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'Rasmus Dahlin has played 145:19 at 5-on-5 since the Olympic break, and the Sabres have outscored their opponents 16-2 during those minutes. They’ve also controlled 62 percent of the shots on goal and 58 percent of the expected goals (Natural Stat Trick).' … [Read more...] about Notes and numbers from Sabres’ continued dominance

'“He’s, almost on a nightly basis, one of our top-speed skaters,” coach Lindy Ruff said of Malenstyn, who’s worked hard to add some skill to his game. “Combine that with making better plays and some of the dekes and some of the moves, there’s a couple times I’ve said, ‘Wow.’"' … [Read more...] about Quinn, Malenstyn step up, scorching Sabres win 8th straight

'Thompson had seven points (2+5) as he helped lead the Sabres to a 4-0-0 week. In Sunday’s 8-7 thriller against Tampa Bay, he tallied a career-high four assists while extending his points streak to 11 games (6+9), also a career best.' … [Read more...] about Thompson named NHL’s 3rd Star of the Week

'“It was a great, great night,” Perreault said. “A great night to remember.”' … [Read more...] about This Day in Sabres History | Perreault looks back on 500th goal celebration

'“You see a couple guys, their faces a little swollen, a couple little scrapes,” Ruff said. “It just puts a smile on your face. That’s my kind of hockey.”' … [Read more...] about ‘I’m so happy for Buffalo’ | With 5 fights and 8 goals, Sabres earn signature win over Lightning

'“Early on in the game, I was actually struggling in the dot a little bit, just wasn’t finding my groove,” said Carrick, who went 4-for-8 in his Sabres debut. “But definitely glad I won those last two. Obviously, it’s a big part of what they want to see from me when they brought me in, so to win two at the end there was nice.”' … [Read more...] about ‘The energy is unbelievable here’ | Happy with new home, Carrick makes instant impact

'Carrick, 34, has played 380 career games across 10 seasons, spending time in Toronto, Anaheim, Edmonton and New York. He’s under contract through the 2026-27 season with an average annual value of $1 million.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire forward Sam Carrick from Rangers

'The Buffalo Sabres have acquired forward Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire forward Tanner Pearson from Jets

'“With their play, with their work ethic, with their compete, they’ve earned all the help we can give them as management,” general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen said. “I think we tried our best to do that, and I think we accomplished a lot of things.”' … [Read more...] about ‘They’ve earned all the help we can give them’ | Kekäläinen, Sabres tool up for stretch run

'“It’s way more exciting to be on this side of it than selling,” added fellow defenseman Mattias Samuelsson. “… To be honest, no one in this room really cares if we trade a pick or two, so it’s nice to get some new faces in here and some new energy. It’s fun. It’s good for morale, for sure.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Fired up’ to be buyers, Sabres react to deadline pickups

'“It’s a lot of fun,” Norris said. “The most fun I’ve ever had playing hockey. We get to listen to music on the plane after, always makes it a little bit better going home after a win.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Enjoying the ride’ | Sabres win 5th straight, move into tie for 1st place

'This has been a breakout offensive season for the left-shot blueliner, with career highs in goals (9), points (21) and average time on ice (17:12). He adds another scoring threat to a Sabres defense corps that already ranks second in the NHL with 44 goals. Stanley brings a hard shot to the back end, ranking in the league’s 94th percentile with an average shot speed of 73.64 … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire defensemen Stanley, Schenn from Jets

'An Ivan Barbashev wraparound and a Pavel Dorofeyev breakaway beat Buffalo goalie Alex Lyon in a 1:37 span, turning a comfortable lead into a 3-2 nailbiter. But these Sabres are no strangers to closing out wins, and with a solid final stretch featuring some quality chances both ways, they improved to 27-2-0 when leading after two periods.' … [Read more...] about ‘What an awesome night’ | Pregame honors set up game-winning goal for Thompson

'“I thought he was looking pretty silky and smooth that day, so it just kind of came up. Nothing more to it than that,” Malenstyn said of the nickname after Monday’s practice at KeyBank Center. “If anybody watches his game, he looks pretty smooth with it out there, so if it does stick, I think it’s well deserved.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Pretty smooth with it’ | A look at Metsa’s growth since NHL debut

'“We don’t get too high, we don’t get too low,” Dahlin said. “We just stick with it and work really hard. There was a lot of goals today, but we had a lot of blocked shots, a lot of good box outs. We’re playing the right way and it’s hard to play against us right now.”' … [Read more...] about ‘We just took it to another level’ | Sabres sweep road trip with emphatic win over Lightning