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'"[Lehner]'s probably seen the move a few times," Ryan said. "Last year, I scored on him in the shootout and I shot five-hole and he was probably expecting that a little bit. … He did get down into the split and did what he had to do and took away the bottom. I just got lucky to beat him."' … [Read more...] about Senators defeat Sabres in shootout

'"They were struggling on the power play, but they're a dangerous group. Even though they weren't scoring, you could see it in their power play. We just gave them too many opportunities to prove they were a good group." -- Sabres coach Dan Bylsma' … [Read more...] about Tuukka Rask, Bruins shut out Sabres

'"No matter who we played today, it was a win we needed," Lehner said. "We don't want to lose two in a row. We can learn a few things from this game. The way we came out in the third after our first goal there, and the big PK we had, we can take some positives."' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally past Senators

'"Our game has been coming … how we need to play has been coming," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "Minus a stretch in the beginning of the second period, I thought we did a great job of getting to the offensive zone and playing in the offensive zone and working to get shots in the offensive zone. I think the shot total is a result of that."' … [Read more...] about Frederik Andersen lifts Maple Leafs in win

'"He was a guy who scored a lot for us at the end of last season and did have a knack for getting the big goals and getting the game-winning goal," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "Tonight we're trying to scratch out some kind of offense in the third period, trying to push forward in this building and get the win. There's nothing really fancy about him coming up big. … We said … [Read more...] about Sabres win, end Devan Dubnyk’s shutout streak

'"It felt good," Lehner said. "I started to lose my breath a little bit in the end, but that's to be expected after a week coming back after the flu."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo scores twice in win for Sabres

'Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck had a chance to break the shutout when he was awarded a penalty shot with 57 seconds remaining after he was hooked on a breakaway, but shot his attempt over the net.' … [Read more...] about Anders Nilsson, Sabres defeat Panthers

'"Jack [Thursday], was at two weeks and a day and got the boot off," Bylsma said. "I don't know exactly what his exercise level that he moved to, but I know that he was walking in the boot for a few days before [Thursday] and got the boot off [Thursday] and we saw him walking around postgame [Thursday] with the boot off."' … [Read more...] about Sabres get good news on injured players

'"Today, minus the first 20 minutes, we [did] what you want to do to try to get goals, didn't get it," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We haven't gotten out to a lead. We haven't gotten the goals in this building. It certainly led to our demise."' … [Read more...] about Devan Dubnyk, Wild get second straight shutout

'"You can do a lot of goalie drills on and off the ice, but it tends to be pretty one-dimensional," Lehner said. "When you are in the gym and spar with a coach or other fighters you have to read off a live human being, and if you don't do it right you get punished, you get a punch in the face. It's a little bit like being a goalie; if you don't do the right thing, the puck goes … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Robin Lehner turns to MMA training

'"I'm more concerned about the reason why we took the penalty, not the penalty itself. We turn the puck over at the blue line, that forced us to play defense and take the penalty and give them the chance to get on the power play."' … [Read more...] about Flyers rally for win against Sabres

'"It's obviously exciting for me, but we didn't get the win, and that's unfortunate," said Baptiste, who was playing his second NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Canucks match best start in their history

'"I don't think there's many positives to take at all," O'Reilly said. "Our compete level, our execution, was just embarrassing. That's not the way we want to be. We want to be a consistent team. We have to be a lot better."' … [Read more...] about Flames defeat Sabres in overtime

'"[O'Reilly] might not get as much recognition as he should, but he's such a heady player, he's such a smart player, you can see it when you play against him and just playing with him," Okposo said. "He makes so many little plays, never puts you in a bad spot, he's an easy guy to play with."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly lifts Sabres to win

'"I just think we had to get into a rhythm," Okposo said. "It may have been a little bit of a shock that Jack goes down the day before the season (starts) and we maybe played on our heels because of it on Thursday night. But we believe in our group and believe in this team and I'm excited to get the year off with a win for me.' … [Read more...] about Impressive debut for Kyle Okposo