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'The Sabres captain now holds the franchise record for most overtime goals with seven. According to the NHL Public Relations Department, Eichel is the first player in franchise history to score on a penalty shot in overtime.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Oilers 2 – Sabres 3 (OT)

'"We were trying to add to our forward group here and with Michael we like his even-strength play," Botterill said. "We think he's a very strong 5-on-5 player. He's also a player that has championship pedigree. He's been in the playoffs before, won a Stanley Cup."' … [Read more...] about Sabres improve forward depth with addition of Frolik

'Olofsson led league rookies in goals (6), points (14), game-winning goals (2), and average ice time (20:31) in 14 games in December. It's the highest point total by a Sabres rookie in a calendar month since Tyler Myers tallied 14 points in March of his Calder Trophy winning 2009-10 campaign.' … [Read more...] about Olofsson named Rookie of the Month for December

'"The pain needs to remain and we shouldn't [gloss] it over, but what we need to do is concentrate on the process again," Krueger said. "We know we're in a group phase of learning and growing and the group in there is coming out fighting this morning.' … [Read more...] about Krueger evaluates big picture with Sabres at the halfway mark

'"When we do get into these penalty, power play, specialty team situations, they seem to break our 5-on-5 momentum and we need to stop changing our 5-on-5 game due to the feelings on the specialty teams. It was a change in momentum against a very dangerous team, but we are to blame. We gave them more than they actually took."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to hold lead in loss to Lighting

'Conor Sheary recorded a goal and two assists for Buffalo. Marcus Johansson, Jimmy Vesey and Jack Eichel also scored for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Lightning 6 – Sabres 4

'"It's been crazy," Smith said. "I've been pinching myself every once in a while. But, yeah, it's been unbelievable, something I've been waiting for a long time. I'm just very grateful for the opportunity and excited to work as hard as I can as see what happens."' … [Read more...] about ‘A dream come true’: Smith’s long journey brings him to Buffalo

'The 6-foot-2, 210-pound forward signed a one-year AHL contract with Rochester on July 1.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Smith to one-year, two-way contract

'With 24 goals in 39 games so far this season, Eichel is only four goals away from matching his previous best goal total of 28, set last season. Eichel's output through 40 team games currently has him on pace to finish the season with 50 goals and 108 points, which would be the highest goal and point totals by a Sabre since Pat LaFontaine (53+95) and Alexander Mogilny (76+51) … [Read more...] about Eichel named to 2020 Atlantic Division All-Star team

'"We are happy to announce this start time change so that all of our fans can enjoy the Buffalo Bills playoff game on Jan. 4 after our Sabres game," Buffalo Sabres Co-Owner and President Kim Pegula said. "Buffalo has a great tradition of all of our teams and fans supporting each other, and we want to make sure we can accommodate everyone the best way possible. We would like to … [Read more...] about Start time for Saturday’s game vs. Florida moved to 1 p.m.

'"The way we played as a team here, we do this consistently, we're going to get results," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "It's finding the confidence and the belief and keep digging down to continue to stick with the game plan that we had here today. This is one of the premier teams in the league, but right now, shortly after, the pain is what dominates. We again have to use … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to hold off Bruins’ power play in road loss

'DeBrusk's goals were scored 18 seconds apart after Johan Larsson was assessed concurrent minor penalties at the 1:23 mark of the period. David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins, while Tuukka Rask made 24 saves.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 2 – Bruins 3

'With Jeff Skinner sidelined three to four weeks with an upper-body injury, the Buffalo Sabres tested new forward lines during practice at LECOM Harborcenter on Saturday. Kyle Okposo skated on the right wing alongside Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel while Johan Larsson centered a line with Marcus Johansson and Sam Reinhart.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shuffle practice lines in Skinner’s absence

'"Boston didn't need many opportunities. They're an experienced team. They jump in those holes and they do damage very quickly. We've got to get that ruthlessness when we felt in the first period we had the upper hand. We need to get ourselves the lead and we didn't do it. That's gonna definitely be a focus moving into the next game against them."' … [Read more...] about Sabres focused on finding answers on offense following loss to Bruins

'Ullmark was solid for Buffalo, particularly in the early goings of the game, stopping chances by both Danton Heinen and Charlie Coyle.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Bruins 3 – Sabres 0