WGR

'In the last five minutes, the Sabres got rattled. They didn’t play until the end, and they just hung their young goalie out to dry.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen deserved better from his teammates

'Things never worked out for Bjork after the Sabres acquired him from the Boston Bruins in the Taylor Hall trade. He only played one game in Buffalo this season before being sent down to the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Anders Bjork to Chicago

'"There were a lot of emotions that come through, but I’m excited to come to a group that’s young and coming in the right direction, and in the hunt for a playoff spot," said Stillman on Wednesday. "It’s fun playing hockey that matters every night, and I’m just ecstatic to be here."' … [Read more...] about Riley Stillman very happy he got traded to Buffalo

'This season for the Wolverines, Portillo has posted a 3.01 goals-against average and .908 save percentage with a 19-10-2 record. He was also named a B1G Second-Team All-Star last season when he posted a 31-10-1 record with a 2.14 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade rights to goaltender Erik Portillo to Kings for third-round pick

'The Buffalo Sabres trailed by three goals heading into the third period, and came within a goal but could not complete the comeback in a 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres comeback falls short against Columbus

'After a very good game on Sunday against the Washington Capitals, Henri Jokiharju and Owen Power had a real tough night together. When you’re playing 20-year-olds, sometimes it’s just going to happen. Power was on the ice for three straight Columbus goals and was in the middle of at least two of them.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres come up short again on home ice

'“We’ll just keep it day by day.” Granato said on his weekly appearance on WGR. “It’s a lot of pressure to be in that spot because you got a guy who is prolific scoring right now as Thompson is and playing at the level that Skinner is,”' … [Read more...] about Granato: Wanted to get Skinner to center with his ability to be creative with the puck

'As for Bloom, the former third-round pick (95th overall) of the Sabres in the 2021 NHL Draft was having a productive season in the Ontario Hockey League split between the Saginaw Spirit and now the North Bay Battalion. In 59 games between both squads, the 19-year-old has averaged just about a point-per-game with 58 points (16+42) in 59 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire defenseman Riley Stillman from Canucks

'Many different players stepped up in place of Tuch and Dahlin and the team rallied to earn their third win in-a-row in hopes that two of their stars will soon return.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres Week in Review: Buffalo on hot-streak to end week

'It was a career game for Sabres center Dylan Cozens, who was able to pick up three of Buffalo's seven goals to help his team to snap a three-game home losing streak.' … [Read more...] about Cozens helps lift Sabres to home win over Capitals

'With his four-point game, Cozens snapped a three-game pointless streak. In his last eight games, he has six goals and three assists for nine points.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Cozens’ hat-trick leads Sabres to third-straight win

'After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, the Sabres broke through twice in the second period in their crucial head-to-head game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres move into playoff spot with win over Panthers

'The veteran netminder made 26 saves in the third period alone including a breakaway by Matthew Tkachuk, Brandon Montour alone in front and consecutive saves on Carter Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Craig Anderson’s 53 saves helped the Sabres to a win over Florida

'Sabres head coach Don Granato sent out Girgensons, Mattias Samuelsson and Ilya Lyubushkin to start the overtime penalty kill, and less than two minutes into the extra frame the unlikeliest of sources stepped up to the plate for the blue and gold.' … [Read more...] about Lyubushkin, Sabres stun Lightning in overtime

'It was a very up and down game for Eric Comrie who allowed five goals on 41 shots, but picked up his third consecutive victory after making four huge power play saves on superstars Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov to preserve the victory.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres turn things around, get huge overtime win in Tampa Bay