] about Sabres top Flames in overtime
Stars score seven, defeat Sabres
'"It's a broken record," Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said. "It's frustrating. We've got to find a way to work. It shouldn't be a hard thing to do, to come to work and work. That's it. That's what we needed to do and we just didn't do that tonight."' … [Read more...] about Stars score seven, defeat Sabres
Nash scores twice in Rangers win against Sabres
'"It's really disappointing because once the guys got their feet under them in the first period they played a really good game," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "On a couple of those goals, we are in our own zone and we are eager to do something big instead of taking care of our own end and staying behind the puck. If you take [the last] two goals away, our team played … [Read more...] about Nash scores twice in Rangers win against Sabres
Sabres top Blue Jackets, end five-game losing streak
'"It's been my dream ever since last summer to get it all together and come up and play," Ullmark said. "I'm very humble and happy about the win tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres top Blue Jackets, end five-game losing streak
Ehlers, Connor help Jets send Sabres to fifth loss in row
'"I've got to be better," Lehner said. "I take responsibility for this. We've got to take strides, we've got to do things better as a team here, and I'll look at myself in the mirror first because this wasn't good enough from me today."' … [Read more...] about Ehlers, Connor help Jets send Sabres to fifth loss in row
Couturier, Flyers defeat Sabres for third straight win
'O'Reilly gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 1:50 of the second period. Jack Eichel knocked down the rebound of a Rasmus Ristolainen point shot on the left side and cycled it back to O'Reilly, who beat Neuvirth to the short side, over his right shoulder.' … [Read more...] about Couturier, Flyers defeat Sabres for third straight win
Jets defeat Sabres to extend point streak to five
'"It's disappointing," said Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly, who had four shots on goal. "I've got to find a way to put it past them. I had some great opportunities and it's just not good enough. I've got to contribute more, it's part of my job."' … [Read more...] about Jets defeat Sabres to extend point streak to five
Niederreiter returns with hat trick, Wild cruise past Sabres
'"I think our urgency without the puck obviously was not there tonight," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "…That's just not the way we have been playing and we got away from that."' … [Read more...] about Niederreiter returns with hat trick, Wild cruise past Sabres
Miller overtime goal lifts Rangers past Sabres in Winter Classic
'"What a great atmosphere for our team and for our fans," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We started the game, I think we weren't really moving our feet that well. We took an early penalty, which I think put us on our heels and it got them some momentum. But we got the puck in deep and started to forecheck."' … [Read more...] about Miller overtime goal lifts Rangers past Sabres in Winter Classic
Eichel ready to take center stage for Sabres at Winter Classic
'When the Sabres were shut out a franchise-record three consecutive times about a month ago -- 3-0 to the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 25; 2-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 28; 4-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 1 -- Eichel could easily have allowed his frustrations to fester. Instead, he has rebounded to carry the Sabres on his young shoulders, accruing 16 points (eight … [Read more...] about Eichel ready to take center stage for Sabres at Winter Classic
Winter Classic making dreams come true for Rangers, Sabres
'"When I was growing up, there wasn't an outdoor game," Bogosian said. "You always thought about the NHL. I always did. It's cool that kids nowadays get a chance to see this. As much media coverage as we've gotten and how the NHL has grown the last 10 years, it's been pretty cool. Hopefully it just keeps growing more and more and makes kids want to be able to play in a game … [Read more...] about Winter Classic making dreams come true for Rangers, Sabres
Ristolainen, Sabres hand Devils first loss in six games
'The Devils appeared to take a 4-3 lead 77 seconds later when Hall beat Lehner on a breakaway. However, the goal was negated by a successful coach's challenge for offside from Sabres coach Phil Housley, who credited video coach Mat Myers for spotting the offside. "I was thinking he didn't have possession, but when I looked at it again, he was onside until he lifted his skate," … [Read more...] about Ristolainen, Sabres hand Devils first loss in six games
Islanders defeat Sabres in overtime after tying goal reviewed
'"It's a tough break. I thought we played a pretty good hockey game," Okposo said. "With the exception of the first six, seven minutes of the game, I thought we outplayed them. We had our chances. We just played a pretty simple game and moved our feet. It's a tough outcome."' … [Read more...] about Islanders defeat Sabres in overtime after tying goal reviewed