Buffalo finished a 2021-22 NHL season that went a lot better than most expected.
Bryan Murphy
2021 No. 1 pick Owen Power is projected to make his NHL debut tonight with the Sabres in their game against the Maple Leafs.
The 2022 Heritage Classic features the Buffalo Sabres against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making it the first time a non-Canadian team is playing in the event.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres are set to square off in the sixth Heritage Classic on Sunday at the Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont.
“That’s about the loudest I’ve heard this place ever," Eichel said after the game.
Jacob Camenker
Eichel spoke with ESPN's John Buccigross about his relationship with the Sabres, his surgery and him suiting up for ... Team USA.
Jackie Spiegel
The Sabres have finally found a new home for their one-time captain.
After a months-long saga, Eichel is finally getting his wish, getting traded to Vegas for Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch and a first-round pick.
Joe Rivera
The Eichel-Sabres soap opera has reportedly added a new episode.
The latest on the rift between the Sabres' top guy, who failed a physical and hasn't played since March because of a herniated disk in his neck, and the club.
Time is ticking down to the start of the season and five guys are still waiting to ink new deals.
Selected first overall in July, Power is reportedly heading back to Ann Arbor.
The star centerman missed the Sabres final 33 games after injuring his neck in March.
It looks like Jack Eichel and the Sabres may be heading toward a split.
Taylor Hall's ex-team snags the first-overall pick.
The 2021 NHL Draft lottery is upon us, and so is the Seattle Kraken's first chance to land the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Here's how to watch and stream the event live.
Who will get to make the all-important first overall pick in July? Everything you need to know about the 2021 NHL Draft lottery drawing.
After a season gone awry in Buffalo, Taylor Hall is officially a Bruin and can close the miserable 37-game chapter of his career.
One thing is certain: Taylor Hall will be traded before the 2021 NHL trade deadline. The only question is where? Sporting News gives for landing spots.
The Sabres are once again the laughingstock of the NHL. Here's a look at nine coaching hires who could help the franchise get back on track after firing Ralph Krueger, Buffalo's fifth head coach since 2013.
When one coach goes, there's a good chance that others will follow.
The Rangers drafted Lafrenière first overall in October.
The newest Buffalo Sabre is ready to meet his fan base.
Taylor Hall heads to Buffalo and will be reunited with former head coach Ralph Krueger.
Eichel has voiced frustrations about Buffalo's inability to reach the playoffs.
Dan Bernstein
A report about Jack Eichel's rumored trade request woke up NHL Twitter on Monday with the offseason around the corner.
The Hockey Hall of Famer had an exceptional career that has him 20th on the NHL's all-time points list.
Hawerchuk passed away from stomach cancer on Tuesday.
Sporting News breaks down everything you need to know about the funky 2020 NHL Draft Lottery.
Buffalo claimed "philosophical differences" with its general manager were the reasons for the move.
Tadd Haislop
All 31 teams, along with NHL Seattle, will be represented in a four-week tournament of "NHL 20" starting April 30.
Sam Ficarro
The Buffalo forward has missed the playoffs in each of his five NHL seasons.
Sam Jarden
Every goal song is accompanied by excitement, but some are much more iconic than others.
The defenseman and Winnipeg mutually agreed to terminate his contract on Friday.
Some big names are slated to return if the season resumes.
Perlini seems to have narrowly avoided a major injury on this scary play.
Tommy McArdle
Duane, a devoted Sabres fan, is fed up.
The NHL's trade deadline is Feb. 24.
Lyle Richardson
Olofsson, 24, was injured Jan. 2. At the time, he led all rookies in scoring (goals and points) and ranked second on the Sabres in goals, assists and points.
Jace Mallory
Eichel's impressive tally keeps him in third in the NHL goal-scoring race — and it was his first career short-handed goal.
The NHL's trade deadline falls on Feb. 24, but a few players could move teams well before then.
Eichel, 23, leads the Sabres with 50 points this season.
The Buffalo Sabres prospect made history in June when he was the first player from Yukon selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft.
Bogosian, 29, has been with the Sabres since midway through the 2014-15 season.
The Buffalo Sabres earned their first victory over Toronto in six tries with a 6-4 win on Friday.
Rudi Schuller
The 32-year-old forward went down with injury after taking a low hit from Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov on Nov. 8.
Sammi Silber
The 19-year-old blueliner was elbowed in the face by Erik Cernak.
The 19-year-old Sabres defenseman suffered a concussion on the play.
Multiple teams using the LTIR salary-cap mechanism means that the potential trade market for Jason Botterill's club could be limited.
The 18-year-old has nine points through 14 games this season and is riding a four-game point streak.
Eichel scored all four Sabres goals on Saturday, leading Buffalo to a much-needed 4-2 win on the road.
'Hockey Night in Canada' returns with four games on Saturday's slate.
The 2019 Global Series headed to Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday for the first game of a two-game set.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres will play a two-game set in Stockholm beginning Friday, Nov. 8.
You dump the answers, we chase the questions in Sporting News' newest hockey mailbag.
This week of the NHL kicks off with defenseman John Carlson still the league's NHL point leader, although he's got company at the top of the list.
The former Winnipeg Jets center was diagnosed with stomach cancer in August.
Kings forward Adrian Kempe now has a horrifying story to pass along.
The 24-year-old rookie is the first player in league history to score their first seven goals with a man advantage.
Taylor Hall got into a nasty collision during the Devils' matchup with the Sabres on Saturday.
Thomas Lott
The 2019-20 NHL season is finally upon us. Here are the games that you can't miss this year.
The 34-year-old blueliner recorded just two points and a plus/minus rating of minus-7 in 14 games with Buffalo last season.
Twenty teams had at least one player file for arbitration. Two teams may have up to four contracts to negotiate.
Matt Hornick
Training camps are getting closer with key players still available via free agency and the trade market. Lyle Richardson has the latest on Rasmus Ristolainen, Chris Kreider, and the Calgary Flames.
An independent arbitrator mostly split the difference between the sides' demands.
The Maple Leafs, Sabres and Rangers all have big decisions to make in the coming weeks and months as they wade through free agency and trade prospects.
Jokiharju had 12 assists in 38 games with Chicago after making his NHL debut last season, while Nylander had four points in 12 games with Buffalo.
Offer sheets may be coming down the line while the Sabres and Penguins could be looking to move a few pieces before the season opens in October.
Vesey, 26, is coming off of a season in which he scored a career-high 35 points while matching his best goal-scoring output of 17.
"The one thing I think about is it's time to start winning. That's why we're here," Pegula said.
Kirstie Chiappelli
Following a heavy hit during a scrimmage, Dylan Cozens left the ice and headed straight to the locker room after suffering a scary-looking injury to his hand.
Colin Miller had three goals and 26 assists in 65 games for Vegas last season.
Jimmy Vesey has one year remaining on his contract with the Rangers.
The report comes after an amendment was made Tuesday to New York's sports betting bill.
Chelsea Howard
The Sabres are not going to stop their offseason with Jeff Skinner's contract extension.
Jeff Skinner is coming off of a career year with the Sabres.
Krueger, 59, previously coached the Oilers in 2012-13. He finished his time in Edmonton with a 19-22-7 record and did not make the playoffs.
Alexis Mansanarez
The Sabres finished the 2018-19 season with a 33-39-10 record.
With likely No.1 pick Jack Hughes in sight, the Avalanche, Kings, Devils and others are in position to possibly land the 2019 NHL Draft's first overall pick.
Mark Suleymanov
New documentary focuses on five-time Stanley Cup champion Grant Fuhr's NHL career and his struggle with drugs that derailed his 1990-91 season.
Dhiren Mahiban
The offseason expects to be a busy one for Vegas GM George McPhee, Isles GM Lou Lamoriello and Sabres GM Jason Botterill but can they make the right moves to solidify their 2019-20 rosters.
It did not take long for John Tavares to score on a day spontaneously named in his honor.
The NHL deadline has come and gone. Here's a list of every completed deal before the 2019 cutoff on Feb. 25.
The 2019 NHL trade deadline is here and teams are already wheelin' and dealin'. Here is your one-stop shop for all the latest trade news and rumors.
The IIHF Hall of Fame announced its 2019 class and some of the biggest names on the international stage will join its hallowed halls in May.
Alex Ovechkin extended his point streak to 14 games on Saturday.
Conor Roche
The Maple Leafs head to Buffalo to take on the Sabres Tuesday night in, surprisingly, a marquee Eastern Conference match-up.
Dave McCarthy
Rasmus Ristolainen opened the scoring in spectacular fashion on Tuesday.
The Buffalo Sabres continued their hot streak as they skated past the Canadiens in overtime. Jeff Skinner added to his league-best goal total in the victory.
Michael Peca was the last NHLer to miss an entire season with a contract dispute, and offered up his take on the William Nylander-Toronto Maple Leafs stalemate.
Jeff Skinner put his scoring difficulties to bed on Saturday by scoring a hat trick.
It's the first of many for the Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin.
Toronto has until Dec.1 to sign its talented RFA or else he won't play for the Leafs this season.
Everyone is talking about the Maple Leafs and newcomer John Tavares, but the incumbent champion Lightning, insurgent Panthers and a young Bruins team crowd the top of the Atlantic.
Brandon Schlager
The 2018 NHL Draft brings a new wave of young talent into consideration for hockey's top prospects. Sporting News ranks the 50 best players not yet in the NHL.
Steve Kournianos
The new Islanders goalie revealed career-long struggles with alcohol and drug abuse, which came to a head during the 2017-18 season with the Sabres.
The NHL is enjoying a renaissance with so much young, star talent entering the league. Sporting News counts down the 25 best players under 25 that hockey has to offer for the 2018-19 season.
Which NHL team has the brightest future? Sporting News lists the top 10 prospects for all 31 teams, ranking their overall farm systems from strongest to weakest.
Jeff Skinner's time was coming to an end in Carolina. Enter rebuilding Buffalo, which addressed a glaring need Thursday by acquiring a top-line winger at a fraction of the cost.
Even after trading Jeff Skinner, who still has the talent to be great in Buffalo, the Hurricanes can become consistent winners before long. But it's hard to accept the two sides won’t do that together.
Andrew Hirsh
The Sabres acquired the 26-year-old Skinner from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for one prospect and three future draft picks.
Jim Cerny
John Tavares' decision loomed large in an otherwise unremarkable 2018 NHL free agent class. Sporting News has live updates on contract signings as they pour in.
It took some time, but Buffalo and St. Louis found common ground on a fair return for Ryan O'Reilly, the best center on the NHL's post-John Tavares market, in a trade that should benefit both teams.
Just as it seemed the NHL had accepted Buffalo's asking price for its sturdy center as too rich, the Sabres and Blues agreed to a deal late on the opening day of NHL free agency.
John Tavares' Los Angeles free agent summit has concluded, and the entire hockey world is hanging on his free decision.
The 18-year-old Swede is blocking out all the hype and focusing on the next steps to become an important piece of a winning team in Buffalo this fall.
While the trade market has been slow in the weeks leading up to NHL free agency, teams may be waiting for the John Tavares domino to fall before making any other moves.
The 2018 NHL Draft is in the books, so it's time to hand out grades. Sporting News has report cards on every team's haul, from the Islanders down to the rival Rangers.
Sporting News will keep tabs on the latest trade buzz from the 2018 NHL Draft floor, with full details and grades on every completed deal.
The Red Wings and Islanders were the biggest beneficiaries of a couple slips on Day 1 of the NHL Draft and graded out among the top of the class.
Rasmus Dahlin doesn't want to be called a savior. From a small town in Sweden, the NHL Draft's No. 1 pick's humble beginnings make him a perfect fit in sports-mad Buffalo.
Matt Kalman
A full round-by-round breakdown of all 217 selections made during the 2018 NHL Draft.
Round-by-round picks and results for the 2018 NHL Draft.
Consensus says the 2018 NHL Draft class includes one elite prospect clearly above everybody else, but the difference between Rasmus Dahlin and Andrei Svechnikov is closer than you think.
Rasmus Dahlin and Andrei Svechnikov are all but guaranteed to be taken 1-2 in the 2018 NHL Draft, but there's plenty for other teams in a deep field. Sporting News ranks the top 100 prospects in the class.
In a 2018 NHL Draft littered with high-end defensemen, the center-needy Canadiens can change the top 10 outlook completely. Where will the other blueliners fall after Rasmus Dahlin at No. 1?
In many respects, Rasmus Dahlin is the most complete defense prospect to come into the NHL in decades. The Swedish sensation should help solve the biggest of Buffalo's many problems.
After another dead-last finish, the Sabres are considering wholesale changes to their core. Ryan O'Reilly is front and center in the rumor mill, coveted around the league but still valuable to Buffalo's rebuild.
With the lottery picks in place, defensemen dominate the top 10 in Sporting News' second NHL mock draft for 2018, led by presumptive No. 1 choice Rasmus Dahlin.
The Sabres won the 2018 NHL Draft lottery and will pick No. 1 overall for the third time in franchise history, while the Hurricanes shot up nine spots from No. 11 to No. 2.
Sporting News' first NHL mock draft for 2018 attempts to answer the biggest question: What will happen after Rasmus Dahlin is taken first overall in a deep class?
The race for Rasmus Dahlin, the presumptive No. 1 pick in June's entry draft, will reach the finish line April 28. Everything you need to know about the 2018 NHL Draft lottery drawing.
The Kings and Ducks each carry a core of aging, older stars struggling to keep pace as the game transitions toward youth and speed. They'll need to fix that this offseason.
Auston Matthews topped the charts with the NHL's best selling jersey this season.
Evan Sporer
Ryan was injured after colliding with teammate Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
John Arlia
Erik Karlsson is not joining the Senators as they begin their final road trip of the season, and it's very possible he's played his last game for Ottawa.
Former Boston University standouts Jack Eichel, Evan Rodriques and Danny O'Regan took very different paths to begin their professional careers. Reunited in the Sabres organization, they'd like to rekindle the magic one day soon.
Marisa Ingemi
Jack Eichel's five assists against Nashville tied Buffalo's single-game franchise record.
Buffalo handed Toronto its first loss at Air Canada Centre since Jan. 22 on Monday.
Kaylee Pofahl
For the second night in a row, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the game but lost a player.
Injured stars Jack Eichel and Auston Matthews each took steps toward returning to their respective teams this week, but neither has been cleared for Thursday's Maple Leafs-Sabres game.
Mike Babcock was unhappy with a goaltender interference non-call that allowed Buffalo's fifth goal to stand.
The Sabres gifted Evander Kane to the Sharks at Monday's NHL trade deadline. San Jose GM Doug Wilson took it and ran — possibly all the way to the Stanley Cup.
There isn't enough time in a day to stay current on all the NHL trade rumors before Monday's deadline. Sporting News will keep you informed on all the news and rumblings.
Rick Nash didn't come cheap for the Bruins, but it'll pay off when the Maple Leafs and Lightning meet Boston in their looming playoff bloodbath.
Tuesday's trade of veteran Dion Phaneuf to the Kings likely was just the beginning for the Senators, whose phone lines are busy ahead of the Feb. 26 deadline.
Jack Eichel did not return to Saturday's game against the Bruins after an awkward collision.
Teams interested in acquiring one of the top available scorers at the NHL trade deadline are going to pay for it.
The New York Islanders' offensive heat is too often cooled down by their turnover blight, which is the main reason they're scrambling to stay in playoff contention.
The Rangers are moving closer to becoming sellers before the Feb. 26 trade deadline, while Islanders GM Garth Snow must do everything he can to convince John Tavares to stay.
Jack Eichel tallied four points to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.
E.Jay Zarett
After seeing its seven-game win streak snapped over the weekend, Calgary lost to Buffalo on home ice for the first time in 15 years Monday.
Sabres general manager Jason Botterill seeks a big return for his best trade chip, while the Canadiens and Blue Jackets are linked in the rumor mill once again.
The 2017-18 Sabres are somehow worse than when the franchise intentionally finished near the bottom of the NHL. Where did they go wrong, and can the new braintrust fix it?
Adam Gretz
As the sagging Sabres sink to new depths in the NHL standings, it's difficult to point out where, exactly, rock bottom awaits.
Laine became the fourth-fastest Finnish-born NHL player to reach the 100-point mark.
The Jets coach responded to recent negative comments made by San Jose Sharks players about the city of Winnipeg.
Niederreiter has now totaled 13 goals so far this season.
Kevin Shattenkirk's first year as a New York Ranger has had its ups and downs, but Monday provided a very memorable moment.
J.T. Miller made the most of his delayed opportunity to play in an outdoor NHL game.
The NHL's New Year's Day tradition of taking hockey outside continued Monday as the Rangers defeated the Sabres 3-2 in overtime.
Four years after missing out on a chance to play in Fenway Park, Evan Rodrigues will compete in the 2018 NHL Winter Classic.
Jack Eichel has seven goals in his last six games entering the Winter Classic outdoor game on New Year's Day.
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has never lost in three outdoor games, and hopes to keep that streak intact at the NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day against the Sabres.
A complete broadcast guide for the 2018 NHL Winter Classic between the Sabres and Rangers, including how to watch the "Road to the NHL Winter Classic" docu-series.
Jason Pominville played in the very first Winter Classic for the Buffalo Sabres, and will play in their next outdoor game 10 years later.
The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in the 15-20 degree range with partly cloudy skies when the puck drops around 1:25 p.m. ET.
Below the surface of another disappointing season, the Sabres' best player is producing career bests with little help from his teammates. But even that isn't enough to salvage this mess.
Andrew Berkshire
It's the holiday season, and a time for giving, so Sporting News granting each of the 31 NHL teams a holiday surprise from their wish lists.
In advance of the 2018 NHL Winter Classic — taking place at Citi Field — Sporting News got an exclusive inside look at the making of the "MLB Network vs. NHL Network Challenge."
Seattle seems destined to land the NHL's 32nd franchise, Artemi Panarin is finding his scoring touch in Columbus, and would the Senators really trade Erik Karlsson?
Rob Mixer
The Buffalo Sabres announced their plan to place Matt Moulson on waivers Monday.
In the NHL's week that was, the Devils and Ducks helped each other with a hockey trade, Kris Russell's screw-up set Alberta ablaze and the Sabres went 232 minutes without a goal.
Carey Price returned from a three-week absence and posted a 36-save shutout in a Canadiens victory against the Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers unveil its Winter Classic jerseys with mostly positive reviews.
Alec Gearty
Max Pacioretty scored in overtime on Saturday to lift the Canadiens to a 2-1 victory against the Buffalo Sabres.
Montreal announced that Al Montoya has been diagnosed with a concussion and is out indefinitely.
Montreal looks to get back into the win column when it hosts Buffalo on Saturday.
While tied entering the final period, Buffalo couldn't contain the Panthers.
Ryan Young
John Tavares scores twice in the Isles' 6-3 win.
Montreal beat Buffalo 3-2 in season opener behind Drouin's lone shootout goal.
Victor Mete, Charles Hudon and Jacob De La Rose all make Canadiens opening day roster.
The last two Atlantic champions missed the playoffs a year before winning the division. Odds are good the Lightning are about to become the third, and that means someone will pay the price.
The Rangers' captain says goodbye to two good friends and hello to a top-flight defense partner this season.
