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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Eichel One Game Away From Elimination, USA Shut Out At Worlds
Whenever Team USA has played at the IIHF World Championships, a shutout has occurred. In their first two games against Denmark and Hungary, the Americans have outscored the opposition 11-0, but the tables were turned on Thursday, as Switzerland shutout the US 3-0. Leonardo Genoni made 23 saves in the victory for Switzerland, moving the US to 2-1 in the tournament and into fourth place in Group B. Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson had no shots on goal in 14:38 of ice time in the game. Other Sabres Stories Is Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday? Sabres Summer Dilemmas - Bowen Byram Sabres Facing An Off-Season Of Change Shutouts seemed to be the theme of the day when it involved current or former Sabres, as Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights moved to within one game of elimination, losing 3-0 to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their second-round series. Vegas fell behind 2-0 in a pair of Adam Henrique goals, and extended their lead on a tally from former Sabre Evander Kane. In the other series in action on Monday, ex-Sabre Taylor Hall scored the game-winner midway through the third period in Carolina's 5-2 win over Washington. The Hurricanes lead 3-1, and the Capitals face elimination on Thursday. Carolina - 5, Washington - 2, Hurricanes lead 3-1 William Carrier(CAR) +1, 9:07 TOI, 1 SOG, 3 Hits Eric Robinson(CAR) 1A, +1, 13:31 TOI, 1 SOG, 9 Hits Taylor Hall(CAR) 1G, 1A, 13:19 TOI, 5 SOG Mark Jankowski(CAR) Did Not Play Vegas - 0, Edmonton - 3, Oilers lead 3-1 Evander Kane (EDM) 1G, 1A, +3, 13:15 TOI, 4 SOG, 6 Hits Jeff Skinner(EDM) Did Not Play Jack Eichel(VEG) -1, 22:14 TOI, 2 SOG Victor Olofsson(VEG) -1, 12:28 TOI, 1 Hit Brayden McNabb(VEG) -2, 20:21 TOI, 1 SOG, 3 Hits Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Olofsson's Power-Play Prowess Does Not Save Vegas
The Vegas Golden Knights were in a precarious position entering Game 2 of their best-of-seven second-round series against the reigning Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Vegas had a 2-0 lead in the first period in Game 1, but the Oilers slowly chipped away and broke a 2-2 tie in the third period in a 4-2 win earlier in the week. The Golden Knights jumped out to the lead again in Game 2, with former Buffalo Sabres winger Victor Olofsson and team captain Jack Eichel teaming up on the power play for Olofsson's first goal of the playoffs. Edmonton scored three straight goals and led 3-2 after two periods, and extended their lead with ex-Sabre Evander Kane scoring his third of the playoffs before the Golden Knights rallied to tie the game. Other Sabres Stories Is Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday? Sabres Ownership Ranked Worst In NHL By Survey In The Athletic Sabres Facing An Off-Season Of Change Olofsson, who spent his first six seasons with Buffalo before signing a one-year, $1.075 million deal with the Golden Knights last summer, has always been effective on the power play, but saw his role diminish with the Sabres after scoring a career-high 28 goals in 2022-23. The Swedish winger scored his second on the power play and added an assist on Alex Pietrangelo's tying marker. In spite of the former Sabres combining for six points, Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead in the series heading back to Edmonton on Saturday. Here is how the former Sabres did in the playoffs on Thursday: William Carrier(CAR) 8:20 TOI, 1 SOG, 2 Hits Eric Robinson(CAR) 6:58 TOI, 2 SOG Taylor Hall(CAR) -1, 15:08 TOI, 1 SOG, 1 Hit Mark Jankowski(CAR) Did Not Play Evander Kane (EDM) 1G, +1, 21:10 TOI, 3 SOG, 5 Hits Jeff Skinner(EDM) Did Not Play Jack Eichel(VEG) 3A, 29:05 TOI, 3 SOG Victor Olofsson(VEG) 2G, 1A, 19:35 TOI, 4 SOG, 1 Hit Brayden McNabb(VEG) -2, 27:44 TOI, 4 Hits Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Skinner Scratched For Edmonton In Pivotal Game 3
The Edmonton Oilers face the prospect of going down 3-0 after allowing 12 goals in losses to the Los Angeles Kings, but for a pivotal Game 3 on Friday at home, head coach Kris Knoblauch's only lineup change will be between the pipes, as backup Calvin Pickard will make the start in place of Stuart Skinner. Knoblauch is shaking up his line combinations and defensive pairings, such as moving Leon Draisaitl to the wing to play alongside Connor McDavid, but is not subbing in any different forwards or blueliners, which means that former Buffalo Sabre Jeff Skinner will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. Skinner went -2 in Game 1 and had an assist in the 6-5 loss, but was taken out of the lineup in place of another ex-Sabre Evander Kane. The 32-year-old signed to a one-year, $3 million deal with Edmonton after the Sabres bought him out last June and scored 16 goals this season. Advertisement Other Sabres Stories Questions Yet To Be Answered If Adams Will Remain As Sabres GM Is Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday? Sabres Ownership Ranked Worst In NHL By Survey In The Athletic Here is how some former Sabres did in the playoffs on Thursday: Sam Reinhart (FLA) 0G, 1A, +2, 22:45 TOI, 1 SOG Dmitri Kulikov (FLA) 17:00 TOI, 4 Hits Evan Rodrigues (FLA) 11:26 TOI, 2 SOG Zemgus Girgensons (TB) 9:42 TOI, 1 SOG Florida takes a 2-0 lead with a 2-0 shutout in Tampa in Game 2. The game was highlighted by former Sabres draft pick Brandon Hagel getting a major and game misconduct for a hit on Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. Hagel will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety. Barkov's status for Game 3 is undetermined. Advertisement Dylan Cozens (OTT) +1, 15:44 TOI, 3 SOG Jake McCabe (TOR), 21:48 TOI, 1 SOG The Maple Leafs took a commanding 3-0 lead over Ottawa in the Battle of Ontario with a 3-2 OT victory in Ottawa on Thursday when Simon Benoit's shot beat former Sabre Linus Ullmark. Marcus Foligno (MIN) 1G, +1, 13:34 TOI, 4 SOG Marcus Johansson (MIN) -1, 11:09 TOI Zach Bogosian (MIN) 1 A, +1, 11:57 TOI Jack Eichel (VGK) -2, 24:44 TOI, 3 SOG Victor Olofsson (VGK) 10:37 TOI Brayden McNabb (VGK) -1, 17:05 TOI Minnesota takes a 2-1 lead in their series with Vegas with a 5-2 win, as Kirill Kaprizov scores a pair and Buffalo native Marcus Foligno scores his second goal of the playoffs. Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo
Boston Globe
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Bruins jump out to early two-goal lead but can't hang against Sabres
The Bruins, officially eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday night, fell to 31-38-9 and have only four games remaining to their season. Joonas Korpisalo took the loss in the Boston net. The Bruins are back at it Tuesday night, a date with the Devils in Newark. Advertisement David Pastrnak assisted on all three Black and Gold goals, leaving him with 8 points (3-5–8) across the last two games. The star Czech winger stands but 3 points (40-57–97) from reaching the 100-point plateau for a third consecutive season. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The two sides traded six goals in the opening 40:00, leaving them deadlocked, 3-3. Pastrnak, who rolled up 5 points (3-2–5) the night before in a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes on Causeway Street had his name on all three goals (assists to strikes by Elias Lindholm, Morgan Geekie, and ex-Sabre Corey Mittselstadt). Pastrnak's helper on Geekie's goal, for the 2-0 lead, also established a team record, Pastrnak left with his name on 10 consecutive goals — the previous high (9) co-held by Bruins legends Phil Esposito and Ray Bourque. Advertisement The Sabres, again without a playoff seed for a 14th consecutive season, pulled even, 2-2, with a pair of goals across a span of 3:14 in the second period. The first was by Thompson at 7:33, followed by Boston College product Alex Tuch at 10:47. Mittelstadt, acquired in the March trade that sent Charlie Coyle to the Avalanche, knocked home the go-ahead goal (3-2) with a power-play strike at 16:38. It gave Mittlestadt three goals since joining the offensively-challenged Bruins. It also left Pastrnak with his name on an 11th consecutive Bruins goal. With but 90 seconds remaining in the second period, Rasmus Dahlin pulled the Sabres even again, 3-3, helped by the fact that Bruins newcomers Fabian Lysell and Fraser Minten got their signals crossed in the defensive zone. Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at
