The Colorado Avalanche goaltender stopped all Buffalo three chances and improved to 8-0 in the shootout this season in a 5-4 victory against the Sabres at the First Niagara Center on Wednesday night.

Kulikov helps Panthers outlast Sabres in shootout

If it appeared at times as if the Buffalo Sabres were playing a team of minor leaguers as they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 Monday night, it's because they basically were.

The Sabres pulled even in points with eighth-place Washington in the race for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by blanking the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 at the First Niagara Center on Wednesday night.

Drew Stafford had two goals and an assist, Ryan Miller made 26 saves and the Sabres whipped the New York Rangers 4-1 at Madison Square Garden to run their record to 17-5-5 over their last 27 games and 5-0-2 in their last seven.

The surging Sabres moved into the final playoff spot in the East by beating the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Saturday night before a packed house at First Niagara Center.

Thirty-eight days after they were left for dead as the last-place team in the Eastern Conference, nine points removed from the top eight, the Sabres 5-1 victory against Washington

Crosby leads Penguins to 5-3 win in Buffalo

Unfortunately for the Buffalo Sabres, the real Sidney Crosby showed up Friday night.

Leafs damage Sabres' playoff hopes with 4-3 win

The Toronto Maple Leafs ended a franchise-record 11 game victory drought at home and blew a hole in the Buffalo Sabres' playoff hopes.

Buffalo Sabres saved their season by rallying from 3-0 and 5-3 deficits to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in overtime at the First Niagara Center on Tuesday night.

Read's breakaway goal with 4:21 left in the third period snapped a tie score and gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 win Thursday against the visiting Buffalo Sabres at Wells Fargo Center.

Seguin scored two goals, including one that was part of a rally from two goals down in the third period, and Patrice Bergeron's goal in the shootout pushed the Bruins past the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at TD Garden on Saturday.