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Craig Anderson suddenly jumps to the top of Sabres' three-headed goalie, but how much can he play? Anderson's outburst against the Panthers suddenly gives him 70 saves on 72 shots the last two games. With 25 games to go, it begs the question…
Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? "The theme for the next few days is clear: Hey Kevyn, the lonely eyes of Sabres fans are turned to you," Mike Harrington writes.
Buffalo Sabres season tickets to rise an average of 9% for the 2023-24 season This is the second price increase announced this month by Pegula Sports & Entertainment as Buffalo Bills season tickets for 2023 will go u…
Sabres Notebook: Newcomer Riley Stillman hopes to inject 'old-school grit' when he enters lineup "I'm excited to come to a group that's young and coming in the right direction in the hunt for a playoff spot," Stillman said Wednesday during…
It's been a long time since we've seen this March Madness: Sabres in a playoff hunt The Buffalo Sabres' game Thursday night in TD Garden against the Boston Bruins is the first of 15 games in March – and 11 are against teams cu…
New Buffalo Sabres COO John Roth knows there's lots of work to be done on the franchise's business side John Roth, the newly hired COO of the Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports & Entertainment, spoke to The Buffalo News in an exclusive interview.
In wake of Ilya Lyubushkin's historic OT goal, Sabres can move into playoff spot with regulation win over Panthers A regulation win for the Sabres would give them 64 points and move them into a tie with both Florida and Detroit while allowing them to jump o…
Observations: In OT thriller, Sabres get the final answer over Lightning on Ilya Lyubushkin's goal The Sabres pulled out a 6-5 victory on Ilya Lyubushkin's short-handed breakaway goal at 1:41 of OT – just Buffalo's second win in the last 13 …
Sabres looking to channel their anger from Leafs fiasco into tussle with Lightning The Lightning have won 11 of their last 12 games over Buffalo.
Delaware North scores with billboard with Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka, well, you know ... "We aim to use the billboard to celebrate our community and tap into anything that’s particularly timely or unique," Delaware North's Lindsay …
Mike Harrington: Daunting Florida trip is next as Sabres try to emerge from February funk Stats can lie but the Sabres' numbers since the calendar turned to this month sure don't.
Mike Harrington: A total mismatch of a first period took all the vigor out of Sabres-Leafs rivalry renewal What in the world was that display Tuesday night in KeyBank Center?
Observations: Another brutal stretch of play dooms Sabres in loss to Maple Leafs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was replaced by Craig Anderson when the Maple Leafs scored their fourth goal on their 10th shot and they left Buffalo wit…
Observations: Craig Anderson shuts down Panthers, Sabres grab a playoff position with 25 games to go The Sabres beat the Florida Panthers, 3-1, in FLA Live Arena and the win got them into the second wild card in the Eastern Conference via tieb…
