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'The Sabres carry a 10-game winless streak in Raleigh, N.C., into their matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes at the newly named Lenovo Center. It’s an 0-8-2 skid that stretches to March 22, 2016, and is Buffalo’s longest current road drought against any NHL opponent. The Sabres have been outscored, 44-22, in the 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Especially in Carolina, Sabres aren’t taking good path to success on the road

'“I’d say three months ago it would have been a 5-1 loss, honestly,” said Tuch, who scored his 20th goal of the season at 5:34 into the third period to tie it 2-2. “You just see the maturity, you see the change. You see no one was down. We were pushing each other. We were pressing each other. We were making sure each other were held accountable and making sure we were doing the … [Read more...] about Sabres’ ‘growth’ was evident during come-from-behind win over Ducks: 5 takeaways

'Not only do they need to gain strength, but they must learn which technique works best and how to avoid getting kicked out of the faceoff dot by an official. A few of the Sabres’ centers have improved from last season, most notably Krebs and Cozens, but the team’s 48.2 winning percentage on all faceoffs ranks 26th out of 32 teams. They had won at least 50% in only 24 of 55 … [Read more...] about Sabres are ‘getting better’ at faceoffs, but they’re still not winning often enough