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'Reimer has now won seven straight starts for Buffalo. Tage Thompson scored the game winner on his 44th goal of the season and has now scored in five straight games, the longest streak of his career.' … [Read more...] about Reimer perfect as Sabres shutout Hurricanes

'Lindy Ruff said after the game that much of this is now coming from the players. He said they’re coming off the ice and telling each other when things are wrong or when they’re right. Ruff said that means so much more than when it comes from him. He said often he doesn’t even need to say anything.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Reimer continues to shine as Sabres shutout Carolina

'"I think it means a lot because we're working on our game. I've said this, our goal is to try to win every game. It isn't to develop players or see players, our goal is play the type of hockey that we can sustain and be consistent with. So we've had a few periods here and there where last game, first period wasn't a good period. We've been a good first period team. You sustain … [Read more...] about Ruff: Sabres looking to establish sustainability in home stretch

'The Sabres came back from two goals down, to double up the Bruins for a 6-3 win Sunday night. Tage Thompson lead the way with a hat trick, while Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch both scored a goal and assist in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Thompson hat trick leads Sabres over Bruins

'Lindy Ruff got things corrected and for the last 40 minutes Buffalo outscored Boston 6-1 and won 6-3.' … [Read more...] about Thompson’s hat trick pushes the Sabres past the Bruins

'The Sabres earned a hard-fought 3-2 shootout victory over the Lightning, Saturday night at KeyBank Center. Tage Thompson netted his 40th goal of the season in the win, while James Reimer earned his sixth straight win in net for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Lightning in shootout

'There are many ingredients to becoming a good team. If you’re going to win hockey games you must defend well, you must get big and timely saves from your goaltender and you must win the special teams battle.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres do all the right things to win again at home

'The 21-year-old has been on fire with the Amerks scoring nine goals and five assists for 14 points in March. Those 11 games earned him AHL Rookie of the Month honors. He was also AHL Player of the Week near the end of March.' … [Read more...] about Ostlund to get his first NHL action

'The blue and gold squared off with the Ottawa Senators to close out the season series, and took care of business in a 5-2 victory at Canadian Tire Centre.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Senators to sweep season series

'"The important part is the evaluating, whether your players are signed or unsigned. It is evaluating what you have, I think this last two, three months, is evaluating where we can get better, evaluating each player and what they brought to the team, whether you're signed or unsigned. Every team tries to make themselves better through the off season, through free agency, and … [Read more...] about Ruff: Self-evaluation important for Sabres late in season

'In his rookie season with the Rochester Americans, Ostlund has scored 18 goals and 17 assists for 35 points in 43 games. He also has 14 goals since the All-Star break which is fourth in the AHL.' … [Read more...] about Noah Ostlund takes home AHL honors

'Facing the Metro-leading Washington Capitals, the blue and gold scored eight goals in an eventual rout at Capital One Arena.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win barnburner in Washington, D.C.

'Washington came into the game with a 24-7-6 record at home, while the Sabres were 11-23-3 away from Western New York.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Hockey Gods were smiling on the Sabres in Washington

'Philadelphia pulled further ahead six-and-a-half minutes into the third period of play.' … [Read more...] about Sabres throttled in Philadelphia

'There wasn’t anything Luukkonen could do later as Owen Tippet came down and undressed Bryson giving him a clean lane. Four guys were around the goal scorer Jakob Pelletier, but none of the Sabres covered him.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: It was Christmas in March for the Flyers on Saturday