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Patrik Laine scores a hat trick in Montreal's 6-1 rout of Buffalo, extending Sabres' free fall

Dec. 17, 2024 22:07 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick with Montreal and the Canadiens extended the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak to 11 games with a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night. Juraj Slafkovsky, Joel Armia and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal while Cole Caufield, Nick...

Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss

Dec. 14, 2024 21:54 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson struck twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night. Dylan Strome had the game-winning goal and Jakob Chychrun iced the game with an empty-netter for the Capitals, who have won four straight. Logan...

Fox has goal and 2 assists as Rangers beat Sabres 3-2 for 3rd win in 11 games

Dec. 11, 2024 22:04 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Adam Fox had a goal and two assist and the the New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Wednesday night. Mika Zibanejad got his 300th career goal and Reilly Smith also scored for the Rangers, who snapped a two-game skid and got their third win in 11...

Michael Kesselring scores as Utah beats the Buffalo Sabres 5-2

Dec. 07, 2024 15:57 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Kesselring had a goal and an assist to help Utah beat the sliding Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday. Nick Schmaltz, Jack McBain, and Kevin Stenlund also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves. Kesselring and Mikhail Sergachev scored...

Adam Lowry scores in OT to give Jets 3-2 win over Sabres and end 4-game skid

Dec. 05, 2024 23:49 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Adam Lowry scored 3:59 into overtime to end the Winnipeg Jets' four-game losing streak in a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor also scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves. The Jets' losing...

Another Colorado comeback: Avalanche rally from 4-goal deficit this time in 5-4 win over Sabres

Dec. 04, 2024 09:59 AM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has no explanation for his team’s struggles with slow starts. At the same time, he’s also not questioning Colorado’s ability to respond when trailing, even as the Avs pushed Bednar’s patience and palpitations to their limits...

Artturi Lehkonen's late goal caps Avalanche's 5-goal rally in 5-4 win over the Sabres

Dec. 03, 2024 22:18 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored with 4:22 left, and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a four-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as the Avalanche scored four third-period goals. Joel...

Conor Garland scores 2 including OT winner as Canucks rally to beat Sabres 4-3

Nov. 29, 2024 18:13 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Conor Garland scored twice including the winning goal 3:59 into overtime to lead the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Garland also had an assist in the comeback victory. Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser each had two assists....

Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stops 39 to shut out the Sabres 1-0

Nov. 27, 2024 21:48 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and Kirill Kaprizov scored to give the Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves for Buffalo, which failed to win four in a row for the third time this season. ...

Jiri Kulich's goal in overtime gives Sabres a 3-2 victory over Ducks

Nov. 23, 2024 00:58 AM EST

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jiri Kulich scored with 59.4 seconds remaining in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Friday night. Anaheim goaltender John Gibson stopped Buffalo defensemen Owen Power on a 2-on-1 breakaway, but...