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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sabres Make Lindy Ruff Announcement After Season Finale
The Buffalo Sabres failed to secure a ticket to the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but at least they punctuated their 2024-25 campaign on a positive note, beating the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night via a score of 5-4 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The victory snapped the Sabres' four-game losing skid and, more notably, earned head coach Lindy Ruff's 900th win behind the bench in his NHL career. Advertisement Ruff started the day with 899 coaching wins in the league to his name, which included 606 with the Sabres. Those numbers are now 900 and 607, respectively, as he also becomes just the fifth ever in NHL history to rack up at least 900 coaching victories. Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff talks to his team during a game.© Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images Only Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville, Paul Maurice and Barry Trotz have won more games than Ruff, who turned 65 years old in February. The Sabres also announced Ruff's milestone with a post on X. Ruff and the Sabres went on a rollercoaster ride of a game versus Philly before coming away with a victory. Buffalo scored the first two goals of the contest in the opening period and carried a 3-1 lead into the second frame. Advertisement But the Flyers fought back and scored two of the next three goals to cut their deficit down to one after Tyson Foerster lit the lamp just 15 seconds into the third period. Ryan McLeod gave the Sabres an insurance goal with under a minute left in regulation before Bobby Brink gave the Flyers their last hurrah with a goal with only 20 seconds remaining in the contest. The Sabres, who have not been to the playoffs since 2011, ended this campaign with a 36-39-7 record for 79 points. Related: Sabres Make Lindy Ruff Announcement After Senators Game
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sabres eliminated from playoffs while on 5-game win streak
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the 14th anniversary of the last time the Sabres clinched a playoff spot, their postseason famine was fated to last at least another year. While extending their longest winning streak in two seasons to five games with a 3-0 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center, the Sabres were eliminated from playoff contention moments after the victory when the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 against the Detroit Red Wings. Advertisement Buffalo's 14-year playoff drought is the longest in NHL history. With a 35-36-6 record and five games left on the schedule, the Sabres can finish with no more than 86 points in the standings. Montreal currently holds the final wild card spot with 87 points. 'We know where we're at,' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. 'I'm disappointed where we're at and we can't do anything with that, but we can work on our game and we're going to continue to work on our game until it's over.' James Reimer made 33 saves in his first shutout victory of the year, Tage Thompson scored his 44th goal, Alex Tuch recorded his NHL-best sixth shorthanded tally on his 34th goal, and JJ Peterka also scored in the Sabres' fifth consecutive victory. Advertisement 'It's mixed emotions, for sure,' Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin said. 'We started to play good now. It's too late. But also, it's good we can see that we can play good hockey, and we can beat any team in this league.' The win streak is Buffalo's longest since December 2022, and seven straight wins on home ice are the most the Sabres have had since 1999. Reimer, reclaimed earlier this season after being waived by the Sabres, has won his past seven starts, the longest streak of his 15 NHL seasons. Buffalo begins a three-game road trip Thursday in Columbus. After games at Florida and Tampa Bay, before closing the season with home games against Toronto on April 15 and Philadelphia on April 17. Advertisement *** Jonah Bronstein joined the WIVB squad in 2022 as a digital sports reporter. The Buffalonian has covered the Bills, Sabres, Bandits, Bisons, colleges, high schools and other notable sporting events in Western New York since 2005, for publications including The Associated Press, The Buffalo News, and Niagara Gazette. Read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to News 4 Buffalo.
NBC Sports
09-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Buffalo Sabres extend their NHL-record postseason drought to 14 seasons
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres were officially eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention for the 14th straight season on Tuesday night. The Sabres extended their playoff drought, which is the longest in NHL history and ties them with the NFL's New York Jets for the longest current run of seasons since qualifying for the postseason. Buffalo initially set the record after the 2021-2022 season when they missed the postseason for the 11th straight time. 'We know where we're at,' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. 'I'm disappointed where we're at and we can't do anything with that, but we can work on our game and we're going to continue to work on our game until it's over.' Ruff is in his second stint as coach of the Sabres. He was hired in May when he replaced Don Granato. Ruff was the last person to coach Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011 before he was fired in 2013. The Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Tuesday night to keep a shred of hope alive, but the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 win at home against the Detroit Red Wings left them 11 points behind with five games remaining. 'It's mixed emotions, for sure,' Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin said. 'I mean, (ticked) that we started to play good now. It's too late. But also, it's good we can see that we can play good hockey, and we can beat any team in this league.' The Sabres were able to stave off elimination until their 77th game thanks to winning 10 of their last 13 games including five straight. However, a staggering 13-game losing streak in November and December in which they went 0-10-3 doomed the season.
Boston Globe
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Sabres' futility reaches 14 straight years missing Stanley Cup Playoffs; Senators in for first time since 2017
'We know where we're at,' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. 'I'm disappointed where we're at and we can't do anything with that, but we can work on our game and we're going to continue to work on our game until it's over.' Advertisement Ruff is in his second stint as coach of the Sabres. He was hired in May when he replaced Don Granato. Ruff was the last person to coach Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011 before he was fired in 2013. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-0, on Tuesday night to keep a shred of hope alive, but the Canadiens' 4-1 win at home against the Red Wings left them 11 points behind with five games remaining. 'It's mixed emotions, for sure,' Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin said. 'I mean, [ticked] that we started to play good now. It's too late. But also, it's good we can see that we can play good hockey, and we can beat any team in this league.' The Sabres were able to stave off elimination until their 77th game thanks to winning 10 of their last 13 games including five straight. However, a staggering 13-game losing streak in November and December in which they went 0-10-3 doomed the season. Advertisement Not done yet! Next up Nous n'avons pas terminé! On passe aux séries de la coupe Stanley! — X - Ottawa Senators (@Senators) That Montreal victory not only strengthened its position in the playoff picture, building an eight-point cushion over Detroit, the Rangers, and the Blue Jackets for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, it helped the Senators clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2017. Ottawa lost earlier Tuesday, 5-2, to the Blue Jackets in Columbus. The Senators lead Montreal by three points for the first wild card in the Eastern Conference, and host the Canadiens on Friday to open a season-ending four-game homestand.
Washington Post
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Buffalo Sabres extend their NHL-record postseason drought to 14 seasons
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres were officially eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention for the 14th straight season on Tuesday night. The Sabres extended their playoff drought, which is the longest in NHL history and ties them with the NFL's New York Jets for the longest current run of seasons since qualifying for the postseason. Buffalo initially set the record after the 2021-2022 season when they missed the postseason for the 11th straight time. 'We know where we're at,' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. 'I'm disappointed where we're at and we can't do anything with that, but we can work on our game and we're going to continue to work on our game until it's over.' Ruff is in his second stint as coach of the Sabres. He was hired in May when he replaced Don Granato . Ruff was the last person to coach Buffalo to the playoffs in 2011 before he was fired in 2013. The Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Tuesday night to keep a shred of hope alive, but the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 win at home against the Detroit Red Wings left them 11 points behind with five games remaining. 'It's mixed emotions, for sure,' Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin said. 'I mean, (ticked) that we started to play good now. It's too late. But also, it's good we can see that we can play good hockey, and we can beat any team in this league.' The Sabres were able to stave off elimination until their 77th game thanks to winning 10 of their last 13 games including five straight. However, a staggering 13-game losing streak in November and December in which they went 0-10-3 doomed the season. ___ AP NHL:
