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Game day · Sun, Nov 8
3:30 PM ET
vs Golden Knights
KeyBank Center, Buffalo · ESPN+, MSGB, Scripps Sports
Record8–5–3
6th in the Atlantic · 19 PTS
W 5–2 vs Blue Jackets · Fri, Nov 6
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Sabres beat tired Blue Jackets 5-2 on Friday, bouncing back from a sluggish showing against Ottawa.
Josh Norris scored twice in the first period after managing just three points in his first 15 games, and Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn have accounted for nearly 40% of Buffalo's goals. Columbus was playing its second straight game after a 2-1 shootout win over Dallas on Thursday, and Kent Johnson scored the tying goal. The win was Buffalo's fourth in its last five games.
Source: The Hockey News - Buffalo Sabres
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Golden Knights visit Sabres today at 3:30 PM ET, with Vegas 11-5-2 and Buffalo 8-5-3.
Jack Eichel leads Vegas with 23 points, while Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 19. Buffalo is missing Matt Grzelcyk, Alex Lyon and Justin Danforth, and Vegas is without Parker Wotherspoon. This is the first meeting of the season series.
Source: ESPN
From Friday
Sabres beat Blue Jackets 5-2, with Jack Quinn scoring his ninth goal of the season.
According to Die by the Blade, a fan site, Buffalo outshot Columbus 37-26 and led 6-0 in shots early. Kent Johnson tied the game for Columbus before Josh Norris scored a late first-period goal to put Buffalo back in front.
Source: Die by the Blade
Around the NHL
Jack Hughes scores in overtime as Devils rally past Islanders 5-4.
New Jersey erased a two-goal deficit in the third period, with Dougie Hamilton's power-play goal tying it with 6:18 left in regulation, per the Associated Press. Hughes won it 3:42 into overtime, extending the Devils' winning streak to four games, while the Islanders lost their third straight. Ilya Sorokin made 45 saves for New York. The NY Post said the Islanders were badly outplayed and cited officiating complaints, including a 4-0 power-play disparity, and that Mathew Barzal and Matias Maccelli were cleared from non-contact status at morning skate.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Associated Press · Lighthouse Hockey · All About The Jersey
Capitals rally past Panthers 4-3 after Tom Wilson is ejected for boarding Sandis Vilmanis.
Tkachuk scored twice in the first period for Florida, the second on an extended power play after Wilson's major penalty. Alex Tuch and Aliaksei Protas scored in the second period to put Washington ahead, and Pierre-Luc Dubois added a goal in the third. Sam Bennett cut the lead to one with 46.6 seconds left, and Vilmanis did not return after the hit.
Sources: ESPN · Associated Press · Knights On Ice
Wild defenseman Brock Faber practices for first time since September skull injury.
Faber's return to practice moves him closer to a regular-season debut that was delayed by a fractured skull, per ESPN.
Sources: ESPN · Habs Eyes on the Prize
Hurricanes rout Blackhawks 9-2, with Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scoring twice each.
Carolina led 4-0 after the first period and 7-0 after the second, per the Associated Press. Chicago's Spencer Knight was pulled after allowing six goals, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots for Carolina. Connor Bedard and Roman Kantserov scored for Chicago in the third period, and the Blackhawks have lost nine of their last 10 games.
Sources: Associated Press · Second City Hockey · Canes Country
Avalanche blank Red Wings 4-0 as Mackenzie Blackwood posts a 27-save shutout.
Martin Necas scored twice and had four points, while Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar also scored, and Colorado scored on power plays in the second period. Blackwood's shutout was his first of the season and the 18th of his career, and per The Hockey News it moved him into a three-way tie for sixth on Colorado's all-time shutout list. The win came at home before Colorado left on a road trip, according to SB Nation.
Sources: The Hockey News - Colorado Avalanche · Mile High Hockey
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