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SABRES ASSIGN FIVE TO TAXI SQUAD

Posted on January 13, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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 RECALL ASPLUND

Posted on February 4, 2020 by | Leave a comment

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Rasmus Asplund from the Rochester Americans (AHL).

Highlights:

  • Joins the Sabres for his second career recall after appearing in 28 games with the team earlier this season.
  • Recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Nov. 27 vs. Calgary before scoring his first career NHL goal five days later on Dec. 2 vs. New Jersey.
  • Played his first season in North America in 2018-19 with the Rochester Americans (AHL). Ranked second among all Amerks skaters with 31 assists as a rookie.

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Post-Game Report: 12/2 vs. New Jersey

Posted on December 2, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Devils
(9-13-4)		 0 1 0 – – 1 45
Sabres
(13-10-5)		 5 2 0 – – 7 32

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With five goals in the first period tonight, the Sabres recorded their highest single-period goal total since they scored five in the second period on Jan. 8, 2019 vs. New Jersey.
  • The Sabres have scored at least six goals in consecutive home games for the fourth time in the last 10 years.
    • The others: Feb. 5 and Feb. 13, 2011; March 27 and March 31, 2010; Oct. 13 and Oct. 16, 2009
  • Linus Ullmark tied a career high with 44 saves tonight, improving to 9-3-3 in his career (4-0-1 this season) when facing at least 40 shots.
  • With two goals in the first period, Conor Sheary posted his 11th career multi-goal game and his second of the season.
  • Jack Eichel’s first-period goal tonight extended his point streak to 10 games (9+10). He now owns the eighth-longest streak in the NHL this season and trails only Patrick Kane for the longest active streak.
  • Johan Larsson recorded three assists in the first period, marking his second career three-point night (last: March 11, 2015 at Toronto). Jack Eichel (0+4, 3/31/18) is the only player in franchise history ever to have recorded more assists in a single period.
  • With Buffalo’s fifth goal of the game, Rasmus Asplund tallied his first career NHL goal.
  • With two points (1+1) tonight, Victor Olofsson now has at least a point in 11 of his his 13 games dating back to Nov. 8. During that span, all five of his goals and 10 of his 12 points have come at even strength.
  • Henri Jokiharju’s goal tonight was the third of his career and his first to come on the power play.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen recorded the primary assist on Eichel’s goal and now has a point in each of his last three games (1+3).

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Devils
 Domingue
Blackwood		 L
ND		 5
2		 15
17
Sabres Ullmark W 1 45
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Devils Domingue
Blackwood		 1-2-0
8-7-3		 .870
.898		 3.45
3.12
Sabres Ullmark 7-5-2 .917 2.86

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger

Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund

Sabres forward Johan Larsson

Sabres forward Conor Sheary

Devils head coach John Hynes

Devils forward Taylor Hall

Devils defenseman Andy Greene

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Post-Game Report: 11/27 vs. Calgary

Posted on November 27, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Flames
(12-12-4)		 1 0 1 1 – 3 29
Sabres
(11-10-4)		 0 1 1 0 – 2 36

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Jimmy Vesey’s second-period tally was the first shorthanded point of his career. He now has a point in each of his last three games (2+1).
    • The goal was Buffalo’s first shorthanded marker since Zach Bogosian scored in Chicago on March 7, 2019.
  • Rasmus Asplund recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Vesey’s goal.

    • Asplund became just the fourth player in Sabres history to record his first NHL point while shorthanded, joining Gary McAdam (10/16/75 vs. CHI), Daren Puppa (12/9/87 at CHI) and Ryan Miller (3/16/06 vs. TOR).
  • Victor Olofsson’s goal tonight extended his point streak to a career-high five games (2+3). He now has nine points (3+6) in his last 10 games.
  • Jack Eichel, who recorded the primary assist on Olofsson’s goal, now has at least a point in each of his last seven games (6+6).
  • Brandon Montour appeared in his 200th NHL game tonight.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Flames
 Rittich W 2 36
Sabres Ullmark O 3 29
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Flames Rittich 11-7-4 .913 2.76
Sabres Ullmark 5-5-2 .914 2.92

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund

Sabres forward Jimmy Vesey

Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark

Flames Associate Coach Geoff Ward

Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk

Flames forward Elias Lindholm

Flames defenseman Mark Giordano

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Post-Game Report: 11/16 vs. Ottawa

Posted on November 16, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Senators
(8-11-1)		 0 1 1 – – 2 23
Sabres
(10-6-3)		 0 2 2 – – 4 32

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With a career-high four goals tonight, Jack Eichel became the Sabres’ first four-goal scorer since Thomas Vanek (April 10, 2010 at Ottawa).
    • Tonight was the 13th time a Sabre has scored at least four goals in a game.
    • Eichel is the seventh different player to score four in a game for the team, joining Rick Martin (4x), Dave Andreychuk (3x), Alexander Mogilny (2x), Lindy Ruff, Miroslav Satan and Thomas Vanek.
  • Eichel’s third goal marked his second career hat trick (last: 12/15/17 vs. Carolina) and the first hat trick by a Sabres player since Sam Reinhart’s on Feb. 23, 2019 vs. Washington.
  • Eichel recorded his seventh career multi-point game against Ottawa, including four in his last five games against the Senators.
    • He now has seven multi-point games this season, tying for 11th-most in the league at the conclusion of tonight’s game. His three multi-goal games tie for fifth-most in the NHL this season.
  • Eichel now has 23 points (9+14) in 15 career games against Ottawa. His 23points and 1.53 points per game against the Senators represent his best outputs against any NHL opponent.
  • Sam Reinhart assisted on Eichel’s first two goals and now has nine points (4+5) in his last eight games.
  • Reinhart has now recorded 16 points (6+10) in his last 15 games against the Senators, including 10 points (3+7) in eight home games.
  • Victor Olofsson recorded the primary assist on Eichel’s second goal to extend his point streak to four games (1+3). The streak matches his career high, which was set in the first four games of this season.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Senators
 Anderson L 3 31
Sabres Ullmark W 2 23
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Senators Anderson 3-7-0 .894 3.31
Sabres Ullmark 4-3-1 .915 2.98

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Senators head coach D.J. Smith

Senators forward Tyler Ennis

Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki

Senators goaltender Craig Anderson

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