The Florida Panthers (2-1-2) are back on the road again for an early afternoon, holiday tilt against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in the first of four meetings between the Atlantc Division rivals.
Thanks to three goals from sniper Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild handed the Panthers a 4-1 loss in their home-opener on Saturday. Matthew Tkachuk, who leads the team with three goals and four points, was the only Cat able to solve Jesper Wallstadt. Florida has had a hard time scorin...
BUFFALO – Scratching young players, as coach Lindy Ruff did Saturday, is often the first option to ignite a struggling team. As rookie Konsta Helenius and Jiri Kulich watched, the Sabres fell meekly to the Utah Mammoth.
Now, Ruff’s lineup decisions – he has 14 forwards at his disposal – for this afternoon’s game against the Florida Panthers could be a heck of a lot more interesting.
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The Florida Panthers visit the Buffalo Sabres on Monday in an early-season Atlantic Division test for two teams still searching for consistency.
The Utah Mammoth scored four unanswered goals to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Saturday night at KeyBank Center. John Marino and Anders Lee each finished...
The Connor Hellebuyck saga with the Winnipeg Jets continues, but could the Buffalo Sabres re-enter the mix if the price lowers?
The Connor Hellebuyck saga with the Winnipeg Jets continues, but could the Buffalo Sabres re-enter the mix if the price lowers?
The last time we saw the Buffalo Sabres, they were getting dog-walked by the Dallas Stars. Every team has bad games, and the Stars are on the shortlist of contenders…
BUFFALO – Hey, the Sabres finally scored their first power-play of the season on Saturday, a small bright spot in an otherwise forgettable 4-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth.
Eight minutes into the game, forward Tage Thompson scored what he called “a pretty fluky power-play goal,” carrying the puck from his own zone into Utah territory before beating goalie Karel Vejmelka at the bottom of the right circle.
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The Mammoth got their swagger back. After a humiliating game against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, a bounce-back game was needed. The team needed to find themselves again. Through grit…
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BUFFALO – Fresh off Thursday’s embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars, you expected the Sabres to change their lineup for tonight’s game against Utah Mammoth.
Sure enough, coach Lindy Ruff will be scratching young forwards Konsta Helenius, 20, and Jiri Kulich, 22, and inserting Sam Carrick and Tyson Kozak.
Meanwhile, goalie Colten Ellis is expected to start tonight. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who played three of the first four games, has a ghastly .782 save percentage.... Read the full artic...
The Buffalo Sabres are coming off a 4–0 loss to the Dallas Stars on home ice, a game where they struggled to generate any offense and spent long stretches, especially…
ROCHESTER – Having grinded in the minors for years and occasionally earned trips to the NHL, goalie Matt Villalta symbolizes the new-look Americans.
The Buffalo Sabres’ AHL affiliate still has some strong young talent, most notably defenseman Radim Mrtka, the ninth overall pick in 2025.
But the Amerks have become a veteran club this season. Their most dynamic youngsters in 2025-25 – forwards Konsta Helenius and Noah Ostlund – have graduated to Buffalo.
Many of ... Read the full article...
BRIGHTON – The Boston Bruins are one game away from reinforcements arriving. Charlie McAvoy was suspended after slashing Buffalo Sabres […]
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.
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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
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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…
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
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Alexander Romanov out 6-8 months with an ACL injury. Sam Montembeault goes down in practice. Josh Morrissey last one shift in the second.