National Hockey League

The Buffalo Sabres once again failed to string together a pair of wins, not winning consecutive games since December after their 6-2 loss at the hands of the New York Rangers. Jeff Skinner scored his 35th and 36th goals of the season in the loss, after Buffalo allowed three goals in the third...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - The good defensive play of the last three games went out the window as the Sabres got rolled by the New York Rangers. Buffalo only took seven out of 14 points in its homestand which isn’t close to good enough. In the first period against the Rangers Buffalo had the better...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - The Sabres will have Zach Bogosian back on Friday, but not Casey Mittelstadt. Phil Housley said Mittelstadt is close, but won’t play tonight. Bogosian missed two games with a lower-body injury. He’ll be back with Rasmus Dahlin, while Matt Hunwick and Nate Beaulieu will be...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - The Sabres had their two injured players return to practice on Thursday. Zach Bogosian and Casey Mittelstadt were back, but somewhat limited. Phil Housley wouldn’t rule them out for Friday’s game and said, “Things went great, it was good to see them out there in a regular...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello insisted that his old New Jersey Devils teams play defense and clog the neutral zone. Nothing has changed with the Islanders, and the total shots after 40 minutes were 15-10 Islanders. It’s a horrible game to watch and will make fans...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - Things weren’t ideal for the Sabres on Tuesday after the morning skate. Casey Mittelstadt left the ice early and Phil Housley said he’s a game-time decision with a lower-body injury. If he can’t go, C.J. Smith will be back in. The Sabres have an uphill task in front of them...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - The Sabres took the play to the Jets in the first period on Sunday. I liked how they were on the Winnipeg defense, causing many turnovers. The Johan Larsson line was front and center when it came to forechecking. Larsson produced a 2-on-1 for himself just because he stayed...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - Phil Housley announced that Zach Bogosian will not be playing against his old team on Sunday. Bogosian suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday’s win over Detroit and is day-to-day. Matt Hunwick will take his place. Carter Hutton gets the call in goal. Hutton was in net when...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - If the Sabres want to be a consistently good team, they need to do some of the things they did in Saturday’s win over Detroit. Let’s start with Evan Rodrigues. He spent almost two minutes killing a penalty without a stick. It was actually a 6-on-4 because the Red Wings had...

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - During the Sabres Post-Game Show on Thursday, Phil Housley was asked about if there needed to be changes on his defense. He answered by saying that was Jason Botterill’s job. Housley starting off his media time on Friday saying he misunderstood what was being asked of him, “...