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'Four Sabres players remain active in the tournament following the preliminary round: Peterka and Tobias Rieder with Germany, Arttu Ruotsalainen with Finland, and Tage Thompson with the United States.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Peterka scores as Germany advances

'"It was a good lesson for me to go home and realize the amount of work I have to put in every day, and the things that I have to do away from the rink to get myself ready to play," Mittelstadt said. "I think that was the biggest difference more than anything. I think when you do that, you get in a zone and start playing well. You get out what you put into it." … [Read more...] about ‘He kicked the door open’ | Mittelstadt capitalized on late opportunities

'Arttu Ruotsalainen scored twice in Finland's shootout victory over Canada on Tuesday morning at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Ruotsalainen tallies twice, adds SO winner for Finland

'The victory propelled Sweden into fourth place in the Group A standings with one game remaining in group play. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal round.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Olofsson nets winner for Sweden

'Arttu Ruotsalainen also scored for the second straight game in Finland's 2-1 win over Germany.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Thompson, Ruotsalainen score in victories

'Miller, who was selected as an alternate captain for Canada, tallied one assist in four games. The Sabres have five players remaining in the tournament: Arttu Ruotsalainen (Finland), Victor Olofsson (Sweden), J-J Peterka (Germany), Tobias Rieder (Germany), and Tage Thompson (United States).' … [Read more...] about Miller to miss remainder of World Championship with upper-body injury

'"It's going to be a big summer for me," he said. "I have high expectations for myself. I want to come back next year way better and I'm going to work as hard as I can this summer to come back and be a difference maker and be a guy who can produce."' … [Read more...] about ‘I have high expectations’ | Cozens looks ahead to important summer

'Victor Olofsson and Sweden fell to the Czech Republic while Tage Thompson (upper body) missed the United States' victory over Latvia.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Ruotsalainen scores in Finland victory

'Tobias Rieder tallied an assist for his third point of the tournament during Germany's 3-2 loss to Kazakhstan at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Canada defeats Norway for 1st victory

'The second half of 2020-21 was an exercise in Dahlin rediscovering the confidence he exhibited upon entering the NHL as the No. 1 overall pick. Fans in Buffalo had been tantalized by viral videos of the defenseman skating through entire defenses in Sweden, and Dahlin delivered as an 18-year-old by executing difficult plays with a Griffey-esque smoothness.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin returned to form while shouldering top-pair minutes

'Arttu Ruotsalainen also notched his first point with an assist in Finland's 5-2 win over Norway while Tage Thompson sat out of the United States' 3-0 victory over Kazakhstan due to an upper-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Olofsson scores in Sweden’s win over Switzerland

'Rieder earned the secondary assist on Stefan Loibl's opening goal during the first period, sending a pass from behind the goal line and then parking himself around the net as the shot came in. The point was his second of the tournament (1+1).' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Rieder tallies assist as Germany remains unbeaten

'Thompson had a game-high five shots in 14:56 but was unable to convert in the loss.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Thompson tallies 5 shots in loss to Finland

'"For me personally, some of the things he was preaching was just being consistent every single night and being able to take over games," Thompson said. "I know we both believed that I'm capable of that and now it's just getting to that. I think we started to see that a little bit there towards the end of the season."' … [Read more...] about Thompson expects confidence to carry into next season

'Germany plays again Saturday, while Sweden (Victor Olofsson), the United States (Tage Thompson), and Finland (Arttu Ruotsalainen) open their tournaments.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Rieder scores in Germany’s win over Italy