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Overcoming a 2-1 deficit starting the third period, they made Greaves' 39 saves stand up for a big 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres in front of 16,406, preserving their slim hopes in a playoff chas...
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Both teams have won a game in the series.
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So below is a look at three predictions for the Buffalo Sabres' 2025 offseason. Hired as the Sabres' general manager in 2020, Adams has failed to guide the Sabres back to the playoffs in his five years in charge.
It was the eighth time this season that Buffalo lost despite leading by multiple goals. The Sabres would be three points out of a playoff spot if they closed out half those games. Instead, they are 35-37-6 and failed to reach .
The Sabres have won 10 of their last 13 games. After a 13-game losing streak earlier in the season, that doesn't mean much. Or does it?
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Audacy on MSNSabres have one of the biggest thief's in the NHL and it's legal. Alex Tuch leads the forwards at stealing pucks.You look at his stats and see 33 goals which are 20th in the NHL, but there are two important stats where he leads the NHL. Alex Tuch leads all forwards with 187 blocked shots and125 takeaways. Tuch is six blocks from the NHL record for forwards.
Tage Thompson scored his 44th goal of the season, Alex Tuch added his NHL-high sixth short-handed goal and James Reimer made 33 saves in net to win his career-high seventh straight start and key Buffalo's 3-0 victory over Carolina.
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers take on the Buffalo Sabres in a matchup of Atlantic Division teams. Florida is 46-29-4 overall with an 11-11-2 record against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have gone 21-8-0 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
The Buffalo Sabres will miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs yet again.
JJ Peterka's 18:15 of average ice time entering a game Thursday in Columbus ranked third among Sabres forwards, trailing only Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson. Peterka had 24 goals and 62 points with a plus-9 rating at 5 on 5 through 72 games.