#Vinnie Hinostroza

The Colorado Avalanche are missing many of the players who led them to the Stanley Cup. Some headed elsewhere in the offseason while a few star players are on the injured list. Since falling to Boston 4-0 at home, Colorado has points in three straight games even with a makeshift lineup. The Avalanche will be playing a Buffalo team that lead the NHL…

Buffalo Sabres (11-13-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (8-14-2) TV: TNT Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Blue Jackets Blog: The Cannon Columbus Blue Jackets Record: 8-14-2 Last Game: 4-1 loss vs Pittsburgh Penguins Division Ranking: 8th in Metropolitan Division PP: 14.3% (32nd) PK: 77.9% (18th) 1. Die By The Penalty Kill We're really going to keep banging this…

The San Jose Sharks (8-15-4, seventh Pacific) face the Buffalo Sabres (10-13-1, eighth Atlantic) on Sunday for the second half of a back-to-back that will close out the road trip. Following a defeat against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, the Sharks look to end the road trip on a high note. Despite Tomas Hertl's two first-period goals, the Sharks…

Buffalo Sabres (10-12-1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (12-7-1) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST, KeyBank Center TV: MSG Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Avalanche Blog: Mile High Hockey Colorado Avalanche Record: 12-7-1 Last Game: 5-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets Division Ranking: 3 in the Central Division PP: 1(32.39%) PK: 21 (76.81%) We've all seen how injuries can cripple…

Buffalo Sabres (9-12-0)vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-1) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST, KeyBank Center TV: MSG Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Lightning Blog: Raw Charge Tampa Bay Lightning Record: (12-7-1) Last Game: 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues Division Ranking: 4 in the Atlantic Division PP: 25.64% (7) PK: 77.63%(18) The Tampa Bay Lightning usually…

There are few things in professional sports except perhaps the Tampa Bay Lightning being favored against the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo is approaching 10 years since it has been favored in a game against Tampa Bay as it last took place on April 14, 2013. This will be the 34th straight meeting when the sportsbook lists Tampa Bay as the favorite. The…

Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres: GAME# 21 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Keybank Center Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, MSG-B Opponent SBNation Site: Die By The Blade DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 The Tampa Bay Lightning, who have gotten their season back on track thanks to a nice string of games at home, are back on the road in…

The Florida Panthers can officially clinch a spot in the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs with a win against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon. Florida would also get a spot with an Islanders loss. The Panthers will try and do so with three players who were recently part of the Sabres - a team which has not made the postseason since 2011. While…

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Don Granato didn't mask his displeasure. The Sabres' coach walked into his postgame news conference after Buffalo's 4-1 loss to Arizona and opened with a statement before taking questions. He wasn't interested in what the stats said about the Sabres' performance. He could tell his players wanted an easier game and weren't willing to…

Buffalo Sabres (23-33-9) vs. New York Rangers (41-19-5) Puck Drop: 5:00PM Madison Square Garden, New York, NY TV: MSG-B, MSG+ Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation New York Rangers Blog: Blue Shirt Banter New York Rangers Record: (41-19-5) Last Game: 5-1 win over the Penguins Division Ranking: 3 in the Metropolitan Division PP: 2 (26.55%) PK: 8 (81.82%) The…

Opening day is here, and if you haven't met them yet, check out who will be taking the ice tonight as the Buffalo Sabres face the Senators. The Buffalo Sabres are an NHL team on the up and up. No, they are not Stanley Cup contenders in 2022-23, but they have enough talent to contend for a wild card spot. Even then, their odds are long, but they…

The injury bug sunk the 2021-22 Buffalo Sabres season between November and February. Don't expect a repeat to occur in 2022-23. The Buffalo Sabres experienced a rash of injuries in the middle of the 2021-22 season and come March 2022, the team had no choice but to play spoiler. That won't be the case this year, even if injuries do strike the…

After several projections and live looks into the lineup combos for the Buffalo Sabres in the preseason the time has come for a prediction. Yesterday, I wrote about what looked like the final preseason lineup at forward for the Buffalo Sabres in 2022-23. That lineup closely resembles what we saw last season, with the additions of Jack Quinn on the…

Buffalo Sabres training camp is nearing its end with the final two preseason games slated for this week, where we will see more of the regular roster. After the Buffalo Sabres sent nearly two-dozen players to the Rochester Americans, several names will be fighting to hold onto a spot on the main lineup. And while big names like Tage Thompson and…

The Sabres didn't tinker much with their forward group this offseason. Kevyn Adams wanted to make sure prospects like Jack Quinn and J.J. Peterka had a realistic path to the lineup, and they now have that. Buffalo was once again comfortably in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference in scoring a year ago. But a few players showed promising signs…