Olean Times Herald

'Each player has a team-leading 12 points. Kane and Pominville both have a team-high six goals, while Eichel, whose eight assists tops the Sabres, has four goals.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel line producing most of Sabres’ offense

'Baptiste, 22, has three goals and five points in eight games with the Rochester Americans this season. He started his third pro season slowly after failing to earn an NHL spot in training camp. He finally got going last week, compiling three goals and five points in a two-game stretch.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Nick Baptiste for injured Justin Bailey

'“I expect a lot out of myself,” Okposo said Tuesday inside KeyBank Center. “I expect more. I expect myself to be at my best all the time. Is it going to happen? No. But you have to expect greatness and can’t settle for mediocrity.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo slowly finding game

'“You see the elite teams around the league … you guarantee there’s a compete level in there,” he said. “There’s a reason why they’re doing well. I think we recognize.”' … [Read more...] about Phil Housley believes Sabres can look at Bills’ success

'“I’ve been on the other side of it, you play about seven or 12 minutes as a sixth D, it’s tough to stay in the game mentally, physically,” Tennyson said Sunday inside KeyBank Center. “It’s a lot easier to just kind of go with the flow of the game. It’s a lot more fun.”' … [Read more...] about Defense injuries give Sabres’ Matt Tennyson opportunity

'“It’s not easy when you’re not winning games,” Okposo said. “It can be a drag coming to the rink, and it’s going to be a long year if that happens. You got to try to find ways to stay positive, because … what’s going to turn this around is guys not playing from a place of frustration and a place of negativity.”' … [Read more...] about Short break gives Sabres chance to rest

'“They get some good bounces and the puck bounces the opposite way for us,” Eichel said. “But it’s frustrating. No points out of the game, and we thought we played pretty well. It was a good effort against a good hockey team.”' … [Read more...] about Tight loss to Sharks frustrates Sabres, Jack Eichel

'“If the goalie can recover on the next (sequence of the) play … it should be a goal,” Reinhart said of the rule following the Sabres’ 3-2 loss inside KeyBank Center. “In my eyes and our eyes, he got himself back in and it went through him, so it’s a little tough to swallow.”' … [Read more...] about Goalie interference call on Sabres’ Sam Reinhart negates power-play goal

'“I’ve been here quite a bit,” Ristolainen said Friday inside KeyBank Center. “When I got here my first year, there’s not too many guys left. Yeah, Buffalo’s been good to me, feels like a second home, so I really enjoy my time here. I believe we’re going to get things turned around moving forward.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres still leaning heavily on Rasmus Ristolainen

'His time away rehabbing a lower-body injury is almost over. He practiced again this morning inside HarborCenter, his second session with his teammates this week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Justin Falk close to playing

'“We played the right way,” Lehner said following the sixth shutout of his 174-game career. “We’ve got to keep learning what makes us successful. I think the first 10 minutes of the game we went back and played like we did before. …' … [Read more...] about Sabres, goalie Robin Lehner shut out Red Wings for first home win

'“He’s mentally strong, he’s prepared, he approaches the game the right way,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “I really like the physicality he brought (Saturday) against Boston, he was finishing his checks. You might not see it, but when you watch it on film, those things add up.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jordan Nolan beat odds to reach 300 NHL games

'“They’ve given us a chance to win, and even saying that, we’ve been chasing some games, they’ve kept it at a good number where we’ve been able to get back in the game,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said of his goalies Monday. “They’ve been providing us great goaltending.' … [Read more...] about Goalies Robin Lehner, Chad Johnson playing ‘great’ despite Sabres’ struggles

'Pu looked impressive during NHL training camp last month, earning two exhibition appearances.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Cliff Pu to entry-level contract

'“Kyle was fantastic, moving his feet, winning a lot of puck battles,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said this afternoon inside KeyBank Center. “He had chance to win the game there at the end, just finding a way to get involved. He might not have been on the score sheet, but certainly his game went to another level.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo responds to benching