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BRIGHTON – The Boston Bruins are one game away from reinforcements arriving. Charlie McAvoy was suspended after slashing Buffalo Sabres […] The post Bruins Face Tough Decision as Charlie McAvoy Nears Return from Suspension appeared first on Boston Hockey Now .
The Buffalo Sabres entered the 2026-27 season looking to prove that their surprise playoff appearance a season ago was no fluke. They have talent from the top of the lineup…
The Buffalo Sabres entered Thursday night riding high after a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. They are hitting a tough stretch in the schedule, including Thursday night’s matchup…
The Dallas Stars shut out the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Thursday night at KeyBank Center, with Mikko Rantanen recording a goal and three assists for four points.
BUFFALO – How’s this for a throwback to, uh, early last season? The Sabres performed so poorly in Thursday’s ugly 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars that surly fans booed throughout night. They booed as the Sabres frittered away three power plays. They booed when they left the ice down four goals at the end of the second period. When the final horn sounded, what remained of what was a capacity crowd of 19,070 fans ... Read the full article The post Sabres hear boos, get blanked by Stars in ugl...
The Minnesota Wild (2-0-1) face the Tampa Bay Lightning (2-1-0) at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday night in NHL action. How to Watch Wild vs Lightning Minnesota is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres after giving…
The Dallas Stars (1-2-0) face the Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0) at KeyBank Center on Thursday night in NHL action. How to Watch Stars vs Sabres Dallas will look to win their second straight after picking up its first win of the…
BUFFALO – For the final 15 minutes of Tuesday’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win, Sabres winger Josh Doan , who began the night skating on the top line, watched from the bench. Following the game, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff acknowledged the obvious, that Doan, who went pointless in the first three contests, is “struggling right now.” So when Ruff shortened his bench and revamped his lines late against the Minnesota Wild, Doan, 24, was one of ... Read the full article The post Sabres’ Lindy Ruff c...
It hasn’t taken long for the NHL to deliver some fireworks. New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin scored a goalie goal, and both the first‑overall pick Gavin McKenna and second‑overall…
BUFFALO – In the back of his mind, winger Jason Zucker said he and the Sabres have a time frame for when he can play again after undergoing sports hernia surgery in early August. “But it’s a very soft date at this point,” Zucker said this morning in KeyBank Center. For now, Zucker, 34, is rehabbing skating and joining his teammates for pregame skates. He participated in a gray non-contact jersey this morning as the ... Read the full article The post Sabres’ Jason Zucker progressing after...
Alexander Romanov out 6-8 months with an ACL injury. Sam Montembeault goes down in practice. Josh Morrissey last one shift in the second.
Alexander Romanov out 6-8 months with an ACL injury. Sam Montembeault goes down in practice. Josh Morrissey last one shift in the second.
BUFFALO – As a first-line winger, a role he assumed for the Sabres late in Tuesday’s come-from-behind win, the versatile Peyton Krebs transforms his mentality. Alongside center Tage Thompson and another scoring threat, Krebs knows he must forecheck, meaning he will have the puck less than he does skating on the third or fourth line. “Kind of just contribute to those guys making sure they’re getting the puck,” Krebs told the Times Herald during training ... Read the full article The post ...
Kirill Kaprizov’s 400th NHL game deserved a better ending. Instead, the Minnesota Wild left Buffalo with a frustrating reminder that even a milestone night for their biggest star cannot overshadow a game that slipped away. Minnesota surrendered a two-goal third-period lead Tuesday before Owen...
Hockey season is here, and lululemon has rolled out a fresh lineup of NHL gear for fans looking to upgrade their game-day wardrobe. The popular collaboration between lululemon, Fanatics, and the NHL now features a massive assortment of men’s and…
Though the opening-night loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets wasn’t ideal, the team got back on track with a thrilling win at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. The slate is…
The Panthers lose Aleksander Barkov for 6-8 weeks, and Brad Marchand goes down last night. Ivan Demidov is out 2-4 weeks, and Jake Sanderson is out indefinitely.
The Panthers lose Aleksander Barkov for 6-8 weeks, and Brad Marchand goes down last night. Ivan Demidov is out 2-4 weeks, and Jake Sanderson is out indefinitely.
That's Wild The Minnesota WIld visited the Buffalo Sabres on an early-season trip out east and while they held a 2-0 lead thanks to two second-period goals from Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov, they ended up losing 3-2 in overtime. Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund scored in the first half of the...
BUFFALO – Less than a week into the season, the Sabres have kept showcasing more of the maturity that helped buoy them to a thrilling 109-point campaign last year. To wit: in each of the last two games, they’ve erased 2-0 deficits, roaring back for wins. In Tuesday’s exciting 3-2 victory, which defenseman Owen Power won with 37.4 seconds left in overtime, they plowed forward after an iffy penalty and an awful non-call helped put ... Read the full article The post Owen Power, Tage Thompso...
BUFFALO – No one expected it. After all, Sabres defenseman Zach Metsa doesn’t fight much. As a pro, he said he had only scrapped once before taking on heavyweight Mathieu Olivier in Thursday’s season opener in Columbus. As a rookie with the Rochester Americans, the 5-foot-9, 201-pound Metsa said he fought a member of the Syracuse Crunch whose name he doesn’t remember. “I think he was No. 18,” Metsa said Saturday in KeyBank Center. In ... Read the full article The post Undersized Sabres...
Foligno had an awkward collision with Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin in a game on Tuesday night.
After their first road trip of the 2026-27 season, the Chicago Blackhawks return to the United Center with an 0-3 start. They lost to the Golden Knights, the Mammoth, and the Sabres. In their first three games, the Blackhawks struggled to settle long enough to get their offense running. The team constantly chases its opponent […] The post The Blackhawks Must Break Out of Their Defensive Zone appeared first on The Lead .
BUFFALO – In the coming days or weeks, the Sabres could be faced with a good problem: they might have too many players. Goalie Alex Lyon (left shoulder) and winger Jason Zucker (offseason sports hernia surgery) both joined their teammates for this morning’s optional pregame skate as the they prepared for tonight’s game against the Minnesota Wild. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said there’s no timetable for Lyon’s return to the lineup, while Zucker could still ... Read the full article The post ...
Schaefer had one of the best rookie seasons by a D-man ever. Can he up the ante in his second year?