Scheifele scores twice as Jets race by Penguins 4-1
January 14, 2023 GMTPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets are finding their footing at the season's midway point. The short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins are still searching for traction.
Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Jets raced by the Penguins 4-1 on Friday night.
Mittelstadt’s OT goal leads Sabres past Blackhawks, 3-2
April 30, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt scored 2:07 into overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night in the final game for two non-playoff teams.
Tage Thompson scored his 38th goal for the Sabres, and defenseman Owen Power, the No.
Thompson scores 37th in Sabres’ 5-3 win over Islanders
April 23, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 37th goal during a three-goal, second-period surge, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Saturday in a game between two non-playoff teams.
Olofsson, Thompson each score twice, Sabres beat Flyers 5-3
April 19, 2022 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday to sweep a weekend home-and-home series between the non-playoff teams.
Bennett scores late, Panthers rally to beat Sabres 4-3
April 9, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla- (AP) — Sam Bennett scored with 37.3 seconds left to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
Sam Reinhart and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist, and Patric Hornqvist also scored for the Panthers.
Panthers clinch postseason spot with 5-3 win over Sabres
April 4, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau set Florida’s single-season points record, and the Panthers clinched a playoff berth with a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.
Huberdeau scored his 24th goal to extend his point streak to eight games and raise his season total to 97, one more than teammate Aleksander Barkov’s record set in 2019.
Buffalo visits Vancouver after shutout win
March 20, 2022 GMTBuffalo Sabres (21-33-8, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Vancouver Canucks (30-26-7, fifth in the Pacific)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canucks -222, Sabres +183; over/under is 6
Sabres capitalize on goalie gaffe, beat Flames 1-0 in OT
March 19, 2022 GMTCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Tage Thompson scored 3:07 into overtime and Dustin Tokarski made 24 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres over the Calgary Flames 1-0 on Friday night.
Buffalo (21-33-8) has split the first two games of its Western Canada road trip, which wraps up Sunday night in Vancouver.
Rantanen has goal, assist as Avalanche beat Sabres 5-3
February 20, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and assisted on Alex Newhook’s tiebreaking score in the third period, and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday.
Olofsson scores twice in Sabres’ 6-3 win over Islanders
February 16, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 2:55 left in the game, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night for their second consecutive win.
Rantanen has goal, assist, Avalanche beat Sabres 4-1
January 31, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) —
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Sunday night for their 10th straight win.
Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for Colorado, which tied the second longest win streak in franchise history and matched Pittsburgh for the longest in the NHL this season.
Avs top Sabres for 10th straight win, 18 in a row at home
January 31, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Sunday night for their 10th straight win and 18th straight at home.
Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for Colorado, which tied the second longest win streak in franchise history and matched Pittsburgh for the longest in the NHL this season.
Sabres’ goalie ranks get thinner; Houser in COVID protocol
January 28, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres are potentially down to their sixth option at goalie after Michael Houser was placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Friday.
Houser’s unavailability makes it unclear who will start or even serve as Buffalo’s backup on Saturday, when the team opens a three-game western road swing at Arizona.
Sabres sign Houser to shore up injury-depleted goalie depth
January 12, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed Michael Houser to a one-year, $750,000 contract and called up Aaron Dell from the minors on Wednesday to shore up their injury depleted goaltending ranks.
Sabres acquire Subban from Chicago to fill thin goalie depth
December 2, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres addressed their suddenly thin depth in goal by acquiring Malcolm Subban in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
The move became necessary when goaltender Dustin Tokarski was placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Raymond scores early in OT, Red Wings beat Sabres 3-2
November 28, 2021 GMTDETROIT, (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored 26 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Dylan Larkin and Filip Hronek assisted on Raymond’s goal, which came shortly after Buffalo forced the extra session with a goal late in the third period.
Thompson scores 2, leads Sabres to 4-1 win over Canadiens
November 27, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored twice, Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game skid.
Buffalo also got a short-handed goal from Kyle Okposo and won for the third time in 13 games.
Bruins score 4 goals in 1st period, beat Sabres 5-1
November 25, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Charlie Coyle each had a goal and an assist to lead the Boston Bruins over the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Mike Reilly and Taylor Hall also scored, Nick Foligno had two assists and rookie Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves as Boston bounced back from a 4-0 loss to Calgary on Sunday for its fourth win in five games and third straight on the road.
Flames beat Sabres 5-0 on Markstrom’s NHL-best 5th shutout
November 19, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves and Andrew Mangiapane and Johnny Gaudreau each had two goals and an assist for the Calgary Flames in a 5-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Tokarski’s 45 saves help Sabres hold off Penguins 2-1
November 17, 2021 GMTPITTSBURGH (AP) — Dustin Tokarski came through when the Buffalo Sabres needed it the most, stopping a career-high 45 shots as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Ovechkin gets 742nd career goal, Capitals beat Blue Jackets
November 13, 2021 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Ovechkin got his 742nd career goal, Conor Sheary scored with 1:22 left and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Friday night.
Garnet Hathaway scored twice to help Washington get its third straight win.
Cozens scores 2, Sabres snap skid with 3-2 win over Oilers
November 13, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres coach Don Granato recalled how young center Dylan Cozens didn’t flinch upon being informed he and his line would be matched up against two-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid.
The 20-year-old followed up by showing no signs of fear in delivering upon his coach’s trust in a 3-2 win on Friday night.
Ovechkin tied for No. 4 on all-time NHL goals list with 741
November 9, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list, and helped the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Monday night.
Seider scores in OT as Red Wings beat Sabres 4-3
November 7, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, NY (AP) — Moritz Seider scored his first NHL goal at 3:45 of overtime, Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and two assists, and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night.
Eberle has Seattle’s first hat trick, Kraken beat Sabres 5-2
November 5, 2021 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored three goals in a 9:41 span in the second and third periods for the first hat trick in Seattle franchise history and the expansion Kraken beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night.
Iafallo caps Kings’ rally to beat Sabres 3-2
November 1, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored with 6:19 to play and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Sunday.
Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Carl Grundstrom scored and the Kings won consecutive games for the first time this season.
Pavel Zacha scores in OT to lift Devils past Sabres, 2-1
October 24, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored at 3:09 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Nico Daws stopped 24 shots to win in his NHL debut, and Nico Hischier had a power-play goal for New Jersey.
Sabres score twice in shootout, beat Coyotes 2-1
October 16, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and Artuu Ruotsalainen scored in a shootout to give the Buffalo Sabres a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Buffalo improved to 2-0 following a 5-1 win over Montreal on Thursday night.
Zibanejad’s hat trick carries Rangers past Sabres 6-3
April 26, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored three times for his third hat trick in 22 games and seventh of his career to help lift the New York Rangers past the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Sunday night...
Rask, Bruins blank Sabres 2-0 for 5th consecutive victory
April 21, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tuukka Rask missed 17 games through March and April. He's healthy and well-rested now, and showed the Boston Bruins he can be a difference maker down the stretch...
Reinhart scores twice in Sabres’ 4-2 win over Penguins
April 18, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres interim coach Don Granato hoped a re-emphasis on speed and forechecking would lead to a better result in a rematch against the Pittsburgh Penguins...