How Owen Power Is Taking His Game To New Heights With The Buffalo Sabres
What's behind Owen Power's strong start with the Buffalo Sabres? Julian Gaudio takes a deep dive into the analytics that show where the 23-year-old has grown the most.
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Sabres to scratch Konsta Helenius, Jiri Kulich; Colten Ellis to start in goal
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...
Sabres Need to Solve Their Luukkonen Problem
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…
Newcomer Matt Villalta gives Rochester Amerks No. 1 goalie, Sabres depth
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...
Bruins Face Tough Decision as Charlie McAvoy Nears Return from Suspension
BRIGHTON – The Boston Bruins are one game away from reinforcements arriving. Charlie McAvoy was suspended after slashing Buffalo Sabres […]
Sabres’ Owen Power Developing Into Special Defenseman
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…
3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 4-0 Loss to the Stars
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…
Stars beat Sabres 4-0: Rantanen four points
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.
Sabres hear boos, get blanked by Stars in ugly loss: ‘Didn’t have our game’
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...
Sabres’ Lindy Ruff confident Josh Doan will start scoring: ‘All the faith’
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...
How to watch Wild vs Lightning: Live stream NHL, TV channel
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…
How to watch Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres: NHL live stream, TV channel
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…
3 Takeaways From Sabres’ First 3 Games of the 2026-27 Season
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…
Sabres’ Jason Zucker progressing after surgery, has ‘soft date’ for return
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...
NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avalanche, Stars, Islanders, Sharks, Capitals, and Jets
Alexander Romanov out 6-8 months with an ACL injury. Sam Montembeault goes down in practice. Josh Morrissey last one shift in the second.
NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avalanche, Stars, Islanders, Sharks, Capitals, and Jets
Alexander Romanov out 6-8 months with an ACL injury. Sam Montembeault goes down in practice. Josh Morrissey last one shift in the second.
Peyton Krebs, the Sabres’ ‘Swiss Army knife,’ has grown under Lindy Ruff: ‘He’s trusted me’
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 ...
The Wild's Blown Lead Shouldn't Diminish Kaprizov's Milestone
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...
New lululemon NHL gear is here: Shop styles for Rangers, Bruins, Sabres, and more
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…
3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 3-2 Win Over the Wild
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…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Wings, Panthers, Canadiens, Devils, Rangers, Senators, Penguins and Capitals
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.
Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Wings, Panthers, Canadiens, Devils, Rangers, Senators, Penguins and Capitals
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.
Wild Blow Lead Against Sabres, And They Deserve It
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...
Owen Power, Tage Thompson star as Sabres roar back to beat Wild in OT: ‘Like a playoff game’
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...
Undersized Sabres D Zach Metsa earns respect for fight with Mathieu Olivier: ‘Extremely courageous’
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...
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