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'The game began with a pregame ceremony in which Gionta was greeted by his parents, wife and children and awarded a commemorative painting from teammates O'Reilly, Josh Gorges and Kyle Okposo and a silver stick from Sabres general manager Tim Murray.' … [Read more...] about Gionta scores winner for Sabres in 1000th NHL game

'"Most of us, especially offensive guys, are guys that kind of play better when we get the flow of the game, we get more minutes," he said. "I couldn't ask for better linemates than Ryan and Kyle, two smart players who are reliable defensively, good guys. I thought we had some great jump last night."' … [Read more...] about Ennis, Kulikov were ‘at their best’ against Toronto

'"I think it was just fun," he said. "I think there was a lot of energy in the rink right from the start, a lot of emotion and those are fun games. We haven't had a lot of those games in a while. I think we really felt that energy. I think our fans were really loud and gave us a boost and I thought we played with a lot of jump and a lot of energy the whole game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres feed off of rivalry’s energy in win over Leafs

'"A little bit, I mean, three games is a lot," alternate captain Josh Gorges, who was Ristolainen's defensive partner at the time of the hit, said. "It's a tough decision and it's tough being those guys making those decisions. It's never easy … It's a split-second decision and that's all it is, a split second."' … [Read more...] about Sabres react to Ristolainen’s suspension

'Kyle Okposo, William Carrier and Dmitry Kulikov all practiced with the team for the first time since sustaining their respective injuries.' … [Read more...] about Okposo among trio of players to return to practice

'"At the moment, I didn't expect to get thrown out of the game," he said. "But later on, obviously he didn't have the puck, he didn't get it, our player broke the play and he got injured … It probably was the right call then. I'm not aware about the rules." … [Read more...] about Ristolainen suspended 3 games for hit on Guentzel

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forward Justin Bailey and defensemen Brady Austin and Casey Nelson to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 3 players to Rochester

'"I don't like the fact that he got ejected," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "I think it's an unfortunate play. He's stepping up on Jake Guentzel I believe and the puck that is coming to Guentzel is stopped by Zemgus and Guentzel's unsuspecting at that point in time. Rasmus is committed to the hit and it's an unfortunate hit … I didn't like to see him leave the game."' … [Read more...] about Late goals sink Sabres in loss to Penguins

'"We were composed for the rest of that period, the last six, seven minutes, whatever it was," Lehner said. "They came out in the third and they obviously were going to have a push. They have good players on that team and I think we did a good job defensively, helping me out for rebounds and seeing the puck."' … [Read more...] about Special teams power Buffalo in final game at The Joe

'Buffalo's seventh-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, Austin (6'4", 230 lbs., 6/16/1993) will join the team for his first career NHL recall after recording nine points (2+7) and 36 penalty minutes in 61 games for the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Nelson, Austin

'He's topped the 30-minute plateau twice in the past four games, skating 30:02 on Friday. He's been at or above 30 minutes eight times this season, with his highest total coming on Jan. 20 against Detroit, when he played 35:24.' … [Read more...] about As more injuries hit, Ristolainen sees more ice time

'"As a goalie, I've said it before, you can only control what you can control and my job is to stop the puck no matter what's happening in front of you," Nilsson said. "I was just trying to take it one shooter at a time and yeah, I'm happy we end up with the last goal."' … [Read more...] about Nilsson, Sabres win 10-round shootout in Anaheim

'The Edmonton, Alberta native returns to Buffalo's roster after a nine-game stint in Rochester in which he recorded five points (1+4). With 23 points (5+18) in 29 AHL games during the 2016-17 season, Fedun has tallied more goals and assists for the Amerks than any other defenseman.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Fedun

' "We've got to find consistency in the way we play, find an identity that we can build off and that we have as a foundation, as a team and as an organization," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "That's what the goal would be coming down the stretch here."' … [Read more...] about Sabres set out to prove themselves over final stretch

' "You get what you deserve in this League," Sabres goalie Robin Lehner said. "We didn't deserve to win that game and be in that game. You create your own bounces by how you play. That's why they won."' … [Read more...] about Sabres say puck management to blame in loss to Sharks