Buffalo Sabres News & Opinion

Sabres Weekly: Depth, Reasons for Concern, Matej Pekar and More

Jordan Deshane | October 14, 2019

Welcome to Buffalo Sabres Weekly, where you can catch up on the last week of the Sabres throughout the 2019-20 season. From trending topics to news and notes, this is…

Mittelstadt Seals Sabres 3-2 Shootout Win over Panthers

The Canadian Press | October 11, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Casey Mittelstadt and Jack Eichel scored shootout goals and the Buffalo Sabres matched their best start to a season in 10 years with a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
Kyle Okposo set up goals by Johan Larsson and defe…

Johansson Scores in OT as Sabres Beat Canadiens 5-4

The Canadian Press | October 9, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Marcus Johansson scored 1:30 into overtime, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.
Jack Eichel scored twice and added two assists, and the Sabres improved to 3-0-1, the team’s best start …

Sabres Rookie Olofsson Ties NHL Power Play Goal Record

The Canadian Press | October 9, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has tied an NHL record in becoming the fourth player to score each of his first six career goals on the power play.
Olofsson made it six in a row with a one-timer off Jack Eichel’s pass into…

Sabres Weekly: Krueger, Sobotka, Dahlin & More

Jordan Deshane | October 8, 2019

Welcome to Buffalo Sabres Weekly, where you can catch up on the last week of the Sabres throughout the 2019-20 season. From trending topics to news and notes, this is…

Texier Scores in OT, Blue Jackets Beat Sabres 4-3

The Canadian Press | October 7, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rookie Alexandre Texier scored 2:08 into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
Texier beat Linus Ullmark from the right circle off a quick pass from Nick Foligno to give the Bl…

Blue Jackets Host the Sabres

The Canadian Press | October 7, 2019

Buffalo Sabres (2-0-0, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (0-2-0, eighth in the Metropolitan Division)
Columbus, Ohio; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres travel to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus finishe…

Olofsson Scores 2 in Sabres Home-Opening 7-2 Win over Devils

The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rookie Victor Olofsson scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres kicked off the home-opening portion of their 50th anniversary season with a 7-2 romp over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
With former stars including Gilbert Perreault …

Former Sabres Captains Help Kick off Franchise’s 50th Season

The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Floyd Smith still vividly remembers the ceremonial faceoff he took against Montreal Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau before the Buffalo Sabres’ first home game in franchise history.
“(Beliveau) let me win it,” Smith said with a laugh.
At…

Sabres Primed for Deep Playoff Run

Jeff Seide | October 5, 2019

There are countless question marks around the 2019-20 edition of the Buffalo Sabres. In the second of this two-part series, we see the glass as half full… very optimistic about…

Sabres Host Devils in Conference Matchup

The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019

New Jersey Devils (0-0-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (1-0-0, third in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo takes on New Jersey in Eastern Conference action.
Buffalo went 19-25-8…

Sheary Scores Twice, Sabres Beat Penguins

The Canadian Press | October 3, 2019

PITTSBURGH — Conor Sheary scored twice against his old team and Carter Hutton stopped 26 shots in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.
Rasmus Dahlin also scored to help Buffalo giv…