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Luukkonen stops 22 shots and Buffalo Sabres play spoilers in beating the Washington Capitals 4-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An improved performance still wasn’t good enough for Nic Dowd and the spiraling Washington Capitals who dropped their second outing to the Buffalo Sabres in nine days, and slipped out of the top eight of the Eastern Conference standings. “It’s tough. I...
Pavs scores go-ahead goal with back to net in Stars' 50th win while eliminating Sabres
DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored the go-ahead goal on a tipped puck with his back to the net and the playoff-bound Dallas Stars got their 50th win of the season, 3-2 over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. “It kind of looks routine,” Jason Robertson said of Pavelski's goal....
Peterka scores twice and Buffalo Sabres use 3rd-period surge in 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — JJ Peterka and the Buffalo Sabres haven’t given up on their slim chances of crashing the NHL playoff party. At the very least, they’re making it a crowded race following a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Peterka scored...
Tage Thompson's 4-goal night rallies Buffalo Sabres to 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — After finding themselves in yet another first-period hole, Tage Thompson and the Buffalo Sabres decided to stop digging this time. By rallying from a 2-0 deficit in a 5-2 win over the Devils on Friday night, the Sabres also put a dent in New Jersey’s...
Skinner nets hat trick, Sabres chase Daccord with early barrage in 6-2 win over Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, with his first goal coming during a three-goal outburst in the first six minutes to chase Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, and the Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 6-2 victory Monday night. Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch also scored in...
Byram scores 2 in Sabres' 7-3 rout of Red Wings. Detroit drops its 6th straight
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — There’s a glimmer of hope growing in Buffalo, and a sudden feeling of dread in Detroit after the Sabres tightened the Eastern Conference playoff race following a 7-3 rout of the Red Wings on Tuesday night. Suddenly, five points separate the 11th-place Sabres...
Sabres overcome 2-goal deficit and disallowed OT goal in 3-2 shootout win over Oilers
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Bryson and the Buffalo Sabres got the rare and unusual opportunity of celebrating one win twice. After an offside video review led to Owen Power’s goal with two seconds remaining in overtime being disallowed, the Sabres showed no letdown by returning...
Dahlin scores in overtime to give Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored a power-play goal in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night. With Nikita Kucherov off for hooking, Dahlin scored from in-close 1:42 into overtime off a pass from Casey Mittelstadt. ...
Alex Tuch breaks tie with short-handed goal, Sabres beat Canadians 3-2
MONTREAL (AP) — Alex Tuch scored short-handed to break a second-period tie in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadians on Wednesday night. Zemgus Girgensons and Jeff Skinner also scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves to help the Sabres improve to 25-27-4....
Luukkonen stops 33 shots, Greenway scores twice in Buffalo Sabres' 7-0 rout of Los Angeles Kings
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and the Buffalo Sabres finally enjoyed the benefits of playing with a lead. Jordan Greenway scored twice in an outing the Sabres led 3-0 after the first period, and Luukkonen stopped 33 shots for his fourth career shutout and fourth...
