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'This game had nothing to do with bad goaltending, fanned passes or a fanned shot. The Sabres plain and simply had numerous Grade-A chances to score and made another backup goalie with horrific numbers look like Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Buffalo made another backup goalie with lousy numbers look great in losing 2-0 to Arizona

'The blue and gold went into T-Mobile Arena and took down the NHL's best, the Vegas Golden Knights, by a final score of 5-2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres “win big” in Vegas

'The Sabres needed their best players to be their best players and they got that. Cozens played his best game of the season by far. The goal he scored to open the scoring was a Dylan Cozens type goal. He threw a great body check in the neutral zone, and kept going to the slot. Mittelstadt found him and Cozens had his first goal in 12 games.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres get another big win on the road against the defending Stanley Cup Champions

'The first 18-and-a-half-minutes of the game were dominated by the Avalanche. Colorado boasted a 15-0 shot advantage, and scored on 20% of those shots on goal. Forwards Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin and Miles Wood did the damage for the home side.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rolled in Colorado

'The difference between the first period and the second was Colorado can score goals when you spend the whole period turning the puck over and the Sabres can’t.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres don’t show up for the first 18 minutes in Colorado and they got too far behind

'"I felt like he was a little uncomfortable on the left, and I wanted to see his game get a little bit better," said Johnson on Tuesday when talking about why he approached Clifton about switching sides. "I wanted to see my game get better too, so I think that switch helped."' … [Read more...] about Erik Johnson’s idea of switching sides with Connor Clifton has worked

'"Those three games, last night included, are a stark contrast to how we played starting with mindset, playing with urgency," said Granato with Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase on WGR. "My challenge a few weeks ago to the team, I felt we were comfortable on a plateau and trying to stay on it. That would be the guys liking the spot they are, the role they have. What they have … [Read more...] about Granato sees Sabres playing with needed urgency now

'The Sabres were able to jump on the scoreboard first with a loose puck at the front of the net that was able to be chipped in.' … [Read more...] about Robinson helps lead Sabres to win over Arizona

'In this one, the line of Eric Robinson, Peyton Krebs and Kyle Okposo had seven points on the night. Robinson and Okposo both had a goal and two assists, while Krebs had a goal.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres put together another pretty complete game behind Robinson, Okposo

'In addition, the Sabres' special teams comes up empty-handed on the night, going 0-for-5 on the power play, while also giving up a power play goal to the Canadiens on four penalty kill opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Canadiens upend Sabres in shootout

'Despite coming back from a 2-0 third period deficit, the Sabres lost to a goalie they had no business losing to.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres plays well, but still lose to Canadiens in shootout

'With Rasmus Dahlin missing Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury, Samuelsson partnered with Owen Power to play a very good game. He blocked nine shots in 25:57 of work and he and Power finished their night defending a 6-on-5 for three full minutes. Samuelsson was presented the Sabre sword by captain Kyle Okposo after the 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins and the defenseman … [Read more...] about Samuelsson and Power were a big shutdown pair in the win over Boston

'In danger of spiraling further and further down the standings, the Buffalo Sabres shocked one of the league's best, the Boston Bruins, inside TD Garden on Thursday night to the tune of a 3-1 final.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pull off big upset in Boston

'I think what’s more impressive is three of their best players, Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen didn’t play due to injuries and illness.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres had a good start, a good middle and a good ending to win in Boston

'“I’m pretty frustrated with my game and it’s been awhile now and obviously I haven’t found my game and I’m working on that every day and I’m trying to get back where I can impact this team in a positive way.”' … [Read more...] about Clifton very honest, upset with his play this season