Category: Rochester Americans
Islanders edge Americans in OT
Bridgeport IslandersChris Terry’s 600th career point in the American Hockey League was the overtime-winning goal on Sunday, which lifted the Bridgeport Islanders (27-25-6-4,.516) to their fourth straight win and pushed their unbeaten in regulation streak to a season-high seven games (6-0-1-0). The Islanders bounced bac...
Read moreMarlies Top Amerks’ In Shootout In Final Matchup Of Season
Alex SteevesThe Toronto Marlies topped the Rochester Americans 3-2 in a shootout on Friday night. Malone tallied his second of the night, giving the Amerks’ a 2-1 lead heading into the third. In the third, Bobby McMann even things up again with a great solo effort. In the shootout, Joey Anderson scored for the...
Read moreMarlies Split Weekend Series With Amerks’
Jack KopackaThe Toronto Marlies fell 5-3 to the Rochester Americans on Sunday afternoon, splitting the weekend series. The Marlies are now 14-10-2-1 against North Division opponents and 3-2-0-0 against the Americans. In the first period, Arttu Ruotsalainen opened the scoring for the visitors, giving them a 1-0...
Read morePenn State product Brandon Biro offers Sabres intriguing talent
SabresBUFFALO – Whether it’s tonight against the Montreal Canadiens or later during the Sabres’ five-game road trip, center Brandon Biro will likely make his NHL debut soon. Biro, 23, has been on a tear for the Rochester Americans, compiling nine goals and 31 points in his last 28 games. The Penn State pr...
Read morePeyton Krebs’ nifty assist creates Alex Tuch’s first goal with Sabres
Rochester AmericansHaving previously played with Peyton Krebs, winger Alex Tuch said he knew a pass was coming before the center’s nifty no-look backhand created his first goal with the Sabres. “I’m not really surprised that he did that,” Tuch said on a Zoom call following Saturday’s afternoon’s 4-3 overtime loss at T...
Read moreSabres add three Amerks to taxi squad
Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres this morning reassigned defenseman Oskari Laaksonen and forwards Ryan MacInnis and Brandon Biro to the taxi squad. All three players have spent this season with the Rochester Americans. The Sabres, who begin a two-game road trip tonight against the New York Islanders, need reinfor...
Read moreVideo: Sabres' Ethan Prow Scores First NHL Goal
New Jersey DevilsDue to the Buffalo Sabres being hit extremely hard by COVID-19, it opened the door for 29-year-old defenseman Ethan Prow to make his NHL debut on Wednesday night. He clearly took advantage of the opportunity, as he scored his first NHL goal after banging in the rebound.Even though the Sabres would...
Read moreSabres’ Craig Anderson ‘mystified’ by upper-body injury
GoaltenderGoalie Craig Anderson’s timeline to return from his upper-body injury has been changed to month to month on the Buffalo Sabres’ injury report. Anderson, 40, had been listed as week to week. The veteran hasn’t played since suffering his injury Nov. 2. “He has been as mystified as anybody,” Sabres coa...
Read moreConfident Rasmus Asplund thriving in bigger role with Sabres
Winger (ice hockey)BUFFALO – The genesis of winger Rasmus Asplund’s arrival as an everyday NHL player can be traced to Sabres coach Don Granato’s promotion last season. For two months, Asplund had shuttled between the active roster and taxi squad, earning sporadic duty – just five of the first 29 games – during the Sa...
Read moreCapitals re-claim Axel Jonsson-Fjällby back from Buffalo Sabres
Hershey BearsAxel Jonsson-Fjällby just pulled a Vitek Vanecek. The Swedish forward is back with the Capitals organization after the Sabres claimed him from Washington seven days ago. Buffalo put AJF on waivers Sunday, hoping to sneak […]
Read moreSabres trim roster by three players, get closer to regular-season lineup
Washington CapitalsThe Buffalo Sabres trimmed their roster again today, waiving winger Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and sending defenseman Casey Fitzgerald and forward Brandon Biro to the Rochester Americans. They now have 24 healthy players – 15 forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies – on the roster. They must finalize t...
Read moreSabres prospect JJ Peterka makes strong case to stick in NHL
Montreal CanadiensBUFFALO – If the Sabres assign rookie JJ Peterka to the minors this week, his stint with the Rochester Americans could be short. The German arrived here last month nearly an NHL-ready prospect, having spent two seasons playing pro hockey against men. Sabres coach Don Granato has watched Peterka, who...
Read moreJohn Hayden hoping ‘Swiss Army Knife’ style helps him crack Sabres’ lineup
Rochester AmericansBUFFALO – Over the past three seasons, winger John Hayden bounced around the NHL, playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils and Arizona Coyotes before signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Sabres. Hayden, 26, has usually served as a fourth-liner or an extra forward, never playing...
Read moreSabres trim training camp roster again, send two players to Amerks
Rochester AmericansBUFFALO – The Sabres trimmed their training camp roster again this afternoon, sending wing prospects Jack Quinn and Brett Murray to the Rochester Americans. The Sabres now have 27 players – 16 forwards, nine defensemen and two goalies – left in camp. Quinn, the eighth overall pick last season, playe...
Read moreSabres notes: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen enjoyed ‘great’ training camp
Ryan MacInnisBUFFALO – On the surface, goalie prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s preseason looks disappointing. Instead of forcing the Sabres to keep him, they demoted the Finn to the minors 10 days before opening night. Luukkonen, 22, compiled a 0-2-0 record in two starts, allowing five goals in each game. Still,...
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