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'A two-goal night by Tage Thompson helped pace the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold off Senators for two-goal victory

'Sabres head coach Don Granato said they did a much better job of taking the middle away, blocking 27 shots. Ryan Johnson had six of them, and I thought played very well.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Thompson’s two goals in 2:04 helped Sabres beat Ottawa

'“I’d like to think so. I feel like when we get out there, we almost get a good chance every shift and we know we’re playing good, but at some point, we’ve gotta bear down and put some in the back of the net and I’ve struggled to do that this year and it’s frustrating for sure. You do your best to try not to get frustrated, and just keep working thinking it’s going to change … [Read more...] about Peterka, Cozens playing well, but it hasn’t translated into goals

'The Buffalo Sabres were unable to use a quick start to their advantage against the Seattle Kraken, falling 5-2 on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to keep pace in loss to Kraken

'With the season now being half over, the problem with the Sabres is even though they were playing a team that was going to be extremely hard to beat, every loss is now a disaster. They have dug their own hole, but they aren’t going to win 41-straight games to end the season.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres went from their best game to worst in loss to Seattle

'"He did deal with an injury that prolonged it. I think he's back full now," Granato said with Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase. "Just in the last couple of weeks, maybe the last five games, he's actually been a full go, where he's got full mobility and mechanics are back to normal. So I do think we will see a surge. I think there's high potential for a surge for him right now."' … [Read more...] about Granato on Thompson: ‘I think we will see a surge’

'For the last two games, he’s been paired with veteran Erik Johnson, and it has seemed to work.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power seems to be responding well to fewer minutes played

'For the first time in over two calendar months, the blue and gold bunched consecutive wins together thanks to their 3-1 win tonight over the Penguins inside PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Penguins, begin 2024 with consecutive wins

'Not only did Luukkonen stop three clean breakaways, he did it against Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell. Another huge save for the 24-year-old was when he came across on another Penguins power and just got his glove on a Crosby one-timer.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen steals the show in a win against Pittsburgh

'"It’s really cool. It’s something you dream about when you’re a kid, and it’s something you are really proud of," said Dahlin following Thursday's 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin thrilled to be NHL All-Star once again

'2022 first-round pick Noah Ostlund and 2023 second-round pick Anton Wahlberg both came up short of a gold medal, earning a silver medal in a 6-2 loss to the United States in the Gold Medal Game.' … [Read more...] about Three Sabres prospects earn medals at 2024 World Junior Championship

'Visiting the Canadiens on Thursday night, one might say the Sabres overstayed their welcome to the tune of a 6-1 final inside the Bell Centre.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hammer the Canadiens

'Levi was spectacular starting right away when Brendan Gallagher was allowed to cut in on him alone. After that, he absolutely robbed Jesse Ylonen not once, but twice right on the goal line.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Levi was at his best in his first homecoming to Montreal

'“There’s more flow to the practices when there’s two goalies, so that’s probably the biggest thing because we’ve had a pretty even rotation otherwise (in games), so practice probably is the biggest thing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalies have different thoughts and having just two goalies in practice

'"There's no question you need a streak, and we need to put that together," said Granato on Wednesday during his weekly appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "There's always the urgency. I think the challenge and benefit is if you think about the top perennial teams over the last seven, eight, nine years, they're getting older, and they're starting to come down. … [Read more...] about Granato excited to have lineup continuity