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Reinhart gets his 55th goal to win it, Florida tops Buffalo 3-2 in OT to clinch home ice for Round 1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — All Florida needed was one point to ensure its postseason run would start at home. And once that task was done, Sam Reinhart decided to put an exclamation point on things. Reinhart got his 55th goal of the season with 1:02 left in overtime, and the Panthers...
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...
Keep those sticks down! Stars and Sabres have goals overturned after high stick challenges
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres both had goals overturned on replay review challenges because of high sticks Tuesday night. Dallas thought it had a 2-1 lead in the first period when Mason Marchment raised his stick in front of the net to deflect the puck past...
Jack Quinn scores 2 as Sabres win 4-2, drop Flyers to 0-4-2 in last six games
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin had a defiant response to those counting out the Buffalo Sabres, who suddenly find themselves in the mix of a tightly contested Eastern Conference playoff race following a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night. “We’re a team...
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...
Shane Pinto has a goal and 3 assists as the Senators roll to 6-2 win over the Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and the Ottawa Senators enjoyed a five-goal first-period surge in cruising to a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Artem Zub opened the scoring 2:37 in an outing the Senators led 4-0 by the 8:49...
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes 32 saves to help Sabres beat Flames, 4-1
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday night. JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs and Connor Clifton also scored to help Buffalo improve to 34-33-5 and finish 2-3 on a...
Zach Hyman scores 47th and 48th goals to help Oilers rout Sabres, 8-3
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored his 47th and 48th goals, the second in Edmonton's five-goal third period, and the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to rout the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Thursday night. Mattias Ekholm had two goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl added a goal...
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...
The suddenly surging Buffalo Sabres have inched their way back into playoff race with 8-3-1 run
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Someone evidently forgot to inform Dylan Cozens and the Buffalo Sabres they were considered counted out of playoff contention when falling 12 points out of the race a month ago. Then again, Cozens wouldn’t have accepted the notion even if someone had. ...
