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F Peyton Krebs re-signs with Sabres on 4-year, $18M deal
A week after filing for arbitration, forward Peyton Krebs avoided a hearing by signing a four-year, $18 million deal with the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,Krebs, 25, is coming off his best season, posting a career-high 39 points (12 goals, 27 assists) while playing all 82 games. In his first NHL postse...
Sabres send Alex Tuch to Caps in sign-and-trade deal
The Buffalo Sabres sent prolific goal-scorer Alex Tuch to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday via a sign-and-trade agreement.,Tuch, an unrestricted free agent who scored at least 33 goals for the Sabres in three of the last four seasons, agreed to an eight-year, $84 million contract with Washington...
Reports: Sabres' Alex Tuch going to Caps in sign-and-trade
Prolific goal-scorer Alex Tuch will move from the Buffalo Sabres to the Washington Capitals via a sign-and-trade agreement, according to reports by The Athletic and ESPN.,Tuch, an unrestricted free agent who scored at least 33 goals for the Sabres in three of the last four seasons, will sign an eigh...
Eagles sign DE A.J. Epenesa after deal with Browns falls through
The Philadelphia Eagles signed A.J. Epenesa on Wednesday after the former Buffalo Bills defensive end failed a physical with the Cleveland Browns.,The Eagles did not announce terms of the contract with Epenesa, who in March agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $5 million with Cleveland, accordi...
Sabres' power play tallies twice to topple Canadiens in Game 1
Ryan McLeod and defenseman Bowen Byram each converted on the power play to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second-round series.,Buffalo went 2-for-3 with the man advantage after going 1-for-46 on the power p...
Will Sabres' road excellence override Bruins' home brilliance again in Game 4?
The Buffalo Sabres take aim at their second straight road win in Boston and full command of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they meet the Bruins in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon.,How unlikely would back-to-back road wins be? Well, no team in the NHL earned more home wins during...
Sabres' first postseason since 2011 starts with confident Bruins
The Boston Bruins have won 11 Stanley Cup playoff rounds since the last time the Buffalo Sabres made the postseason.,That experience seems to have Boston coach Marco Sturm oozing with confidence heading into Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night in Buffalo...
NHL Draft Lottery set for May 5
The 2026 NHL Draft Lottery will be held May 5 at NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, N.J.,The league said Saturday that the lottery will be broadcast live on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports. The time has yet to be announced.,The lottery will begin with the determination of the No. 1 pick, followed by r...
Report: Browns decide against signing DE A.J. Epenesa
The Cleveland Browns are not signing free agent defensive end A.J. Epenesa after concerns following his physical, ESPN reported on Sunday night.,The Browns were reported on March 18, per ESPN, to have agreed to sign the six-year veteran to a one-year contract worth up to $5 million. Epenesa, 27, who...
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen comes up big in shootout win over Kraken
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped both attempts in the shootout, helping the Buffalo Sabres rally for a 3-2 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Saturday evening.,Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs scored in regulation, and Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn ...
Sabres steamroll Sharks en route to 8th straight victory
Jack Quinn recorded a hat trick and an assist, Jason Zucker added a goal and an assist and Ramus Dahlin had three assists as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, 6-3, for their NHL-best eighth straight win.,Alex Tuch and Beck Malenstyn also scored for Buffalo, which i...
Report: Bills, TE Dawson Knox agree to 3-year contract
Tight end Dawson Knox is staying in Buffalo, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Bills, according to multiple reports Tuesday.,While contract details were not immediately available, the contract is believed to restructure his current deal to lower his scheduled $17 million salary ca...
Reports: Raiders trade for Bills CB Taron Johnson
The Las Vegas Raiders are acquiring veteran cornerback Taron Johnson and a seventh-round pick from the Buffalo Bills for a sixth-round pick in this year's draft, according to multiple reports on Sunday night.,The Bills announced on Friday that Johnson, 29, was going to be released, reportedly as an ...
Avery Hayes' 2-goal debut propels Penguins past Sabres
Avery Hayes lit the lamp twice in an unforgettable NHL debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins put a stop to their two-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,Fellow rookie Ben Kindel also found the back of the net twice for the Penguins. Pittsburgh's Tommy Novak add...
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) stays unbeaten, edges Buffalo
Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 19 points as No. 23 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten with a 73-71 victory over host Buffalo on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference contest.,Buffalo closed to 73-71 on a Noah Batchelor 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play and had a chance to win the game, but Ryan ...
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) rides high-octane offense into Buffalo
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) hopes to keep its perfect record intact when it visits Buffalo for a Mid-American Conference matchup on Tuesday night. , ,Offense has carried the RedHawks (22-0, 10-0 MAC), who lead the conference in scoring (93.7) and 3-point percentage (40.1). Top-ranked Arizona (22-0) is the o...
Sabres carry rare superior record into rubber game with Panthers
The Buffalo Sabres, who are in the midst of a 14-year-playoff drought that is the longest in NHL history, are actually in prime postseason position.,With 28 games left in the regular season, the Sabres' start the week as one of the Eastern Conference's two wild-card teams.,Buffalo has 67 points, and...
Youth movement positively impacting Sabres, Canadiens
The Buffalo Sabres will look to tighten the gap in the upper half of the Atlantic Division standings when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Buffalo is fourth in the division, four points behind third-place Montreal with a game in hand on its division foe. The Sabres, who have been on a ...
Sabres sign F Josh Doan to 7-year, $48.65M contract
Posting career highs in goals (15), assists (20) and points (35) over 49 games this season -- his first with the Buffalo Sabres -- forward Josh Doan was rewarded with a seven-year contract worth $48.65 million on Wednesday.,Doan, 23, was traded from the Utah Mammoth along with defenseman Michael Kes...
Broncos win OT thriller over Bills, advance to AFC title game
Wil Lutz hit a 23-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, to give the host Denver Broncos a 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship Game.,The Broncos will host the winner of Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans next S...