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Sabres Hang Tough, Earn a Point

Score: Buffalo Sabres 2-3 SO Florida Panthers Shots: BUF 28-34 FLA Buffalo Sabres Goals: Dahlin (17) PP Peterka (26) PP Florida Panthers Goals: Verhaeghe (19) Jesse Puljujarvi (4) NOTE: No photos from tonight’s game were available to use for this article. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was a surprise starter in this one and Florida tested him with a few shots early. Buffalo got a few…

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Sabres Fail To Ride The Lightning in 7-4 Beating

Score: Buffalo Sabres 4-7 Tampa Bay Lightning Shots: BUF 25-31 TBL Buffalo Sabres Goals: Kulich (15), Clifton (1); Tuch [ppg] (35), Lafferty (4) Minnesota Wild Goals: Guentzel (39); McDonagh (4), Kucherov (35), Geekie (7), Lilleberg (1); Kucherov (36), Guentzel [ppg] (40) In many respects Buffalo were actually the better team in the first period. The visitors outshot the hosts 11-5…

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Game Preview 80 & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres (35-37-7) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-8) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM | Amalie Arena | Tampa, Florida TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Tampa Bay Lightning Record: 45-26-8 | 98 PTS Division Ranking: 2nd in Atlantic Division Last Game: 4-3 Overtime Loss vs Detroit PP: 5th (26.1%) | Sabres Rank: 23rd (18.8%) PK: 8th (81.4%

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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread | Week of 4/14

Two home games to go to close out yet another season of disappointment, the 14th campaign in a row to end without any postseason action. Can they beat up the Leafs a little before the playoffs? Will the Flyers match-up be a determining factor in the lottery and subsequent NHL Draft order? Tue, Apr 15th, 7pm ET – Buffalo Sabres (35-38-7) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (50-26-4) Thu, Apr 17th…

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Game #81 Preview & Open Thread: Maple Leafs vs. Sabres

TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 Toronto Maple Leafs Record: 50-26-4 | 104 PTS Last Game: 4-1 Win vs. Carolina Hurricanes Division Ranking: 1st in Atlantic Division PP: 25.2% (7th); Sabres: 19% (23rd) PK: 77.9% (T18th); Sabres: 76.4% (25th) 1. Fifty is Nifty Sunday’s game against the ‘Canes marked Toronto’s third 50-win season in franchise history.

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Toronto Has the Last Laff

Score: Buffalo Sabres 0-4 Toronto Maple Leafs Shots: BUF 35-32 TOR Buffalo Sabres Goals: Zilch (0) from Nada and Nill Toronto Maple Leafs Goals: Lorentz (8) Marner (27) Matthews (32) Robertson (15) There was still a Buffalo Sabres logo painted at center ice for this game but make no mistake, Keybank Center was loaded with Leafs’ fans. Toronto cheers often overshadowed our old…

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Game 82 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Flyers

Buffalo Sabres (35-39-7) vs Philadelphia Flyers (33-38-10) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM ET | KeyBank Center, Buffalo NY TV: MSG-B, ESPN+ Philadelphia Flyers Record: 33-38-10 | 76 PTS Last Game: 3-0 loss against Blue Jackets Division Ranking: 8th, Metropolitan PP: 30th, 14.6% (31/212 opps) [Sabres: 24th, 18.9% (43/228 opps)] PK: 20th, 77.5% (155/200 killed)…

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Draft Lottery Coming Up Soon

After 14 seasons without any playoffs for this Sabres’ franchise, some of us are almost apathetic towards the draft now. Sure, we have acquired some good players over the years but none of them has delivered us a post season. Many more have gone on to bigger and better things. Others have drifted into obscurity. Buffalo could grab a player in 2025 who will help us very soon, there is a chance of…

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Sabres Finish Season on High Note

Score: Buffalo Sabres 5 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 Shots: BUF 25 | PHI 31 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Alex Tuch (36), Peyton Krebs (10), Jack Quinn (15), JJ Peterka (27), Ryan McLeod (20) Philadelphia Flyers Goals: Matvei Michkov (25, 26), Tyson Foerster (25), Bobby Brink (12) It didn’t take long for the Sabres to get on the board, with Alex Tuch scoring his 36th of the season less than five…

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Thread – Wk of 4/20

The NHL Playoffs are here and there’s some very appetizing match-ups on tap. Ottawa Senators (WC2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (1A) Game 1: Senators at Maple Leafs, Sunday, April 20, 7 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, ESPN2 Game 2: Senators at Maple Leafs, Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, ESPN2 Game 3: Maple Leafs at Senators, Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. ET; SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Zach Benson

Total Season Stats: 10 G, 18 A, 28 pts -2 in 75 games Age: 19 Contract Status: Signed through 2025-26, $950,000 Cap Hit, RFA at the start of the 2026-27 season It is hard to believe that Zachary Ruben Benson does not turn 20 years old until next month. The 13th overall pick in 2023 now has two full NHL seasons under his belt. We have seen flashes of his skill but so far his…

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Reports: City of Buffalo Can’t Afford Keybank Center

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz dropped a bomshell recently when he revealed that he intends to walk away from the KeyBank Center lease when it expires on October 1st, 2025. “It is our intention to walk away,” he said to WGRZ earlier this month. It seems as though lawmakers in Buffalo were caught off guard as much as its citizens were. WIVB’s article on the subject clarifies that team…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Beck Malenstyn

Total Season Stats: 4 G, 6 A, 10 pts, -16 in 76 games Age: 27 Contract Status: Signed through 2025-26, $1.35 million cap hit This season was Beck Malenstyn’s first in Buffalo, following last summer’s mid-draft trade from the Washington Capitals. Malenstyn went on to sign a two-year contract with the Sabres, avoiding arbitration. All in all, I liked what I saw this season from…

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Rochester Amerks Playoffs Open Thread

The Rochester Americans begin their postseason adventure tonight after finishing second in the North Division, and will be taking on the Syracuse Crunch. Jiri Kulich, Tyson Kozak, Noah Ostlund and Isak Rosen have all returned to the Amerks to beef up their squad. Here is the schedule for the best-of-five series – Fri, Apr 25th, 7:05pm ET – Rochester Amerks vs Syracuse Crunch Sun…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Josh Norris

Total Season Stats: 21-14-35 in 56 Games (1-1-2 in 3 games with Sabres) Age: 25 Contract Status: Signed through 2029-2030 at $7.95 Million AAV Sabres fans were clamoring for a significant shakeup to the roster after watching the season circle the drain before the calendar even read 2025. They got one on the trade deadline when Dylan Cozens and Dennis Gilbert were traded for Josh…

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Thread – Wk of 4/27

Things are starting to heat up in the NHL postseason. Interestingly, of the eight match-ups, every single team has won at least one game, so there will be no brooms on display for teams getting swept. A pretty good indicator of the parity in the league, as well as teams stepping up their game when it matters most. The Battle of Ontario is leaning in favor of Toronto despite three very close…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Jason Zucker

Total Season Stats: 21 G, 32 A, 53 pts, +4 in 73 games Age: 33 Contract Status: Signed a 1-year, $5 million contract last year, signed a 2-year, $4.75 million AAV extension in March 2025 This season was Jason Zucker’s first in Buffalo, coming in as a free agent and signed to bring some experience to the top six forward corps. The heavy pricetag was a surprise to many with the…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Tyson Kozak

Total Season Stats: 3-2-5 in 21 Games Age: 22 Contract Status: RFA In his third pro season, Tyson Kozak took another step in his development. The 22-year-old center made his NHL debut on December 5th and spent a majority of the season bouncing back and forth between Rochester and Buffalo. What he lacks in size (5’11”) and point production, the former 7th rounder in 2021 makes up for…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Jack Quinn

Total Season Stats: 15 G, 24 A, 39 pts -18 in 74 games Age: 23 Contract Status: Expiring 3 year entry level deal, $863,334 Cap Hit, current RFA The good news? The Sabres are in line to sign a potential 60 point player this season to a team friendly bridge deal. How does that happen? Well, an injury filled 2nd year for Quinn and an epic, disappointing first half of the year in 2024…

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