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'The crowd season-high crowd of 15,757 at KeyBank Center voiced its vitriol for Eichel on every shift, and boomed its disdain whenever he touched the puck. There were frequent chants of “Jack you suck!” The scorn from Sabres fans was amplified by the shipped out captain’s postgame remark that “this is about the loudest I’ve heard this place ever,” when Eichel was booed more … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel basks in boos, scores hat trick for 1st win in Buffalo in 22 months

'“Listen, that’s all in the past now. I’m not going to sit here and say, “I wish I didn’t say it.’ I just don’t think there’s enough time for that. What happened, happened. It’s in the past. I’m just trying to focus on the present. And we have a big game tonight. That’s what I’m worried about.”' … [Read more...] about ‘I know what to expect this time’: Jack Eichel won’t be surprised by boos in Buffalo return

'“People really do go out and support people’s interests here, which I think is cool. I think in other cities it’s on such a large scale sometimes, so it [fandom] can get lost. [Fans] You just sort of go, show up and leave. I think here is more of an intimate [fan] experience,” Miller said.' … [Read more...] about It’s Miller Time again in Buffalo: Ryan Miller talks about new chapter off ice

'“Their first three goals went off of us, and don’t be fooled by us,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “We didn’t play hard enough in the areas we need to play hard. We were too slow that we hit goal posts. Their goalie played real well. But the bottom line is we could’ve won a game but we didn’t go attack a game like we needed to.”' … [Read more...] about Zamboni stalls, Sabres skid to 3rd straight loss

'Among those tweaks are a slightly redesigned white bison logo, a simplified “B Sword” logo on the shoulders, an added color on the jersey numbers and an adjusted sock pattern.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unveil black and red “goathead” alternate jersey

'Amidst a scrum on the ice, it appeared a fan began banging on the glass behind the Pittsburgh bench, bumping Sullivan. Security quickly got involved to quell the situation but not before the Penguins coach and two supporters exchanged seemingly heated words and gestures.' … [Read more...] about Penguins coach Mike Sullivan gets into it with fans for banging on glass

'Age over beauty wasn’t the case Wednesday night. The youngest team in the NHL took out the 2nd-oldest team and handed them their sixth straight loss.' … [Read more...] about The 4-Check: Sabres beat Penguins in 3rd straight win

'“It means I’ve been around a while, I guess,” Skinner said. “But I think for me, you’re not going to score goals unless you’ve got five guys on the same page out there. Obviously it means that you had some good chemistry with guys over the years. I probably had a couple open nets, a couple good passes from some linemates probably.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jeff Skinner scores 300th goal

'Thursday night was no exception. Comrie was solid and at times spectacular against the Canadiens. But seconds after he made a 10-bell save to keep the game tied, Josh Anderson knuckled a shot over his left shoulder to give Montreal the game-deciding goal with 3:46 left.' … [Read more...] about Sullivan: Tending to task at hand, Eric Comrie affirms ‘It’s my job to get wins’ for Sabres

'Mattias Samuelsson will miss “a few weeks” before having his lower-body injury reevaluated, general manager Kevyn Adams said at Thursday’s morning skate, and another veteran defenseman Henri Jokiharju is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres down D Mattias Samuelsson for weeks, D Henri Jokiharju closer to return

'Winning four of the opening five games for the third time in 12 seasons, Buffalo boasts the fourth-best goal differential in the league, out-scoring opponents 22-11. The Sabres rank second in scoring (4.4 goals per game) and fourth in goals allowed (2.2 per game).' … [Read more...] about Sabres playing the percentages in hot start

'Dahin scored three goals and had two assists to help Buffalo sweep its Western Canada trip with wins at Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. He logged a plus-5 rating in averaging 24:02 of ice time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin is NHL’s 1st star of week

'JJ Peterka, a 21-year-old drafted in the second round, assisted on Dahlin’s goal, joining Victor Olofsson in 2019 as the only Sabres rookies to start the season on a four-game point streak. Peterka had two goals and an assist in the first three contests.' … [Read more...] about Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin sets NHL record with goal in 4th straight game to start season

'Comrie, who signed with the Sabres in free agency, has stopped 86 of 91 shots he’s faced over the past two games, good for a .945 save percentage. Signed in free agency to complement 41-year-old goalie Craig Anderson, the 27-year-old Comrie has a .934 save percentage in starting the past three games for the Sabres (3-0-1).' … [Read more...] about Eric Comrie becomes 1st Sabres goalie with 40+ saves in consecutive victories

'This is the first of two alternate jerseys the team will be revealing this season, as they announced in August the return of the ’90s era black and red “goat head” sweaters for 12 home games this season. That jersey design will be revealed in early November.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reveal blue and gold “Goat Head” Reverse Retro jersey