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Sabres, trying not to get too excited about playoff prospects, face Bruins
On the verge of ending their NHL-record, 14-season playoff drought, the Buffalo Sabres are staying in the moment.,Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins likely can't afford to give up too many points as they fight for their own playoff positioning.,Back home from another successful road trip, the Sabres aim t...
Troy Terry's OT goal lifts Ducks, snaps Sabres' 4-game win streak
Troy Terry scored twice, including the game-winner at 1:29 of overtime in a 6-5 win for the Anaheim Ducks against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.,Beckett Sennecke, Chris Kreider and Jackson LaCombe each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks (39-27-4, 82 points), who have won three of their p...
Sabres complete road trip at Anaheim, seeking fifth straight victory
The Buffalo Sabres will look to sweep a four-game road trip when they conclude it with a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,Buffalo (44-20-6, 94 points) is coming off a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, the Sabres' fourth straight victory and 12th in its past 13 games en r...
Sabres bring stellar shutout, road streaks into Kings matchup
The Buffalo Sabres will try to keep their shutout streak alive when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.,The Sabres blanked their past two opponents and have not surrendered a goal in the past 164:07. They last gave up a goal in the second period of a 3-2 shootout win against the ...
Road warriors: Sabres extend franchise-record streak
Sam Carrick scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-0 win against the host San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist, Logan Stanley had two assists, and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for the Sabres (43-20-6, 92 points), who extended their franchise-record road points streak to...
Surging Sabres stay scorching, sink Sharks
Sam Carrick scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-0 win against the host San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist, Logan Stanley had two assists, and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for the Sabres (43-20-6, 92 points), who are 11-1-0 in their past 12 games.,Alex Nedeljkovic m...
Slumping Sharks plot to end to Sabres' road success
The Buffalo Sabres are feeling quite at home on the road and will look to keep that going when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday for the second game of a four-game road trip.,The Sabres (42-20-6, 90 points) are 20-11-3 as the visitors this season. On Tuesday, they set a franchise record for...
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, sizzling Sabres shut out Golden Knights
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as the Buffalo Sabres blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Josh Doan and Josh Norris scored the goals for Buffalo, which maintained a four-point lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning, a 6-2 winn...
Sabres' road success to be challenged by Golden Knights
Holding a four-point lead in the Atlantic Division with just 15 games remaining, the Buffalo Sabres are in good shape to snap a well-documented 14-year playoff drought.,But a challenging four-game Western trip that begins Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights has the potential to be a stumbling b...
Sabres post shootout win in chippy affair with Maple Leafs
Alex Tuch scored the decisive goal of a shootout Saturday night and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2.,The Sabres made two of their three shots in the shootout and the Maple Leafs misfired on both attempts.,Owen Power and Jack Quinn scored for the Sabres in regulation...
Maple Leafs emphasize ‘emotion’ ahead of Sabres showdown
The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in a clash of teams that just completed contrasting eight-game streaks.,The Maple Leafs snapped their eight-game losing streak (0-6-2) Thursday with a 6-4 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks despite losing Auston Matthews to a l...
Jakob Chychrun fires game-winner as Capitals end Sabres streak
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal with 1:33 left in the third period and the Washington Capitals ended the Sabres' eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 win Thursday night in Buffalo.,Aliaksei Protas controlled a loose puck behind the Sabres net and passed out to Chychrun, who scored his 23rd g...
With postseason hopes fading, Capitals face uphill climb vs. Sabres
The Washington Capitals will look to bolster their flickering playoff aspirations on Thursday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.,The high-scoring Sabres, in turn, are roaring toward the postseason and will be looking for their ninth straight win.,After ending a three-game losing streak with an impr...
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...
Sabres 'fired up' about winning ways, take on Sharks next
There's still more than a fifth of the season remaining, and nobody wants to jinx it, but Lindy Ruff and the Buffalo Sabres can taste it.,For the first time since 2011, an NHL-record 14-year drought, Buffalo is expected to reach the postseason.,The Sabres, who have won all seven games they've played...
Lightning F Brandon Hagel fined $5K for altercation
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel received a $5,000 fine Monday for his role in an altercation with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin the previous day.,The NHL Player Safety department said Hagel served as "the aggressor" in the incident that occurred 3:35 into the second period of the...
Sabres shock Lightning as teams combine for NHL season-high 15 goals
Josh Doan's second power-play goal capped a manic third period as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits and took over first place in the Atlantic Division with a wild 8-7 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.,In their NHL-best seventh straight win, the Sabres all...
Atlantic Division lead on line when Lightning, Sabres meet
The Buffalo Sabres went all-in at the trade deadline on Friday to toughen up for the postseason, and they kept winning in the process. ,Owners of an NHL-high streak of six wins, they added to their roster then beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night to open a five-game homestand.,The Sabr...
Sabres notch 6th straight win with victory over Predators
Tage Thompson extended his career-high point streak to 10 games as the Buffalo Sabres held on to defeat the Nashville Predators 3-1 for their sixth straight win.,Thompson has six goals and five assists during the streak.,Jason Ducker and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabres, who were opening a five-...
Pens F Evgeni Malkin suspended 5 games for slash to the head
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was suspended five games Friday night for slashing Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin in the head.,The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced the discipline after holding a hearing with Malkin earlier in the day. The hearing was conducted by phone, wh...