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UFC Fight Night: Gabriel Bonfim uses flying knee to TKO Randy Brown
A flying knee from Gabriel Bonfim capped off a fast-paced welterweight main event at the expense of Randy Brown via second-round TKO at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas Saturday night.,Bonfim (19-1 MMA) already has a name in mind for his next fight, and it certainly is a step up in competition.,"Colby (...
Hurricanes look to stay hot against Sabres team missing key pieces
The Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes have changed plenty across the first few weeks of the season in terms of their lineups.,Those evolutions might continue for the injury-ravaged teams as they prepare for Saturday night's meeting at Raleigh, N.C.,The Sabres had a seven-game points streak end ...
Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin (personal) takes leave of absence
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will take a temporary leave of absence from the team and return to Sweden to take care of a personal matter, head coach Lindy Ruff announced Friday.,"I will say this, he said everything is OK," Ruff said of the defenseman. "He's got full support by our team.",Ruf...
Joel Hofer pitches impressive shutout as Blues down Sabres
Joel Hofer made 28 saves for his third career shutout as the visiting St. Louis Blues blanked the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 Thursday night.,Mathieu Joseph had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist for St. Louis and Nick Bju...
After 5 straight OT games, Sabres seek regulation win vs. Blues
The Buffalo Sabres keep working overtime to compile points.,During their last five outings, the Sabres won once in a shootout and earned an overtime-loss point in the other four games. They ran their overall point streak to seven games (3-0-4) in the process.,The Sabres will try to extend that run w...
Clayton Keller's goal lifts Mammoth, hands Sabres another OT loss
Clayton Keller's game-winner 47 seconds into overtime lifted the Utah Mammoth past the host Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Tuesday.,Keller finished with two points as he recorded the primary assist on Nick Schmaltz's third-period goal. John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev notched assists as Utah erased a two-ga...
Banged-up Sabres to meet Mammoth after offseason trade
The Buffalo Sabres want to build off a shootout win when they host the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, but coach Lindy Ruff's team will likely enter the game banged up at the forward position.,Left wing Jason Zucker and center Jiri Kulich did not practice with the team Monday, and left wing Zach Benson als...
Sabres end skid, edge Capitals in shootout
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night.,Luukkonen made five saves in overtime and was perfect in the five-round shootout as the Sabres ended a three-game losing streak in which each loss was by a 4-3 score i...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin tries again for No. 900 at Buffalo
The Alex Ovechkin milestone watch moves on to a fourth game when the Washington Capitals visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,One team's three-game losing streak will end in the contest, during which the Capitals captain will try again to become the first NHL player to score 900 career goals....
Bruins' Marat Khusnutdinov calls game in OT against Sabres
Marat Khusnutdinov scored his first goal of the season at 2:07 of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.,After Fraser Minten made a defensive-zone steal and pass, Khusnutdinov tallied the winner on a wrister from the right side after drivi...
Bruins strive to beat Sabres for second time this season
This week has been a tale of two games for the Boston Bruins.,First-year coach Marco Sturm's team was embarrassed Monday in a 7-2 loss at the Ottawa Senators before overcoming a slow start the next night by scoring the final five goals to defeat the New York Islanders 5-2.,The Bruins look to continu...
Miles Wood tallies twice late to lift Blue Jackets past Sabres
Miles Wood scored off a deflection to forge a tie in the third period, then converted from the doorstep 2:53 into overtime to fuel the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.,Jet Greaves stopped Jiri Kulich on a breakaway early in overtime before Wood capp...
Blue Jackets visit Sabres in chase for more road success
The Columbus Blue Jackets bid to win their fourth straight road game on Tuesday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.,The Blue Jackets continued to feel at home on the road with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. They are 3-1-0 away from Columbus this season after posting...
Browns staying the course with QB Dillon Gabriel
Moments after the Cleveland Browns completed their 32-13 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, head coach Kevin Stefanski affirmed his support for rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel.,"When you lose like this, you have to look at everything," Stefanski said. "Every position. Everything I'm doing...
John Tavares scores in OT as Maple Leafs down Sabres
John Tavares scored at 1:28 of overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Tavares' goal, No. 499 of his career, came on a breakaway after a Buffalo turnover., ,Nicholas Robertson, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua scored for the Maple Leafs...
John Tavares scores late as Maple Leafs down Sabres in OT
John Tavares scored at 1:28 of overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Tavares scored on a breakaway after a Buffalo turnover.,Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua scored for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a three-game losing ...
Browns add QB Shedeur Sanders (back) to injury list
The Cleveland Browns added rookie Shedeur Sanders to the injury report on Saturday and elevated fellow quarterback Bailey Zappe from the practice squad.,Sanders is dealing with a back issue and is listed as questionable for Sunday's contest between the Browns (2-5) and New England Patriots (5-2) in ...
Sabres pursue sweep of home-and-home set vs. Maple Leafs
The Buffalo Sabres have turned things around after starting the season with three straight losses.,Winners of four of their past five games, they will look to keep rolling when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second half of a back-to-back matchup with their Atlantic Division rival on Satu...
Mattias Samuelsson nets 2 as Sabres topple Maple Leafs
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had his first-ever two-goal game as the Buffalo Sabres bested the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Friday night.,After a slow start to his season, Tage Thompson netted the go-ahead goal 7:20 into the second period. Bowen Byram's pass through the high slot wound up on...
Mattias Samuelsson nets 2 as Sabres leapfrog Maple Leafs in Atlantic
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had his first ever two-goal game as the Buffalo Sabres bested the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Friday night.,After a slow start to his season, Tage Thompson netted the go-ahead goal 7:20 into the second period. Bowen Byram's pass through the high slot wound up on...