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'ConnectLife says it is experiencing a blood shortage heading into the holiday season.' … [Read more...] about ConnectLife offering free pair of tickets to Sabres home game if you donate blood in November

'"Life is easier when you're winning hockey games, and I think life is easier for the coaches making decisions when you win," defenseman Robert Hagg said. "It helps that we've started good here to keep the [defense] pairings and the lines together."' … [Read more...] about Sabres focused on chemistry and balanced attack for West Coast trip

'The 2nd period started off on a much different note for the Sabres than the 1st period did with the team registering zero shots on goal in the first 14 minutes. Jeff Skinner broke the shot-less streak with 6:45 left in the period and it was Drake Caggiula capitalizing in the final minute of play, his first goal of the season, to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres top Lightning 5-1, snap seven-game losing streak vs. Tampa Bay dating back to 2018

'Dylan Cozens gave the Sabres an early lead less than four minutes into the game for his first goal of the year. Neither side found the back of the net again until the early third period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall short to Devils 2-1 in OT

'Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark helped hand the Buffalo Sabres their first loss of the 2021-22 season in the goalie's first game against his old team.' … [Read more...] about Linus Ullmark, Bruins defeat Sabres 4-1 in his first game against former team

'"Coming in Thursday morning, it felt familiar, obviously after a lot of years here but in a good way," Ullmark said. "You don't want to get too riled up. It's an important game coming back here for the first time."' … [Read more...] about Linus Ullmark to make Bruins debut in Friday’s game vs. Sabres

'This comes as the U.S. land border opens to fully vaccinated Canadians on November 8.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres to accept proof of full vaccination from Canada for home games

'Kyle Okposo's hits get the crowd going. He's always been loved in the locker room, even under previous regimes. Say what you will about his contract, but with Buffalo barely meeting the floor, they need it this year. And this has been his best season in years.' … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres stay perfect with 5-2 win over Vancouver

'The home opener, 8,467 attended the game, in game 2: 7,872, in game 3: 7,376.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres attendance thousands less than pre-COVID numbers

'While the roster may lack big names to the same degree, the goal isn't the same. We were promised aggressive, exciting, hard-nosed, possession-style hockey. And that's exactly what we're getting.' … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres top Arizona 2-1 in shootout

'Wolanin was traded to Los Angeles last season and played three games for the Kings.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers

'According to the team, Mittelstadt has an upper body injury and Jokiharju has a lower body injury.' … [Read more...] about Casey Mittelstadt and Henri Jokiharju out ‘a couple of weeks’ for the Buffalo Sabres

'The one place a lack of star power may hurt the most is on the man advantage. But the Sabres went three for six on the power play and didn’t allow a single tally when they were on the penalty kill.' … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres open season with 5-1 thrashing of Montreal

'He will begin his final season with the Sabres home opener against the Montreal Canadiens and his "last call" will be the Sabres final regular season game on April 29 against the Chicago Blackhawks.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret to call 20 regular season Buffalo Sabres games as he closes out hall-of-fame career

'"If some of the last place teams in the league have a winning percentage .500 to .600 when they score the first goal of the game, why would you spend so much time on defense?" Granato asked. "I don't want to be conservative. There's lots of games and lots of winning that depends on the ability to come back."' … [Read more...] about Sabres embracing “aggressive” style going into home opener