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GAME STATS
	GP	W	L	OT
HOME	41	23	15	3
AWAY	41	13	24	4
TOTAL	82	36	39	7

APRIL STATS
	GP	W	L	OT
HOME	5	4	1	0
AWAY	4	1	2	1
TOTAL	9	5	3	1

Luukkonen’s Late Season Lull Could Lead To Exit
The Buffalo Sabres could be in store for several changes between now and the start of training camp. On top of possible changes in the management structure of the club, it is possible that in his second year behind the bench, head coach Lindy Ruff will have a larger say in the construction of the roster.
Posted: 23 Apr 2025

What Should New Kraken GM Botterill Do To Avoid A Repeat Of His Results In Buffalo?
The Seattle Kraken hope a former Buffalo Sabres GM will help them reach perennial playoff status.
Posted: 22 Apr 2025

Sabres' Salary Cap Space Likely To Be Spent Quickly This Summer
The Buffalo Sabres aren't a big-market team, but a look at the projected amount of salary cap space next season -- via the indispensable Puck Pedia -- has the Sabres smack-dab in the middle of the league's teams, with approximately $21.43-million in cap space for the 2025-26 campaign. And if you break down Buffalo's players who are going to be in need of new contracts, you'll see that the Sabres will be spending much, if not all of their cap space to stay competitive.
Posted: 22 Apr 2025

Lamoriello's Cold-Blooded Legacy A Good Lesson For Rebuilding Sabres
The New York Islanders parted ways with GM and team president Lou Lamoriello Tuesday, perhaps putting an end to the 82-year-old icon's Hockey Hall-of-Fame career running NHL teams. But there's always something to learn from brilliant people, even when they're removed from power -- and Lamoriello's legacy could and should be a vital lesson for Sabres GM Kevyn Adams.
Posted: 22 Apr 2025

Sabres Hire Vernon As Chief Commercial Officer; Ex-Files Update
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Tuesday the hiring of Jake Vernon as the club’s Chief Commercial Officer. Vernon joins the Sabres after spending the last 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx, where he led all initiatives related to ticketing, membership service, premium sales, fan experience, and group events, in addition to the team’s partnership with its concessions partner.
Posted: 22 Apr 2025

NHL Rumor Roundup: Calgary Flames Could Face Another Busy Summer
Last summer, the Calgary Flames were sellers, shipping out goaltender Jacob Markstrom and left winger Andrew Mangiapane after missing the playoffs.
Posted: 22 Apr 2025

Sabres' Playoff Futility Robbing Fans Of Memorable Post-Season Showdowns Against Rivals In Toronto, Ottawa
The Battle of Ontario kicked off Sunday with a 6-2 Toronto Maple Leafs win over the Ottawa Senators. But you know what would’ve been potentially better than that? A first-round Stanley Cup playoffs that included the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres’ history – which includes 14 consecutive seasons with no playoff hockey – is about as far from ideal as it gets. But there’s a history the Sabres have with Toronto and Ottawa that lives on in the minds and hearts of Buffalo fans, Maple Leafs fans, and Senat
Posted: 21 Apr 2025

The Ex-Sabre Files: Playoff Status Report - Round 1
The Buffalo Sabres did not qualify for the postseason (again), but a number of their former players are expected to have key roles with their clubs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they have in recent years. After being traded to St. Louis in 2018, Ryan O’Reilly won a Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2019. Former captains Jack Eichel and Kyle Okposo, defenseman Brandon Montour, and winger Sam Reinhart also won the prize with the Florida Panthers last season.
Posted: 21 Apr 2025

4 check: Sabres acknowledge their failures
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Alex Tuch was one of two Sabres to skate in all 82 games this season. He was Buffalo’s biggest plus mark on the scoresheet, matched a career-best in goals, and for a third year in a row fans bestowed Tuch with The Rick Memorial Award recognizing his on-ice excellence, resiliency and […]
Posted: 20 Apr 2025

Sabres Send Four To Amerks, Will Face Syracuse In First Round
The Buffalo Sabres are wrapping up their season with exit interviews, including GM Kevyn Adams and head coach Lindy Ruff on Saturday, but the club took care of some roster business, sending centers Jiri Kulich, Noah Ostlund, Tyson Kozak, and winger Isak Rosen back to the AHL Rochester Americans for the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Posted: 19 Apr 2025

Power Says Leg Injury Will Not Require Surgery
The Buffalo Sabres held their second day of locker cleanout and interviews at KeyBank Center and received some favorable news on defenseman Owen Power, who was feared to have a serious leg injury late in the regular season. Power indicated after traveling to New York for a second opinion on the injury that it will not require surgery.
Posted: 19 Apr 2025

Three Biggest Disappointments of NHL Season
Every season in the NHL is a difficult grind, just ask players from the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, or New York Rangers. The Rangers and NHL truly believed Lafreniere put it all together last year. To make matters worse, the organization signed him to a lucrative contract extension at the start of the season, only for his offensive numbers to dip to 17 goals and 45 points in 82 games.
Posted: 18 Apr 2025

Sabres win the season's final game, 5-4 over Philadelphia
It took five games, but the Buffalo Sabres got Lindy Ruff his 900th NHL coaching win beating the Philadelphia Flyers on the season's final night 5-4. There's no question that this year's team regressed and fell short of all expectations.
Posted: 18 Apr 2025

Sabres Looking To End On A Winning Note
4/17/25 at 7 pm at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Posted: 17 Apr 2025

‘There's Things I Like And Things I Don't Like’: Craig Berube Weighs In On Second Line As Maple Leafs Look To Finalize Playoff Roster
Game 82 of the regular season has arrived, and the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to experiment.
Posted: 17 Apr 2025

Thompson Staying On Olympic Radar, Heading To World Championships
One of the few bright spots of the Buffalo Sabres 2024-25 season has been the resurgence of Tage Thompson. After scoring a career-high 47 goals two years ago, the big forward’s numbers dipped to 29 last season, mostly due to a broken hand blocking a shot. The 27-year-old was considered a longshot to play for Team USA at the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, but he was added as an injury replacement at the end of the tournament.
Posted: 16 Apr 2025

NHLers on the challenges of winding down post-game: 'Adrenalin shoots through you'
Morgan Rielly is often still replaying the game in his mind. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman has also developed a routine across 12 seasons grinding against NHL opponents that helps him relax after stepping off the ice and out of the action. “I watch my shifts,” Rielly explained. “When I rewatch the game, it can quiet that inner voice and then I can chill.”
Posted: 16 Apr 2025

Toronto Has the Last Laff
There was still a Buffalo Sabres logo painted at center ice for this game but make no mistake, Keybank Center was loaded with Leafs' fans. Toronto cheers often overshadowed our old faithful “Let's go, Buffalo!” chant.
Posted: 16 Apr 2025

Stolarz stops 35 and Maple Leafs clinch Atlantic Division title with 4-0 win over Sabres
Anthony Stolarz stopped 35 shots for his third consecutive shut out in Buffalo, and the Toronto Maple Leafs clinched their first Atlantic Division title with a 4-0 win over the Sabres on Tuesday night. Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal on a one-timer with 5:45 left in the second period. Mitch Marner set a career-high with 100 points by scoring with 4:21 left in regulation, Auston Matthews' empty-net goal was the 400th in his career and Nicholas Robertson also scored.
Posted: 16 Apr 2025

“The Aud” Was A Great Place To Watch A Game
It is common to romanticize the past, and when it comes to hockey, fans of my generation in Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, and New York would tell tales about going to Maple Leaf Gardens, Boston Garden, Chicago Stadium, the Olympia, the Montreal Forum or Madison Square Garden.
Posted: 15 Apr 2025

Sabres Assign Promising Goalie Prospect To AHL
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that goaltender Scott Ratzlaff has been assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
Posted: 14 Apr 2025


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