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'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

'Leinonen played 25 games with Mora IK this season going 13-10-0 with a 2.31 goals against and .910 save percentage. He also had four shutouts.' … [Read more...] about Leinonen gets an entry level contract with the Sabres

'The Sabres coasted to a 7-3 victory over the Penguins Thursday night, spurred by a five goal second period. Jiri Kulich scored twice and James Reimer won his third straight start in net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win big over Penguins

'Buffalo has really improved their home record lately going 10-2-0 in their last 12 and 13-4-0 in their last 17. Since Jan. 28 the Sabres points percentage of .833 at home is fifth in the NHL. They’re fifth in goals for averaging 4.08 goals per game. Since Dec. 27, they’re 13-4-0 which is sixth in the league at .765. In this timeframe, they’re second in goals with 3.88 goals … [Read more...] about They win their third straight game 7-3 over Pittsburgh

'The Sabres held on for a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators Tuesday night. Tage Thompson scored the game winning goal in the third, while James Bernard-Docker also scored against his old team in the win. James Reimer got the start in net and was strong once again, making 30 saves in his second win in back-to-back games for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold on to beat Senators

'For the second game in a row, the Buffalo Sabres reached down deep and got gutsy wins against two teams that were just sitting there waiting for them.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres gut out another win over Ottawa

'"I don't think we've seen the real Norris yet. He got in the face off dot a few times won key face offs, got up ice, made a heck of a play on the goal to Thompson, and then scored the inside goal. So I think you're looking at a guy that was limited, and still was a guy that was able to get in on plays, and a guy that's going to be able to kill penalties for us. When you look … [Read more...] about Ruff: Norris performing for team despite injury

'Facing the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre, Ryan McLeod was the motor that drove the Sabres in the 5-3 victory over one of the NHL's best teams.' … [Read more...] about McLeod leads the way for Sabres in Winnipeg

'The biggest reason the Sabres won was James Reimer absolutely stood on his head making acrobatic saves all day long. At the other end, former Sabre Eric Comrie had a day he’d like to forget as the Sabres were extremely opportunistic.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: James Reimer stole the show to win in Winnipeg