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'Buffalo battled back to outscore Philadelphia 4-1 in the second period and held on in the third - killing off three penalties in the final 12 minutes - to earn the victory.' … [Read more...] about Okposo hits 20 goals as Sabres battle back to beat Flyers at home

;Rasmus Dahlin, Vinnie Hinostroza, and Tage Thompson also scored goals for the Sabres. Craig Anderson made 18 saves.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres ride 2nd-period surge to win over Flyers

'Samuelsson missed Thursday's 6-2 loss against the St. Louis Blues due to the injury. He remained absent for practice on Friday.' … [Read more...] about Samuelsson expected to return during back-to-back set

'Granato came away from the loss disappointed for his players, whom he felt deserved better, but pleased with their reaction - angry with the loss, but not overwhelmed.' … [Read more...] about ‘Support and belief’ | Power tallies 1st NHL point in loss to Blues

'Rookie defenseman Owen Power, playing in his second NHL game, recorded the primary assist on Alex Tuch's second-period goal that tied the game 2-2 for his first NHL point. However, the Blues quickly regained the lead and never looked back.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres unable to convert in home loss to St. Louis

'Then the puck dropped, and Power played as though it were any other day at the rink. He skated 19:50 and had a plus-2 rating in a 5-2 win for the Sabres over the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about ‘Smooth poise’ | Power contributes to shutdown effort in NHL debut

'Kyle Okposo, Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Asplund all scored for Buffalo. Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson both recorded a pair of primary assists. Craig Anderson made 24 saves.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres shut down Maple Leafs in Power’s NHL debut

'"It feels right," Granato said of pairing Power with Jokiharju. "I think the most important thing for us is to support Owen as best as we can as a team. We have 18 guys on the ice that know our system up and down the rink. We just have to allow Owen to play and allow him to adapt and acclimate to the NHL. I think we have many guys that will help in that initiative."' … [Read more...] about Power practices on defense pair with Jokiharju on eve of NHL debut

'"We just clearly were not ourselves," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "When you look at even the chances we generated, we had some extreme golden opportunities to score. We just couldn't convert. And their goaltender played well but I think we made him look even better. And that was the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to capitalize on chances in loss to Lightning

'Corey Perry, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel and Ross Colton all scored for Tampa Bay. Brian Elliott stopped 28 shots to earn his 43rd career shutout, putting him in a tie with Gump Worsley for 38th all-time. … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres blanked on the road against Lightning

'"This is a dream," Granato said. "Having a defenseman of this caliber and having a guy like Rasmus here to mentor and be alongside of him is a huge bonus.' … [Read more...] about Power joins Sabres in Tampa, looks ahead to NHL debut

'The Sabres built a 3-1 lead during the first period on goals from Victor Olofsson, Jeff Skinner, and Mark Pysyk. They weathered a second-period push by the Panthers well enough to keep the game tied and bounced back with a better effort in the third.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Panthers on last-minute goal

'The Panthers, however, came out on top thanks to Sam Bennett's tally in the final minute of regulation. Claude Giroux, Patric Hornqvist and Sam Reinhart were Florida's other goal scorers. Sergei Bobrovsky needed to make only 19 saves to earn the victory.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Early lead for Sabres erased by Panthers on the road

'Power was widely regarded as the top player available in last summer's draft coming off a freshman season at Michigan in which he tallied 16 points (3+13) in 26 contests and earned a selection to the Big Ten's All-Rookie Team. He cemented that status in May with his performance at the IIHF World Championship, where - against NHL competition - he averaged 20:07 of ice time and … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Power to 3-year, entry-level deal

'Power is from Mississauga, Ont., a half hour outside Toronto and a 90-minute drive up the QEW from Buffalo. He made the cross-border trip often growing up and attended Sabres games with his family.' … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about Owen Power