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Buffalo Sabres win 2021 Draft Lottery, Seattle Kraken get second overall pick

During the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season, the Buffalo Sabres tied the 2003-04 Penguins for the longest losing streak in NHL history (18 games). On Wednesday, they were rewarded by lady luck for their sheer and unfathomable terribleness.

The Sabres won the 2021 Draft Lottery for the second time in franchise history. According to the NHL’s PR, Buffalo’s draft lottery win marks the third time since 2016 that the team in the No. 1 position has retained the No. 1 overall pick (Toronto in 2016, Buffalo in 2018 and 2021).

The Sabres will have the opportunity to select 6-foot-6 defenseman Owen Power with the first overall pick (if they so choose).

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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All out of sorts: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals laid a big ole egg against a very bad Buffalo Sabres team on Thursday night. The boys from Buffalo brought the Caps down 5-2 on Nicklas Backstrom’s big night.

The Sabres outshot the Caps 30 to 29.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Powerhouse Sabres punish Caps: Sabres beat Caps 5-2

A celebration of one of the all-time greats and a date with the Buffalo Sabres was on tap for Thursday night. Could the Caps pick up the two points in honor of Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th career NHL game?

Sam Reinhart deflected home the first of the evening, but Dmitry Orlov responded in the McNugget minute to have things still deadlocked after twenty minutes. Victor Olofsson and Casey Mittelstadt picked top corners to put the Sabres up two before Anthony Mantha tapped home his second Caps goal to cut the lead in half.

Anders Bjork restored that lead not long after. Tage Thompson empty netter.

Sabres beat Caps 5-2.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Anthony Mantha has two goals in two games

Newly acquired Caps forward Anthony Mantha has scored his second goal since joining the team approximately fifteen minutes ago.

Yeah, you could say we’re warming up to him.

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By Peter Hassett 2 months ago

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Caps vs Sabres pregame: Nick’s Night

Tonight is the night. Yes, Nicklas Backstrom will be playing in his 1000th game, so he is the proverbial “belle of the ball” but something else is also occurring. We are done with the Sabres. This is the final one and it would’ve been cool if the Caps were going for the series sweep, but due to the pesky shootout loss in February…we will have to settle for a potential seven wins out of eight. Hard life.

Puck will be dropping at 7 PM and Christopher will have your recap, supplemented by some witty tweets.

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By Elyse Bailey 2 months ago

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Can always rely on Buffalo: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals “got back on track” with a win against the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 that puts the Caps back even with the New York Islanders for first in the East Division. Find out why I put part of that sentence in quotes below.

Shots finished tied at 33 apiece and the Caps out-attempted the Sabres at five-on-five 49 to 48.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Caps beat Sabres 4-3 so everything is fine again

An unrested Washington Capitals team received a gift of a road game from the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. The Caps didn’t need a lot to win this one, and still they just barely managed.

Brenden Dillon, of all people, scored the game’s first goal, a one-timer from the blue line. Alex Ovechkin banked a shot off one of the Rasmii to make it 2-0, but Henri Jokiharju got Buffalo on the board with a screened shot later that period.

Early in the second, the Sabres ceded a shooting lane to Justin Schultz, but later he anticipated an icing call that never came, allowing Casey Mittelstadt to score.

Jakub Vrana roofed the puck halfway through the third to grow Washington’s lead, but Tage Thompson drew Buffalo within one late in the game.

Caps win!

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By Peter Hassett 2 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek to start against Buffalo Sabres

Vitek Vanecek will start his 27th game of the season against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday.

Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette announced the news in his pregame press conference two hours before puck drop.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Caps at Sabres pregame: A new day

The Washington Capitals have hit the road less than 24 hours after their loss to the Boston Bruins. But today is a new day. While the Caps have lost the last four out of six games, hopefully they can turn it around tonight when they play the Buffalo Sabres. Key word is “hopefully”.

Puck drop will be 7 PM and Pete will have your recap.

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By Elyse Bailey 2 months ago

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