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'Captain Jack Eichel, celebrating his 23rd birthday, scored while Jeff Skinner recorded a goal and an assist. Carter Hutton made 42 saves in net.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Coyotes 3 – Sabres 2 (SO)

'"You can imagine how frustrating and how tough that was," he said. "But at least I can still skate and whatnot. An injury like this or what happened with [knee] surgery and stuff, it's all about patience and a matter of time before it gets full healed."' … [Read more...] about Montour returns to practice with Scandella expected to miss 2-3 weeks

'Borgen was recalled Friday and served as the team's seventh defenseman in Detroit. He was assigned back to Rochester on Saturday and appeared in the Amerks' overtime victory in Syracuse.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Borgen from Rochester

'Borgen was recalled Friday morning to serve as the extra defenseman for Buffalo's game against the Detroit Red Wings. Defenseman Marco Scandella missed the game due to a lower-body injury, giving John Gilmour the opportunity to play in his first game of the season. Gilmour served as a healthy scratch for the first 11 games of the year.' … [Read more...] about Borgen assigned to Rochester

'"We've just got confidence in here. There's no panic," alternate captain Jake McCabe said. "We lose a game, we didn't have our best night, obviously, everyone was a little off, and we just refocus and focus on the next game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rebound with shutout victory over Red Wings

'Ullmark kept the Red Wings off the board during a first period in which they outshot the Sabres, 12-6. He stopped Andreas Athanasiou from in tight on the first shift of the game. Less than five minutes later, he used his blocker to rob Valtteri Filppula on a breakaway chance.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 2 – Red Wings 0

'He made great strides in his first full pro season last year, where he recorded 14 points (3+11) in 71 games for the Amerks. His play earned him a recall at the end of the season, and he skated in four NHL games with Buffalo, averaging 16:33 of ice time and three hits per game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Borgen from Amerks

'"The growth process doesn't change depending on the score of a game. We are still making mistakes. We made mistakes in past games that we were able to find ways to win," Krueger said. "And today, we just couldn't recover from the hole that we dug ourselves into. This is not a big problem. These guys are trying and sometimes it's because they're trying a little too hard that … [Read more...] about After loss to Rangers, Sabres turn attention to Friday’s game in Detroit

'The Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, the first two of which were products of giveaways by the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 2 – Rangers 6

'"I kind of was wincing for him seeing that it was Karlsson because a lot of times you're not going to catch him," Sabres forward Jimmy Vesey said. "But he put his head down and got back. I think Henri played the 2-on-1 very well, bought Casey that one extra second for him to get back. He gets the puck and we win the game."' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt’s OT effort was a microcosm of Sabres’ defensive success

'"I'm a pass-first guy, I always have been," Eichel said. "You know what, if I could go back to those first two plays, I would obviously like to shoot them. But you learn from it. I think after that I got it into my head if I get a chance around the net the puck was going there."' … [Read more...] about Eichel tallies 4 points as Sabres stay undefeated at home

'Sam Reinhart and Jeff Skinner also scored for Buffalo while Carter Hutton made 25 saves. Hutton, the NHL's Third Star last week, is now 6-0-0 this year.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sharks 3 – Sabres 4 (OT)

'"It's the start of the season," he said. "Although our record is our record, there are mistakes all over the place out there. The fact we had that dialogue, had that communication to rectify those, I think is good and I think the focus right now continues to be, 'Hey, how are we getting better each day as a team?'"' … [Read more...] about Botterill addresses Sabres’ hot start, responses to adversity

'"We just want everybody to do well," Okposo said. "It's fun. When everybody's having success, the team's having success. I want the other guys to score just as much as myself."' … [Read more...] about ‘Good, healthy competition’: Breaking down the Sabres’ balanced offense

'Hutton has had a terrific start to the 2019-20 season, punctuated by back-to-back shutout appearances last week against the Stars and the Kings.' … [Read more...] about Hutton named NHL’s 3rd Star of the Week