The Sabres have assigned the following players to the team’s taxi squad:
Forwards Rasmus Asplund and Casey Mittelstadt
Defensemen William Borgen and Brandon Davidson
Goaltender Jonas Johansson
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SABRES ASSIGN FIVE TO TAXI SQUAD
Posted in News Release
Tagged Brandon Davidson, Casey Mittelstadt, Jonas Johansson, Rasmus Asplund, William Borgen
SABRES SIGN MITTELSTADT TO 1-YEAR CONTRACT
The Sabres have signed forward Casey Mittelstadt to a one-year contract worth $874,125.
Highlights:
- Split time between Buffalo and Rochester (AHL) in his second full professional season in 2019-20.
- Appeared in 36 games with the Americans in 2019-20, ranking third on the team with .69 points per game.
- Helped lead the United States to a bronze medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, earning tournament MVP honors after recording 11 points (4+7) in seven games.
SABRES QUALIFY SIX RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has tendered a qualifying offer to the following restricted free agents:
Forwards Casey Mittelstadt, Victor Olofsson, Sam Reinhart
Defensemen Brandon Montour, Lawrence Pilut
Goaltender Linus Ullmark
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Tagged Brandon Montour, Casey Mittelstadt, Lawrence Pilut, Linus Ullmark, Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson
Post-Game Report: 11/29 vs. Toronto
Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Maple Leafs (12-11-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 29 |
| Sabres (12-10-4) |
0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 36 |
Top Notes
- Buffalo has not lost the home portion of a home-and-home series with Toronto since the first such series (a 4-2 loss on Dec. 20, 1970).
- The Sabres are now 11-1-2 (two ties) all-time in the home portion of their 14 home-and-home series with the Maple Leafs.
- Buffalo’s four goals and plus-3 goal differential in the second period both marked season-highs for the team in a single period.
- Jack Eichel recorded three points (2+1) today to extend his point streak to eight games (8+7).
- Eichel now has 12 goals in 14 career games against the Maple Leafs. It’s his highest goal total and his best per-game goal output (.86) against any NHL opponent.
- Jimmy Vesey’s two-point effort extended his point streak to a career-high four games (3+2). He now has goals in three straight.
- With Buffalo’s fourth goal of the game, Victor Olofsson extended his career-best point streak to six games (3+3).
- Olofsson has now recorded points in 10 of his last 11 games (4+6), including a point in each of his last six home games (2+4).
- Marco Scandella recorded two assists, good for his first two-point effort since Dec. 29, 2018 vs. Boston.
- With his goal today, Jeff Skinner has scored each of his 10 goals this season at 5-on-5.
Tonight’s Goaltenders
| Tonight’s Stats |
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| Team | Goaltender | Decision | GA | SA |
| Maple Leafs |
Hutchinson | L | 5 | 35 |
| Sabres | Ullmark | W | 4 | 29 |
| Updated Season Stats | ||||
| Team | Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA |
| Maple Leafs | Hutchinson | 0-5-1 | .876 | 4.55 |
| Sabres | Ullmark | 6-5-2 | .911 | 3.00 |
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger
Sabres forward Casey Mittelstadt
Sabres forward Victor Olofsson
Sabres forward Jimmy Vesey
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe
Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews
Maple Leafs forward John Tavares
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly
Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson
Post-Game Report: 10/28 vs. Arizona
Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Coyotes (7-3-1) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Sabres (9-2-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
Top Notes
- With tonight’s shootout loss, the Sabres have finished the month of October with a 9-2-2 record. Their 20 points in the month fell one shy of tying the franchise record for the opening month of a season (21, October 2006).
- Buffalo’s points percentage of .769 in October ranks as the fifth-best season-opening month in franchise history.
- The Sabres fell to 5-0-1 at home this season, becoming the final team to lose a game on home ice in 2019-20. Their five consecutive home wins to open the season left them one win shy of tying the franchise-best mark of six set in 1975-76.
- With their goals tonight, Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner share the team lead and are tied for seventh in the NHL with seven goals each this season.
- Eichel’s goal moved him into a tie for the NHL lead with nine power-play points this season (4+5).
- Skinner is now tied for second in the league with seven even-strength goals.
- Skinner’s two-point night (1+1) gives him 10 points (5+5) in his last eight games against Arizona.
- Sam Reinhart picked up an assist on Eichel’s goal and now has four points (2+2) in his last four games.
- Marcus Johansson earned the primary assist on Skinner’s goal, giving him four assists in his last four games against the Coyotes.
Tonight’s Goaltenders
| Tonight’s Stats |
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| Team | Goaltender | Decision | GA | SA |
| Coyotes | Kuemper | W | 2 | 26 |
| Sabres | Hutton | OTL | 2 | 44 |
| Updated Season Stats | ||||
| Team | Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA |
| Coyotes | Kuemper | 5-3-0 | .933 | 1.87 |
| Sabres | Hutton | 6-1-1 | .926 | 2.21 |
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger
Sabres forward Jack Eichel
Sabres forward Casey Mittelstadt
Sabres forward Jeff Skinner
Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet
Coyotes forward Conor Garland
Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper
