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'O'Reilly was surprised, but he wasn't nervous. He skated in from the right toward Fleury and executed his plan, which was to get Fleury to lower his glove and beat him with a high shot. From there it was up to Anders Nilsson, who stopped Kris Letang to complete his own perfect shootout and officially snap the Sabres' six-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly’s shootout goal leads to win over Pens

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has recalled forwards Cal O'Reilly and Cole Schneider from the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall O’Reilly, Schneider from Amerks

'"We talked today about concentrating on playing the right way, limiting the other team's chances," forward Matt Moulson said after practice at KeyBank Center. "It seems like we're giving up a lot of odd-man rushes to some pretty skilled groups the last couple games so I think that's the focus. Playing the right way will lead to offensive chances and scoring chances."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to get back to playing shutdown hockey

'"I'm very excited to have the opportunity to work in the community in which I was born and raised, and to help grow the game of hockey among the youth of Western New York," Kaleta said. "As a kid, it was always a dream of mine to become a Buffalo Sabre and now I'll have the opportunity to help other young kids develop the same passion for hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire Kaleta as Youth Hockey Ambassador

'"We've got to find a way to create second and third opportunities. We've got to bear down on the opportunities we do get," captain Brian Gionta said. "But it's collective as a group. It's not on one guy. It's not on one line. We all need to be better and find ways to score more goals, for sure."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to regroup during 4-game homestand

'Both goals came off of mistakes while defending the rush. After Kevin Shattenkirk quarterbacked a breakout with a long stretch pass, Sam Reinhart admitted he lost his balance while getting back to defend what turned into Schwartz' game-winning goal. Brodziak got behind the defense to score his goal on a tip.' … [Read more...] about Third-period mistakes prove costly in loss to Blues

'"I just think he works extremely hard and makes those good plays, plays the game the right way," Okposo said. "He's a young kid, that's what you need. He's got some confidence out there and he's doing the right things. I think his play probably warrants a move up in the lineup."' … [Read more...] about Carrier’s strong play earns him promotion to top line

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forwards Nicholas Baptiste and Cole Schneider, and defenseman Justin Falk, to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres return 3 to Rochester

'"They're a good team over there, but they just kept us on the outside," said Sabres goalie Robin Lehner, who made 23 saves. "I've got to play better, but I feel like we open up a bit too much. I feel like the counter-rushes are hurting us sometimes. Yeah, we're just playing a little bit too open."' … [Read more...] about Moulson scores in Sabres loss to Devils

'"Didn't expect to see it be that," Bylsma said of the call afterward. "It was a penalty, but I didn't expect to see the arm go to center ice."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Devils on overtime penalty shot

'"It's disappointing for Tyler," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said after practice on Wednesday. "This is a situation he's been dealing with for the past little while, days, maybe a week. I'm kind of just extremely disappointed to get the news that he's gonna be out for a bit of time, have the surgery which he had this morning. He's had a tough go getting on the ice and playing games … [Read more...] about Ennis undergoes groin surgery; O’Reilly day-to-day

'Girgensons' shot bounced off of Ottawa goaltender Mike Condon, off the bottom of the cross bar, back off the skate of Condon and ultimately off the post to stay out of the net. Overtime rolled into a shootout, where Sam Reinhart scored on the first attempt for Buffalo but Robin Lehner was beat on shots by Kyle Turris and Bobby Ryan to secure a 2-1 win for the Senators.' … [Read more...] about Bad bounce in OT leads to shootout loss to Senators

'In a corresponding move, the Sabres have assigned forward Hudson Fasching to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Schneider

'"Looking at my two penalties and looking at where they were in the game and where they were on the ice, it's pointless," O'Reilly said. "I have to be more aware of my stick. Staying out of the box is huge. You can't do it - if you give their best players more time with the puck, as you can see, they put it in."' … [Read more...] about Penalty trouble dooms Sabres in Boston

'"No matter who we played today, it was a win we needed," Lehner said. "We don't want to lose two in a row. I think we can learn a few things from this game, but they way we came out in the third after our first goal and the big PK we had, we can take some positives too." … [Read more...] about Lehner sensational in net as Sabres top Senators 2-1