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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Peterka scores lone shootout goal in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames

BUFFALO, N.Y. — JJ Peterka scored the lone shootout goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday. Tage Thompson and Zach Benson scored first-period goals, and the Sabres earned their third consecutive win. Mikael Backlund and Matt Coronato scored for Calgary, which had won six straight trips to Buffalo since a 4-2 loss on Nov. 21, …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rasmus Dahlin’s evolution as Sabres leader grows with defenseman hosting summer camp in Switzerland

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rasmus Dahlin was so determined to not spend another lengthy offseason working out alone in his native Sweden that the Buffalo defenseman invited his teammates to attend an informal weeklong minicamp and bonding session near the Swiss Alps in July. Dahlin, addressing Buffalo reporters for the first time since camp opened, said he hasn’t given the captaincy …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers

Associated Press

The Buffalo Sabres acquired forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, getting an established NHL player who just experienced a long playoff run in exchange for one of the organization’s top prospects. Buffalo goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and recent trade acquisition Beck Malenstyn were among the 14 players who elected salary arbitration, a list that includes …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Buffalo Sabres buy out the final three years of forward Jeff Skinner’s 8-year, $72 million contract

Associated Press

The Buffalo Sabres officially moved on from Jeff Skinner, the top-paid forward on the team’s roster, by buying out the final three years of the veteran’s contact on Sunday. This marks the end of Skinner’s up-and-down six-year stint in Buffalo, where his production was inconsistent from one season to the next, and he was often knocked for defensive lapses. Acquired …

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8 months ago

Lindy Ruff becomes Sabres coach again a little grayer, wiser and more motivated to restore success

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Back for a second stint as Sabres coach, Lindy Ruff appeared a little grayer Tuesday, said he’s a bit wiser and sounded more motivated than ever to restore success to a franchise that’s known mostly losing during an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. “I can still remember the 8-0 Philadelphia win and sitting in the office and thinking …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Seven months after general manager Kevyn Adams declared the Sabres’ competitive window of opportunity as being open, it slammed shut on coach Don Granato, who was fired on Tuesday. “I believe we have a talented group of players that now we need to take the next step, which is obviously getting in the playoffs and going from …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Dylan Cozens scores 2 goals as Sabres beat Lightning 4-2 to finish another disappointing season

Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Dylan Cozens scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres concluded another disappointing season with a 4-2 win over the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos reached the 40-goal mark for the seventh time in his NHL career, Erik Cernak scored midway through the third period and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves for Tampa …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Luukkonen stops 22 shots and Buffalo Sabres play spoilers in beating the Wasington Capitals 4-2

Hindustan Times

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 22 shots and the Buffalo Sabres played the role of playoff spoilers with a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. HT Image Alex Tuch, Zach Benson, Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens, with an empty-netter, scored for the Sabres playing their last home game of the season, and two days after they …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Luukkonen stops 22 shots and Buffalo Sabres play spoilers in beating the Washington Capitals 4-2

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — An improved performance still wasn’t good enough for Nic Dowd and the spiraling Washington Capitals who dropped their second outing to the Buffalo Sabres in nine days, and slipped out of the top eight of the Eastern Conference standings. “We played well for a majority of the game and you didn’t have the outcome.” The Capitals dropped …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Pavs scores go-ahead goal with back to net in Stars’ 50th win while eliminating Sabres

Associated Press

DALLAS — Joe Pavelski scored the go-ahead goal on a tipped puck with his back to the net and the playoff-bound Dallas Stars got their 50th win of the season, 3-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Pavelski’s 27th goal of the season broke a 2-2 tie in the second period on a shift when he was battling against …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Peterka scores twice and Buffalo Sabres use 3rd-period surge in 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — JJ Peterka and the Buffalo Sabres haven’t given up on their slim chances of crashing the NHL playoff party. At the very least, they’re making it a crowded race following a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Peterka scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and the Sabres not only slowed the Capitals’ late-season playoff …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tage Thompson’s 4-goal night rallies Buffalo Sabres to 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — After finding themselves in yet another first-period hole, Tage Thompson and the Buffalo Sabres decided to stop digging this time. By rallying from a 2-0 deficit in a 5-2 win over the Devils on Friday night, the Sabres also put a dent in New Jersey’s late-season playoff push. Thompson capped a natural hat trick by scoring the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

The suddenly surging Buffalo Sabres have inched their way back into playoff race with 8-3-1 run

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Someone evidently forgot to inform Dylan Cozens and the Buffalo Sabres they were considered counted out of playoff contention when falling 12 points out of the race a month ago. “We obviously know there’s a lot to lose, but we can’t talk about that when we’re out on the ice.” Suddenly, the shortcomings — slow starts, a …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Byram scores 2 in Sabres’ 7-3 rout of Red Wings. Detroit drops its 6th straight

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There’s a glimmer of hope growing in Buffalo, and a sudden feeling of dread in Detroit after the Sabres tightened the Eastern Conference playoff race following a 7-3 rout of the Red Wings on Tuesday night. “That’s a big two points for us in the standings, so just got to keep chugging along here,” Sabres defenseman Bowen …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

NHL trade grades: Erik Johnson adds some depth and insurance for Flyers’ playoff drive

New York Times

The trade Philadelphia Flyers get: Defenseman Erik Johnson. I’ve long been a fan of a one-foot-in, one-foot-out managerial strategy that’s partly at play here, with what Philadelphia did in adding Erik Johnson, after subtracting a defenseman, Sean Walker, earlier on. Realistically, with the Islanders’ recent surge, nine teams are competing for eight spots overall, and four teams, the Flyers, Islanders, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

With trade talks increasing, Okposo, Girgensons shine in what could be their final week with Sabres

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If this, in fact, becomes Kyle Okposo’s and Zemgus Girgensons’ final week in Buffalo, the longest-serving players on the Sabres’ roster provided one more reminder of their understated leadership and desire to turn the franchise into a winner. We’re going to play hard and did that,” Okposo said, referring to himself and Girgensons, “It was just fun …

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10 months ago

Sabres’ season-opening high aspirations are but a faint glimmer in falling further out of contention

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A week ago, after the Sabres dropped consecutive 3-1 losses coming out of their bye week break, defenseman Rasmus Dahlin refused to consider his team’s season-long inconsistencies by insisting Buffalo still had time to climb into the playoff picture. Only a faint glimmer remains of the high aspirations the Sabres had in September when general manager Kevyn …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sabres rookie goalie Devon Levi poised to make the giant step from college directly to NHL

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When the whistle blows for one of each period’s three commercial timeouts, Sabres goalie Devon Levi skates to the blue line and then back toward the net before stopping to kneel between the face-off dots to find his moment of Zen. “It’s easy to get distracted or kind of lose focus in those five minutes,” Levi said. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NHL teams on the rise after missing playoffs: Penguins, Predators, Senators, Sabres and Red Wings

Associated Press

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings’ playoff drought has lingered so long that they’ve tied a team record, seemingly stuck in a rebuilding mode that has allowed apathy to set in with at least some fans. “You add some pieces, it gets guys excited.” The newly acquired players, captain Dylan Larkin along with third-year pros Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sabres embracing expectations of finally being in position to snap 12-season playoff drought

Associated Press

BUFFALO SABRES COACH: Don Granato. GOALIES: Devon Levi, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Eric Comrie LAST SEASON: The Sabres came close to ending their NHL-record playoff drought that now stands at 12 consecutive seasons. Tage Thompson finished sixth in the NHL with 47 goals, while Rasmus Dahlin finished fifth among NHL defensemen with 73 points. Goaltending inconsistencies combined with defensive zone breakdowns — …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Sabres see signs of promise despite 12-year playoff drought

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In Buffalo, where futility has been the norm since the Sabres last reached the playoffs in 2011, success is being measured on a sliding scale with the team facing yet another lengthy summer break. For a team that’s finished last in the overall standings four times since 2013-14, and too often been counted out of contention in …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Sabres preach patience to a young squad in playoff race

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres captain Kyle Okposo is one of the oldest players on one of the NHL’s youngest teams, and takes care to present a patient front in the midst of a late-season playoff push. We just have to keep pushing and we have to continue to know that what we’re doing works, and we cannot become impatient with …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Panarin scores in OT, Rangers beat Sabres 2-1

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Igor Shesterkin bailed out the New York Rangers by stopping 32 shots to force overtime, and Artemi Panarin scored a power-play goal 2:02 into the extra period for a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Patrick Kane scored his second goal in four games since being acquired by the Rangers in a trade with …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Sabres Sunday notes: On playoff picture, goalie situation, Owen Power and more

New York Times

The Buffalo Sabres couldn’t have asked for a better Saturday. With a crowded playoff picture in the Eastern Conference, the Sabres are going to need some help over the final two months of the season to end their 11-year playoff drought. After mustering just 13 scoring chances through two periods, the Sabres had 17 in the third period alone. The …

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Peterka scores lone shootout goal in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames

Rasmus Dahlin’s evolution as Sabres leader grows with defenseman hosting summer camp in Switzerland

Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers

Buffalo Sabres buy out the final three years of forward Jeff Skinner’s 8-year, $72 million contract

Lindy Ruff becomes Sabres coach again a little grayer, wiser and more motivated to restore success

Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

Dylan Cozens scores 2 goals as Sabres beat Lightning 4-2 to finish another disappointing season

Luukkonen stops 22 shots and Buffalo Sabres play spoilers in beating the Wasington Capitals 4-2

Luukkonen stops 22 shots and Buffalo Sabres play spoilers in beating the Washington Capitals 4-2

Pavs scores go-ahead goal with back to net in Stars’ 50th win while eliminating Sabres

Peterka scores twice and Buffalo Sabres use 3rd-period surge in 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals

Tage Thompson’s 4-goal night rallies Buffalo Sabres to 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils

The suddenly surging Buffalo Sabres have inched their way back into playoff race with 8-3-1 run

Byram scores 2 in Sabres’ 7-3 rout of Red Wings. Detroit drops its 6th straight

NHL trade grades: Erik Johnson adds some depth and insurance for Flyers’ playoff drive

With trade talks increasing, Okposo, Girgensons shine in what could be their final week with Sabres

Sabres’ season-opening high aspirations are but a faint glimmer in falling further out of contention

Sabres rookie goalie Devon Levi poised to make the giant step from college directly to NHL

NHL teams on the rise after missing playoffs: Penguins, Predators, Senators, Sabres and Red Wings

Sabres embracing expectations of finally being in position to snap 12-season playoff drought

Sabres see signs of promise despite 12-year playoff drought

Sabres preach patience to a young squad in playoff race

Panarin scores in OT, Rangers beat Sabres 2-1

Sabres Sunday notes: On playoff picture, goalie situation, Owen Power and more