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'The Sabres turned in a resilient win over the Western Conference’s top team despite playing on back-to-back days and at the tail-end of a week-long road trip. JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch added goals while Ryan McLeod scored the length of the ice into an empty net to complete a four-point performance.' … [Read more...] about Happy homecomings for Kozak, Reimer lead Sabres to win over Jets

'“We got caught in a little bit of a long shift right off the start of the second,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “Our D didn’t get off the ice and I think when you’re going back slow, we didn’t find coverage right away, didn’t get to the puck. That kind of set the tone for the period.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome 2nd-period mistakes in Minnesota

'The goal – which was credited to Kevin Stenlund – came during a delayed call against Stenlund for high-sticking. Thompson said he was unaware of the penalty when he attempted the pass, which was directed toward Rasmus Dahlin at the point.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in first visit to Utah

'The 25-year-old has already set career highs in goals (15), assists (22), and points (37) with 16 games still left to play. He’s been a fixture on the Buffalo penalty kill and, more recently, on the power play. And, despite leading Sabres forwards in defensive-zone starts at even strength, he ranks second on the team with a plus-10 rating.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | McLeod enjoying career year for Sabres

'“It’s part of my game – I get to the hard areas,” Benson said of his knack for post-whistle commotion. “I make it hard on opposing players. I try and get to the areas that they don’t want to defend. “Also, if I take a punch in the face, I want to punch someone else in the face.' … [Read more...] about With Sabres’ physicality on the rise, Zach Benson fits right in

'“I thought we played quick,” Ruff said. “We got out of the zone (in a) hurry. I thought we managed the puck really well.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rewarded for strong defensive effort with OT win over Bruins

'Following Sunday’s practice at KeyBank Center, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff provided updates on the statuses of JJ Peterka (lower body), Josh Norris (undisclosed) and Jiri Kulich (concussion), each of whom was absent from the on-ice session.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Sabres hit the road with key injuries at forward

'“That is what we need every response, every instance,” Ruff said. “It was missing earlier in the year – the Devil game. That’s an automatic in, and I love what Krebs did.”' … [Read more...] about ‘This is a good step’ | Full-team effort leads Sabres to comeback win over Vegas

'“I think just being hard to play against,” Bernard-Docker said. “I think my fundamentals are definitely shot-blocking, good D, tight gaps, and hopefully I can get comfortable and add in a little offense here and there. But, yeah, I think my game is definitely tailored towards just being a good, reliable, solid D-man.”' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Bernard-Docker eager to ‘show what I’ve got’

'“Some of the D-zone turnovers – it’s hard to recover from a couple of the plays we made,” Ruff said postgame. “Frustrating, for sure.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rue penalties, puck management in loss to Red Wings

'“I just had a long sit down with Rasmus a couple days ago for an hour in my office,” Adams said. “… He's incredibly intelligent and thoughtful in the way he approaches things, and he asks a lot of questions. What he and I talk a lot about is how does he balance what he does on the ice, off the ice, all those types of things.”' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Dahlin reiterates commitment to Sabres

'“Bouchard, he was a step ahead of me, but I figured I could maybe get him,” Norris said. “I just hustled my way [back] and so did Tage. We were just hustling.”' … [Read more...] about ‘We were just hustling’ | Norris shows 2-way impact on winning goal vs. Oilers

'“I challenged him a little bit,” Adams recalled. “Tell me why you want to be a Sabre.”' … [Read more...] about In Jason Zucker, Sabres lock up an invaluable veteran

'“It was a weird day yesterday for sure, a lot of hard goodbyes in Ottawa,” Norris said. “But I’m really excited to be here. It’s always a team that’s not easy to play against when they’re clicking, and they have a lot of really good pieces. I’m just excited to get going here. It’s a fresh start for me and like I said, I’m really excited to be here.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Excited to be here’ | Norris embracing fresh start with Sabres

'“That’s a good hockey team on the other side,” Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson said. “They obviously had their chances. But I think we had some chances, too. … You bury a couple of those chances, it’s a different ballgame. Obviously we didn’t.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Panthers in road trip finale