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'"That one was over the head of both guys, and they're both skating back to a bouncing puck," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "You take a whack and try to get it out of there. We missed it on the first try, unfortunately, and the clearing attempt gets whacked onto an open guy's stick."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes defeat Sabres in shootout

'"He makes plays and he creates offense, and you need that," Okposo said. "He's our No. 1 [defenseman] for a reason. He's going to get better, and I'm looking forward to watching him grow."' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Ristolainen lifts Sabres to overtime win

'"It's going to be fun, I'm excited to play these guys," Okposo said Thursday. "I still talk to quite a few of those guys. It's going to be weird playing them, but once we get into the game it's going to be fun."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo excited to play Islanders

'"Our timing was great tonight," Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly said. "Once we kind of got on a role, we stayed with it. Goal after goal, you could feel the life in the building. Everything just kind of changed. We took the game over. I think that's us being mature, taking advantage of those momentum swings and finding ways to score goals."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel pushes Sabres past Kings

'"The special teams part of it is frustrating," Sabres defenseman Cody Franson said. "You give teams like Washington chances on the power play, they did a good a job for the most part, but the small chances we did give them they were able to capitalize."' … [Read more...] about Jakub Vrana scores first NHL goal in win for Capitals

'"There's been some really good chances, but you can't get frustrated and try to keep it simple and get pucks to the net," Ristolainen said. "Someday it's going to go in, and tonight was the time."' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Ristolainen lifts Sabres past Oilers in OT

'"They had a stretch in the second," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We came back with a good stretch in about the last 10 minutes of the second period and again it was a good stretch of 10 minutes there where they were coming at us. They weren't getting a lot, but they were coming at us with a lot of speed, coming at us through the neutral zone and it wasn't until after the … [Read more...] about Marcus Johansson gives Capitals win in OT

'"Hockey's a contact sport, so I figure that's going to happen during the year and I've just got to play through it," Eichel said.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel playing through pain with Sabres

'"It's kind of hectic down there and [you] just try to find a soft spot and [Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh] makes a great play," Eichel said. "I knew that Lundqvist got over, so I was trying to hit [Evander Kane] coming back through and luckily I got a nice bounce; kind of rewarding."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel scores twice to give Sabres win

'"I'm just trying to come back in and bring a little bit of energy every day to the rink whether it's in the locker room, wherever. I haven't been around them so I think that's a positive I can bring every day."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel scores in season debut to lift Sabres

'"We've got to score on one of those," Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo said. "We had a lot of opportunities and some good puck movement, but we've got to find a way to get that in the net."' … [Read more...] about Philipp Grubauer gets special win for Capitals

'Brian Gionta tied it 1-1 1:42 into the third period when he drove the net after a shot by Evander Kane. The puck bounced off Howard before going off Gionta's foot and into the net.' … [Read more...] about Gustav Nyquist lifts Red Wings past Sabres

'"I just think we had a little bit of time; we got some good breaks," Okposo said. "It was a bit of a smorgasbord. There was some set things that we wanted to do that weren't happening, so we were improving and using our hockey sense. Sometimes that's the way it happens."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo, Sabres power past Flames

'"He had a couple of really big saves, but I thought he was at his best really being solid in net, real calm, and didn't seem to get flustered when the puck was lying in the blue paint," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "You may need a performance like that to get a win against Pittsburgh and he gave it to us."' … [Read more...] about Anders Nilsson lifts Sabres past Penguins

'The Lightning (11-6-1) have won four consecutive games in Buffalo for the first time since March 19, 1995 to Oct. 15, 1996. The Sabres (5-8-4) have lost three straight in regulation and are winless in the past six games (0-4-2).' … [Read more...] about Lightning defeat Sabres for third straight win