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Sam Carrick has missed the last 13 games. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BUFFALO – Injured centers Sam Carrick and Noah Ostlund will be sidelined for the Sabres’ second-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, coach Lindy Ruff said this afternoon.
Carrick, a key contributor following his arrival before the trade deadline, hasn’t played since injuring his left arm in a fight March 31. He has missed the last 13 games.
He quickly acclimated to his new team, scoring five goals and six points in 13 games while ... Read the full article
Owen Power is participating in the playoffs for the first time. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BOSTON – Sometimes, Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff explained, a defenseman plays so well you hardly notice him.
Ruff mentioned that in response to question about Owen Power’s performance in Tuesday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Bruins, and if it ranked as perhaps his best outing this season.
Power, 23, hardly stood out in Game 5. His four-game assist streak ended. He registered just one shot on goal in 23 minutes, 21 seconds of ice ... Read the full article
Logan Stanley has been sick. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BOSTON – Buffalo Sabres defenseman Logan Stanley will be a game-time decision tonight against the Bruins, coach Lindy Ruff said.
Ruff said Stanley, who has been sick, skated this morning. The rest of the Sabres stayed off the ice as they prepared for Game 6 of the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
The Sabres lead 3-2 and can win a playoff series tonight for the first time since 2007.... Read the full article
Noah Ostlund was injured in Tuesday’s loss. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BUFFALO – Sabres rookie Noah Ostlund will be sidelined “a period of time” after suffering a lower-body injury in Tuesday’s 2-1 overtime playoff loss to the Boston Bruins, coach Lindy Ruff said.
“The news wasn’t good, don’t exactly know how much (time),” Ruff said this morning in KeyBank Center.
With Ostlund out, center Josh Norris, who has missed the last three games, will likely move into the lineup for Game 6 of the first-round playoff ... Read the full article
Jason Zucker believes Buffalo is still confident. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BUFFALO – Since the Sabres morphed into an NHL heavyweight almost five months ago, they’ve lost three consecutive games just once.
Their ability to quickly put away games – good and bad – has helped them showcase remarkable consistency.
For the Sabres to lose their first-round playoff series, they would have to drop three straight games.
The postseason, of course, is a different animal. Still, since early December, the Sabres, who on Tuesday lost 2-1 ... Read the full article
Noah Ostlund returned from an injury for Game 3. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BOSTON – Noah Ostlund figures by the second time the Buffalo Sabres recalled him this season, he started feeling comfortable in the NHL.
Not that the rookie looked out of the place in those early-season outings and during an eight-game look late last year, his first taste of the big leagues.
But after the Sabres summoned Ostlund from the Rochester Americans again in early November, he started scoring and earning more ice time. By later ... Read the full article
Lindy Ruff has changed over the years. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BOSTON – In the aftermath of the Buffalo Sabres’ 4-2 home loss in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series, coach Lindy Ruff acknowledged that on the outside, he downplayed his team’s dreary performance a bit.
On the inside, however, players knew they played poorly on Tuesday against the Bruins after winning Game 1.
Ruff, whose Sabres roared back on Thursday and beat the Bruins 3-1 in TD Garden, grabbing a 2-1 lead in ... Read the full article
Noah Ostlund looked impressive in his postseason debut Thursday. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BOSTON – Mattias Samuelsson, having broken his stick, was essentially helpless as he tried to get the puck out of his own zone. The Buffalo Sabres defenseman tried kicking it out, but that only made matters worse.
Viktor Arvidsson quickly grabbed the puck and made a beeline for Sabres goalie Alex Lyon. As the Swede roared in, captain Rasmus Dahlin slashed him, giving the Bruins a penalty shot as they enjoyed a 1-0 lead 9:50 ... Read the full article
Alex Lyon played four postseason games with Florida.
BOSTON – Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon has experienced this before. Three years ago, he started three games during the Florida Panthers’ stunning first-round upset of the Bruins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He later had a relief appearance in the final.
Turning to Lyon on Thursday for Game 3 of the Sabres’ opening-round series felt inevitable after goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed an 89-foot goal and later got pulled from Tuesday’s 4-2 home loss to ... Read the full article
Alex Lyon struggled late in the season. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
BOSTON – Goalie Alex Lyon is likely in for Game 3 of the Sabres’ first-round playoff series. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is likely out.
Lyon, 33, manned the net usually reserved for that night’s started during this morning’s pregame skate, meaning he’s expected to get the nod against the Bruins. The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff refused to name his starter for tonight’s game.
Lyon hasn’t started a game since allowing three goals ... Read the full article