BUFFALO SABRES NEWS

Kyle Okposo - Adds goal in rout Okposo lit the lamp in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Impact Okposo inflicted damage against the Golden Knights in the third period, when the Sabres captain cleaned up a rebound originating from a Jeff Skinner shot. Buffalo has won seven of its last 10 games, but aside from the occasional goal or assist, Okposo isn't doing that much to stand out from the pack. The 35-year-old veteran is averaging a mere 13:33 of ice time with 12 goals, nine assists, a plus-3 rating and three power-play points through 58 games.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Ascending Jets look to subdue surging Sabres Amid another lengthy run of success, the Winnipeg Jets have shown they can’t be kept down for long.Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres might be am...

MARCH 3 • SACBEE.COM

Ascending Jets look to subdue surging Sabres Amid another lengthy run of success, the Winnipeg Jets have shown they can’t be kept down for long.Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres might be am...

MARCH 3 • KANSASCITY.COM

Ascending Jets look to subdue surging Sabres Amid another lengthy run of success, the Winnipeg Jets have shown they can’t be kept down for long.Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres might be am...

MARCH 3 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Jets visit the Sabres after Niederreiter's 2-goal game

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Buffalo Sabres after Nino Niederreiter scored two goals in the Jets' 5-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes

MARCH 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - Strong play continues Luukkonen made 22 saves in a 7-2 win over Vegas on Saturday.

Impact The game was tight early with the score knotted 2-2 until the 14:46 mark of the second period. UPL has two straight wins, and he's 7-2-0 with 18 goals allowed in his last nine starts. The Sabres may have a bad record overall, but Luukkonen is a solid fantasy play right now.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Jeff Skinner - Third straight 20-goal season Skinner had a goal and two assists in a 7-2 win over the Golden Knights on Saturday.

Impact Skinner's goal was his 20th of the season. He's hit 20 for three straight seasons, and it's his 10th time in the NHL. That ties him with Tyler Seguin of the Dallas Stars for the most among players from the 2010 NHL Draft.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Owen Power - Big three-point effort Power had a goal and two assists in a 7-2 win over Vegas on Saturday.

Impact Power has 23 points, including 19 assists, in 55 games this season. Five of those points have come in his last four games. Power has struggled to take the next step in his game, but we need to remember that this is just his second full season, and he's only 21. His best is yet to come.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Dylan Cozens, Sabres keep rolling with win over Knights Dylan Cozens scored two short-handed goals and Jeff Skinner and Owen Power each had a goal and two assists as the Buffalo Sabres cruised to...

MARCH 3 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Dylan Cozens scores two short-handed goals as Sabres beat Golden Knights 7-2 Dylan Cozens capped Buffalo’s five-goal surge by scoring his second short-handed goal of the game with 2:48 left, and the Sabres beat the sl...

MARCH 3 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Golden Knights fall apart in 7-2 loss to Sabres Brendan Brisson and William Karlsson scored for the Golden Knights (33-21-7) with the Sabres sweeping the season series. Buffalo won 5-2 in...

MARCH 3 • LASVEGASSUN.COM

What network is Sabres vs. Golden Knights game on Saturday? How to watch The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Sabres won the last meeting 5-2.

MARCH 2 • MASSLIVE.COM

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - Guarding cage Saturday Luukkonen will be between the home pipes versus Vegas on Saturday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.

Impact Luukkonen has won four of his last five starts, giving up 10 goals on 149 shots (.933 save percentage). He is the undisputed No. 1 goaltender with the Sabres at this time, and he could go back-to-back as the Sabres face Winnipeg at home Sunday. Luukkonen is 18-15-2 with four shutouts this season. He will face the Jets, who are averaging 3.07 goals, 19th in the NHL.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE

Erik Johnson - Out of action Saturday Johnson (illness) will not play Saturday versus Vegas, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Impact Connor Clifton will once again replace Johnson, who also missed Thursday;s game in Tampa Bay. Johnson has three goals, 93 hits and 68 blocked shots in 50 appearances this season.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Tuch on the state of the Sabres at deadline and other notes from Florida trip "It’s going to be the guys in this locker room putting on their big-boy pants and going to work," Tuch said.

MARCH 2 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Dustin Tokarski - Sent to AHL The Sabres demoted Tokarski to AHL Rochester on Friday.

Impact Tokarski was recalled Thursday to give the Sabres an extra goaltender at practice. Tokarski was 7-7-2 with a 3.32 GAA and an .893 in 18 AHL appearances. He will back up Devon Levi at Rochester.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tyson Jost - Returned to minors Jost was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Friday.

Impact Jost was recalled earlier in the week and was a healthy scratch in all three games. He has two goals and four points in 29 NHL games this season, as well as three goals and 13 points in 23 games with the Amerks.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmus Dahlin - Nets OT winner Dahlin scored in overtime to give the Sabres a 3-2 win over the Lightning on Thursday.

Impact The overtime winner was Dahlin's 15th tally of the season, matching his career best mark from last year in 19 fewer games. He's a workhorse on the blue line and is providing plenty of offense, even if he isn't on pace to match his impressive 58-assist total from last year.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Tuch - Tallies in comeback win Tuch scored in Buffalo's 3-2 overtime win against Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Impact Tuch tallied his 17th goal of the campaign. It would be easy to see this season as a disappointment after he scored 36 goals last year. However, this season's 13 percent shooting percentage is still above his career average. This is the kind of production fantasy managers should probably expect from the big winger.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - Makes 21 saves in win Luukkonen stopped 21 of the Lightning's 23 shots to grab a 3-2 overtime win Thursday.

Impact Luukkonen continued a nice run with Thursday's win, a game in which he only allowed one goal at five-on-five. That .913 save percentage is worst mark over the last five starts. That's a pretty good spot to be. If that span is expanded to the last eight games, he's been below that just once. The Sabres are unlikely to make the postseason, but Luukkonen has rewarded fantasy managers who start him.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Sabres host the Golden Knights after overtime win

The Buffalo Sabres host the Vegas Golden Knights after the Sabres took down the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime

MARCH 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sabres rally, top Lightning on Rasmus Dahlin's OT goal Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin netted a power-play goal 1:42 into overtime and the visiting Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 Thursday night...

MARCH 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM