Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette announced on Thursday that four players will miss at least their next four upcoming games, including two games against the Buffalo Sabres.
It was announced this week that the NHL would temporarily pull some of its new tracking tech pucks due to concerns about their on-ice movement and performance.
Ullmark may be back, Tokarski recalled As the Buffalo Sabres prepare for this weekend’s games against the Washington Capitals, the rosters for both teams are certainly going to be interesting.
BUFFALO – Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark missed the last two games following the death of his father in Sweden, he told the team’s website today. Ullmark, whose father entered the hospital early last week, was scheduled to start Monday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Buffalo Sabres had a very strange couple of games in regards to their goaltending. The goalie position was a huge question mark for the Sabres at the beginning of the season, and it is still a spot that fans are not extremely confident in going forward.
In the second period of the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, Brandon Montour laid a hit on Ivan Provorov who went flying into goaltender Carter Hutton.
Shortly after Ivan Provorov collided with Carter Hutton during the second period Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres goalie stymied James van Riemsdyk’s point-blank opportunity.
Inability to finish chances haunts Buffalo in a contest that was much tighter than the score indicates Score: Sabres 0 | Flyers 3 Shots: BUF - 37 | PHI
The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad, the team announced this afternoon. It’s unclear why Asplund, 23, is needed.
How serious is Girgensons’ injury and when will he return? After 9 months without Buffalo Sabres hockey, to see players back on the ice at KeyBank Arena was a welcome sight.
The Buffalo Sabres captured their first win of the season last night over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Sabres looked like the best they have all season last night in their dominant 6-1 victory in Philly.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who left Monday’s 6-1 win over the Flyers after Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit him in the head, will play tonight in Philadelphia, coach Ralph Krueger said.
The NHL had 10 games on tap yesterday, but not many thought the Buffalo Sabres would handedly give the Flyers their first loss of the year. NHL News: Sabres lead the goal barrage and topple Flyers 6-1 Sabres (1-2) Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall picked up 3 assists each and helped give the heavily favored Flyers (2-1) their first loss on the year.
Late in the first period Monday, Buffalo Sabres center Curtis Lazar grabbed the puck at the blue line, skated into the left circle and backhanded a shot underneath the crossbar.
Buffalo flexed their offensive muscles on Monday night. Score: Sabres 6 | Flyers 1 Shots: BUF - 36 | PHI - 23 Sabres Goals: Curtis Lazar (1, 2), Sam Reinhart
The Buffalo Sabres have recalled goalie Jonas Johansson from the taxi squad because Linus Ullmark is unavailable tonight for personal reasons, the team announced.
As the 2021 NHL season begins, the league will have a different look than it did a year ago. This season will see a 56-game intra-division schedule and division realignments including the all-Canadian North Division to prevent cross-border travel.
Buffalo Sabres winger Sam Reinhart is questionable for tonight’s road game against the Philadelphia Flyers with the lower-body injury, coach Ralph Krueger said.
The Buffalo Sabres’ Dylan Cozens is one of 43 rookies to have played his first NHL game this season. In two games, he’s averaging 12:30 of ice time on a line with Tobias Rieder and Cody Eakin, and in that small sample size, he has one assist (his first NHL point) and a 52% Corsi rating.
If you’re reading this column, you likely know that over the last 10 years, the Buffalo Sabres have: qualified for the playoffs just once drafted eighth
Decisions will need to be made on committing long-term deals to Hall and Reinhart that could cut into the Sabres' flexibility up front, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see a fair bit of roster turnover from Buffalo in the near future.
Quinn, 19, has impressed the Sabres so far with his play at the World Junior and short time in training camp, but still is unlikely to be ready to step directly into the limelight.
According to the Buffalo Sabres official social media accounts, center Jack Eichel is day-to-day after sustaining an injury during training. It doesn’t sound like it’s anything tremendously serious, but it will be worth keeping an eye on his status as camps open and the season is less than two weeks away.
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