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Game 53 Preview & Open Thread: Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings (22-16-13) at Buffalo Sabres (30-17-5) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Los Angeles Kings Record: 22-16-13 | 57 PTS Division Ranking: T4th in Pacific Division Last Game: 3-1 Win vs Red Wings PP: 30th (15.6%) | Sabres Rank: 20th (19.2%) PK: T21st (77.8%

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Close but no Cigar – Canadiens mount third period comeback to beat Sabres 4-2

Score: Canadians 4 | Sabres 2 Shots: MTL 31 | BUF 38 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Montreal Canadians Goals: Final Thoughts This was a hard-fought game that, unfortunately, ended in a loss. The entire game was as close to a playoff battle that the team has seen in years. It may not have gone the way they wanted, but Buffalo cannot be disappointed with their performance.

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Game #54 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres (31-17-5) vs Montreal Canadiens (30-17-7) Puck Drop: 7:00 pm ET | KeyBank Center, Buffalo NY TV: MSG-B, NHLN Radio: WGR 550, Sirius XM (app) Montreal Canadiens Record: 30-17-7 | 67 PTS Last Game: 7-3 win against Colorado Avalanche; 5-4-1 in last ten games Division Ranking: 4th, Atlantic PP: 7th, 23.6% (37/157) [Sabres: 18th, 19.5% (30/

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Buffalo Sabres Player of the Week 2/1 – Our Captain Rasmus Dahlin

It’s been a challenging week for the Buffalo Sabres. They have continued to maintain their high level of play, set some records playing at a historically elite level in the League (fifth-best record all time for a 24-game span), saw Lady Luck sashay their way, did a little dance together, and then she backed elusively out of reach last night. With a nod to the upcoming Winter Olympics…

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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 2/2 – Contender Battles

The Buffalo Sabres went 2-1-0 last week, and it only gets tougher this week with two road games in Florida and a home tilt against Pittsburgh before the Olympics break. Mon, Feb 2nd, 7pm EST – Buffalo Sabres (31-18-5) at Florida Panthers (28-23-3) Tue, Feb 3rd, 7:30pm EST – Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning (35-14-4) Thu, Feb 5th, 7pm EST – Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins (28…

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Game #55 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres at Panthers

Buffalo Sabres (31-17-5) at Florida Panthers (28-23-3) Puck Drop: 7:00 pm ET | Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise FL TV: MSG-B, ESPN+ Radio: WGR 550, Sirius XM (app) Florida Panthers Record: 28-23-3 | 59 PTS Last Game: 2-1 defeat against Winnipeg Jets; 5-5-0 in last ten games Division Ranking: 6th, Atlantic PP: 22nd, 18.4% (36/196) [Sabres: 18th, 19.6% (31/

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Distance Achieved – Sabres beat Panthers, go ten points clear of defending Cup champions

Score: Sabres 5 | Panthers 3 Shots: BUF 20 | FLA 41 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Florida Panthers Goals: Final Thoughts A week after delivering a decisive blow to the Leafs’ playoff hopes, Buffalo struck again against an Atlantic Division rival chasing them. This victory drops the Panthers to 10 points behind the Sabres and 9 points behind the Bruins for the final wild…

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Sabres outlasted by Bolts in overtime thriller

Score: Buffalo Sabres 3-4 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Shots: BUF 26-35 TBL Buffalo Sabres Goals: Mattias Samuelsson 10 (Unassisted), Mattias Samuelsson 11 (McLeod, Quinn), Doan 18 PPG (Thompson, Dahlin) Tampa Bay Lightning Goals: Nikita Kucherov 29 (Guentzel), Oliver Bjorkstrand 9 PPG (Raddysh, Kucherov), Raddysh 17 (Kucherov, Hagel), Guentzel OT (Kucherov, Moser) Sheer Courage The…

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Game 56 Preview & Open Thread: Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres (20-14-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (23-21-4) Puck Drop: 7:30 PM | Benchmark International Arena | Tampa, FL TV: ESPN +/HULU Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Tampa Bay Lightning Record: 35-14-4 | 74 PTS Division Ranking: 1st in Atlantic Division Last Game: 6-5 SO Win vs Boston Bruins PP: 12th (22.0%) | Sabres Rank: 18th (19.9%) PK…

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Game #57 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs Penguins

Buffalo Sabres (32-18-6) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (28-15-12) Puck Drop: 7:00 pm ET | KeyBank Center, Buffalo NY TV: MSG-B, ESPN+ Radio: WGR 550, Sirius XM (app) Pittsburgh Penguins Record: 28-15-12 | 68 PTS Last Game: 5-4 OT defeat against New York Islanders; 7-1-2 in last ten games Division Ranking: 2nd, Metropolitan PP: 3rd, 26.4% (38/144) [Sabres: 16th…

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Penguins Capitalize on Sabres’ Mistakes

Score: Penguins 5 | Sabres 2 Shots: PIT 32 | BUF 28 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Pittsburgh Penguins Goals: Final Thoughts This was a rough game for Buffalo. They were sloppy with the puck and lacked the connectivity we’ve come to expect from their game. Pittsburgh took advantage of some gifts to gain the advantage in this one. Three of the Penguins non-empty net goals…

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GM For A Day, Feb 4th ’26 – MattTFS

The Sabres are currently projected to have $13.21mil in cap space for next year, so moves will have to be made. Keep in mind I try to be conservative with any trade values/contract projections to account for natural bias/homerism. Tuch: 7x$10.5mil, gone over this before but likely needs more than Kempe to stay. Benson: 2x$5mil, have to bridge Benny and hope his offense doesn’t drive…

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Mock Draft – T McGee (as of 1/16/26)

Editor’s Note: With the Sabres recent congested schedule, we had held off on publishing this latest Mock Draft. DBTB – We haven’t discussed this year’s Draft lately, given the Sabres successes, the NFL playoffs, and the holidays! But we’re back, and what better way to come back than to tie it into the recent announcement of Buffalo as a host of the 2026 NHL Draft. I will, at this point…

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2026 Winter Olympics Men’s Full Hockey Schedule

The men’s hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will begin Feb. 11 with Team Slovakia playing Team Finland followed by Team Sweden against host Team Italy. The tournament, the first with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination…

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Olympics Men’s Hockey Open Thread – 2/11/26

The men’s tournament kicks off today with two games – Group B Slovakia vs Finland, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Sweden vs. Italy, 3:10 p.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen would have been a backup for the Finn’s opener today. Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will be in action later this afternoon however, playing for the Swedes.

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/12/26

The men’s tournament started yesterday with Rasmus Dahlin picking up three points in a hard-fought 3-2 Sweden win over the hosts Italy. Group A Switzerland vs. France, 6:10 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, Peacock Czechia vs. Canada, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Group C Latvia vs. United States, 3:10 p.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Germany vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m.

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Jedi Council

As the Olympic break continues, the Buffalo Sabres remain positioned in the top Wild Card spot, narrowly leading Boston by one point and Columbus by five. (cutoff line) The standings are remarkably tight; Buffalo sits just two points shy of Montreal and Detroit for the top-two and top-three seeds in the Atlantic Division. With such thin margins, the first week or two back will likely dictate…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/14/26

Happy Valentine’s Day all. And in case you were blissfully ignorant of the date, you better get the heck out of the house right now and get your significant other something ASAP! Yesterday Sweden fell to a surprise 4-1 defeat at the hands of Finland, though Rasmus Dahlin did bag a powerplay goal for the Tre Kronor. They’ll be playing for survival today. Tage Thompson will also be back in…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/13/26

Tage Thompson was on the scoreboard yesterday as USA beat Latvia 5-1. After picking up three points in Sweden’s first game, Rasmus Dahlin is back in action today. Group B Finland vs. Sweden, 6:10 a.m. — Santaguilia Arena, USA Network Italy vs. Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. — Rho Arena, Peacock Group A France vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, Peacock Canada vs. Switzerland, 3:10 p.

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/15/26

Good morning gang, hope you all had a good Valentine’s Day, whether you chose to spoil yourselves or your significant other(s). Sweden needed to beat Slovakia by three goals to win Group B, but the Slovak’s last-minute goal from Dalibor Dvorsky means Tre Kronor are going to have to see how the rest of the games shake out to see who they will play next. United States are top of Group C…

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