With trade speculation swirling about Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens, 20-year-old Jiri Kulich impressed coach Lindy Ruff on the first line.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2025

The Pittsburgh Penguins (18-20-8) tanked their recent five-game homestand, winning only once. The resulting fallout was a drop in the standings behind six teams for a playoff spot, and general manager Kyle Dubas waived starting goalie Tristan Jarry.

With a rare 6:00 pm start time, the Hurricanes arrived late to the game and Buffalo did not. The Hurricanes didn’t really get to their game until the third and Buffalo took advantage, getting a three-goal lead before the final frame.

Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn scored, JJ Peterka had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin extended his assist streak to five games for the fifth time in his career.

The Sabres are 16-22-5, and they have only 12 regulation wins through 43 games, while their 37 points are fourth-fewest among the NHL's 32 teams. Coach Lindy Ruff wants to see his players change their mindset.

Pegula watched as the Sabres blew a two-goal lead and allowed six unanswered goals for a 6-2 collapse to the Kraken.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.

The Seattle Kraken scored five consecutive goals in a span of less than 14 minutes and added an empty-netter as they overcame an early deficit to embarrass the Sabres 6-2 on Saturday afternoon in KeyBank Center.

Lindy Ruff was so upset with what he saw in Monday’s loss in Seattle, he made everybody take Tuesday’s morning skate and used it as a practice. Ruff wanted battles and he wanted players to the net. He got exactly that in the first period.

The Buffalo Sabres found good energy for the third period in Vancouver, and managed to come from behind to beat the Canucks, 3-2. Paul Hamilton shares his postgame thoughts:

Despite all the external noise, the Vancouver Canucks (20-15-10) finally won a game, and they will have a great opportunity to stack another 'W' with Tuesday ni