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'"He looked good today," Krueger said. "I still haven't gotten feedback from the medical team, but he looked like he was moving quite naturally and the prep to get him here has been successful. We expect that he will be available during this trip."' … [Read more...] about Rodrigues returns to practice, expects to be available on upcoming trip

'The 24-year-old forward has nine points (4+5) in 11 games with the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Lazar to Amerks

'"The last six games before this really had been games of good habits and a lot of the offense that we were starting to create hadn't really functioned that well with goals," Krueger said. "I thought we had a deserved first period, kind of like the fruit of the labor from the week before almost seemed to pay off."' … [Read more...] about Breaking down the numbers behind a high-scoring win over New Jersey

'Eleven different Sabres recorded points while Jack Eichel (1+2) and Johan Larsson (0+3) paced Buffalo with three-point nights. Conor Sheary scored twice, and Eichel, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju also found the back of the net.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Devils 1 – Sabres 7

'"I don't have a crystal ball and nobody else has a crystal ball either, but I saw the right people and I got the information that I needed to hear to continue to play. I'm excited to be back and I'm happy to be back out there and feeling fresh and feeling 100 percent."' … [Read more...] about Okposo details recovery from recent concussion

'"I'm really proud of the guys," Krueger said. "This performance on the workload we've had, they sure showed up and played well. ... Really proud of the effort of the guys just digging in really deep and extremely disappointed with the final result."' … [Read more...] about Sabres grind out road point in rematch with Leafs

'Jack Eichel extended his point streak to nine games with the primary assist on Ristolainen's goal. He now has 16 points (8+8) during that stretch. Eichel has also totaled 20 points (12+8) in 15 career games against Toronto, including nine (5+4) in eight road games.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 1 – Maple Leafs 2 (OT)

'"I was most excited about his last couple of minutes, how he came to play without the puck, how hard he defended when they pulled the goalie out," Krueger said. "He did put one in the empty net, but it was the work he did before that I think that shows Jack is maturing right in front of our eyes."' … [Read more...] about Eichel excels on both ends of the ice in Sabres’ win over Leafs

'Jimmy Vesey was credited with the game winner 8:34 into the third period. Jeff Skinner, Victor Olofsson and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Buffalo. Eichel picked up two goals and an assist for his ninth multi-point game of the season.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Maple Leafs 4 – Sabres 6

'"We're really excited about it," Krueger said. "It's been highlighted on the calendar for a while, this back-to-back. You can feel the energy in the group. We're going to make the picture small here and do our best to play some strong hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prep for home-and-home set with Maple Leafs

'"It's definitely frustrating, the final result," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "I thought it was a well-played hockey game for a neutral observer, they would have said it was a good game. It was tight. Calgary played well, played hard."' … [Read more...] about Olofsson, Vesey score in OT loss to Flames

'Jimmy Vesey and Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres. TJ Brodie and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for Calgary. David Rittich made 34 saves.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Flames 3 – Sabres 2 (OT)

'After further evaluation with the Sabres' team doctors regarding his injury sustained on Nov. 8, it was determined that surgery was the appropriate next step in Sobotka's recovery process.' … [Read more...] about Sobotka undergoes knee surgery

'Special teams proved to be the difference in the game for the Sabres, who took a 2-1 lead in the second period on goals from Sam Reinhart and Vesey. Mikhail Sergachev tied the game with a power-play goal later in the period, then Yanni Gourde scored to make it 3-2 just 2:26 later.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin diagnosed with concussion following loss in Tampa

'Reinhart's nine goals through 24 games put him on pace for a career-high total (30).' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 2 – Lightning 5