BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With star forward Jack Eichel missing his third straight game due to injury, the Buffalo Sabres got the secondary scoring they were searching for.

Jeff Skinner provided his 29th goal of the season and the Sabres scored five times in the second period on their way to a ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — One year ago, Robert Thomas was starring in Buffalo for Team Canada in the IIHF World Junior Championship. Now, he is showcasing his skills against Buffalo for much higher stakes.

Thomas had a goal and an assist and Jake Allen made 30 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson broke a tie with seven minutes left, Braden Holtby made 36 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday night.

Evgeny Kuznetsov started the winning play when he stole the puck from goalie Carter Hutton behind the net. The center ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Braden Holtby and Tom Wilson gave the Washington Capitals another two points in the standings.

Holby made 36 saves, Wilson broke a tie with seven minutes left and the Stanley Cup champion Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday night.

Evgeny Kuznetsov started ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin thought he had a chance to score every time he shot the puck and came away disappointed he finished with just one goal.

Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 29th goal of the season, extended his point streak to a career-best 14 games and had the shootout winner ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cedric Paquette broke a tie with 5:41 left and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the Buffalo Sabres’ franchise-record-tying winning streak at 10 games with a 5-4 victory Thursday night.

Paquette beat Carter Hutton from then top of the left circle.

Dan Girardi, Alex ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres came up just short of a history-making run.

Cedric Paquette broke a tie with 5:41 left and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the Sabres’ franchise-record-tying winning streak at 10 games with a 5-4 victory Thursday night.

“I thought it was great ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres had to go to overtime after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period, but they still made it a perfect 10.

Jeff Skinner scored his team-leading 19th goal 1:19 into overtime, and the Sabres won their 10th straight by beating the San Jose Sharks ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored 3:06 into overtime after getting the tying goal late in regulation, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Friday for their eighth straight victory.

Buffalo’s win streak is the longest in the NHL and the team’s best stretch since ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner’s second effort extended the NHL’s longest win streak.

Skinner scored 3:06 into overtime after getting the tying goal late in regulation, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Friday for their eighth straight win.

It’s the longest ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tired of coming from behind during their NHL-best winning streak, the Buffalo Sabres went out and did something about it.

Jeff Skinner and the Sabres got off to a fast start Wednesday night as Buffalo scored four first-period goals on its way to a 5-2 victory over the ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Conor Sheary and Carter Hutton gave the surging Buffalo Sabres another full two points in the standings.

Sheary scored in the seventh round of a shootout, Hutton stopped 25 shots and the Sabres beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Frantic as the final minute appeared, Buffalo Sabres goalie Carter Hutton reveled in the challenge of staring down Nikita Kucherov and the high-scoring Tampa Bay Lightning.

“It was mayhem,” Hutton said after stopping 29 shots to preserve a 2-1 win over the Eastern ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Price put all the blame on himself for Montreal’s latest loss.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored at 1:38 of overtime to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-5 victory over the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Vladimir Sobotka and Jeff Skinner each scored twice and Conor Sheary ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Pominville acknowledged this was a game the Buffalo Sabres would have lost last season.

Kyle Okposo scored on a power play with 1:01 left in the third period, and the Sabres rallied from three one-goal deficits to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel helped the Buffalo Sabres end a long drought without a winning record.

Eichel, the Sabres’ 21-year-old captain, scored two goals in a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.

With its second straight victory, Buffalo (2-1-0) has more wins than ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — After being booed at home throughout a shutout loss to open the season, the Buffalo Sabres gave their fans something to cheer about.

Conor Sheary scored two goals and Carter Hutton made 43 saves as the Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Saturday night for their ...

OSHAWA, Ontario (AP) — No. 1 overall pick Rasmus Dahlin scored his first goal for Buffalo, Jeff Skinner connected twice and the Sabres beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in exhibition play Friday night at Tribute Communities Centre.

Brendan Guhle also Casey Nelson scored for Buffalo, and ...

BUFFALO SABRES

LAST SEASON: 25-45-12, 62 points. Finished last in NHL standings for third time in five years.

COACH: Phil Housley (second season, second NHL season).

ADDED: LW Jeff Skinner, LW Conor Sheary, C Tage Thompson, C Patrik Berglund, C Vladimir Sobotka, rookie D Rasmus ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The playoff field for the Western Conference is almost set.

Patrik Berglund and St. Louis are going to Colorado to try for the final spot.

Berglund scored three times to help the Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday night, setting up a showdown with the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mikkel Boedker knew the Sharks’ power play has been fizzling lately. He wasn’t about to miss another opportunity.

Boedker scored San Jose’s first power-play goal in a month, helping lift the Sharks past the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Thursday night.

Tomas Hertl ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis coach Mike Yeo turned to desperate measures to try and snap his team out of its roughest stretch of the season.

Yeo decided that the fourth line would start the game Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings.

He told the players about his unorthodox choice ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Working overtime is becoming commonplace in Nashville.

Filip Forsberg scored on a penalty shot at 1:19 of overtime to give the Predators a wild 4-3 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

After trailing by three goals entering the third ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two shots off the crossbar and another one off of St. Louis goalie Carter Hutton’s skate were the difference in the Blues securing a 1-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Of the 27 saves Hutton made in earning his third shutout of the season, one his last ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carter Hutton insists his recent run is not the result of a new strategy or a different outlook.

“I’m the same goalie, I’m just playing more,” Hutton said.

And winning, too.

Hutton stopped 33 shots in his sixth straight start, helping the St. Louis Blues beat ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carter Hutton is making it hard for Blues coach Mike Yeo to take him off the ice.

Hutton made 36 saves, Brayden Schenn scored in his fourth straight game and St. Louis beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Thursday night.

Alexander Steen scored for the fourth time in ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carter Hutton didn’t lose any sleep after getting pulled from his previous game.

“No, I’m all good, believe me,” the St. Louis Blues goalie said. “You never want to lose, but you never want to have that happy attitude, either. This game, especially this position, will eat ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo celebrated his 28th birthday by scoring his first goal in more than two months. And, it ended up being a winner for the St. Louis Blues.

Pietrangelo, Vladimir Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn each scored in the second period of the 4-1 win over the ...

TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Steen pulled the St. Louis Blues back into the game, and then Vince Dunn finally got rewarded for a fabulous first performance in his home province.

Steen tied it with 57 seconds left and Dunn scored 1:43 into overtime, lifting St. Louis over the Toronto Maple ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Stastny broke a third-period tie with his eighth goal of the season, Carter Hutton continued his strong play in goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Thursday night.

Alexander Steen also scored for the Blues, who won their third straight. ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carter Hutton isn’t playing like a backup goalie for the St. Louis Blues. He’s playing like one of the game’s best.

Paul Stastny broke a third-period tie with his eighth goal of the season, Hutton continued his hot play in goal and St. Louis beat the Vegas Golden Knights ...