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With Chase Fraser and Chris Cloutier returning to town, the Bandits offense scored 15 times on the way to a win over the Desert Dogs in the 6th week of the NLL season.
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With Chase Fraser and Chris Cloutier returning to town, the Bandits offense scored 15 times on the way to a win over the Desert Dogs in the 6th week of the NLL season.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
With Chase Fraser and Chris Cloutier returning to town, the Bandits offense scored 15 times on the way to a win over the Desert Dogs in the 6th week of the NLL season.
ICYMI, you can still listen or watch our postgame show from the Sabres' win over the Rangers last night.
⚫ Finding ways to win
🔴 Samuelsson
⚫ Ostlund/Krebs switch
🔴 Quinn
⚫ 5-game homestand
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⚫ Finding ways to win
🔴 Samuelsson
⚫ Ostlund/Krebs switch
🔴 Quinn
⚫ 5-game homestand
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January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
ICYMI, you can still listen or watch our postgame show from the Sabres' win over the Rangers last night.
⚫ Finding ways to win
🔴 Samuelsson
⚫ Ostlund/Krebs switch
🔴 Quinn
⚫ 5-game homestand
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⚫ Finding ways to win
🔴 Samuelsson
⚫ Ostlund/Krebs switch
🔴 Quinn
⚫ 5-game homestand
Link: linktr.ee/expectedbuff...
Final 5v5 Game Charts
- Not their best overall performance but you take two points on the road
- Ellis good performance overall
- Really may want to consider a Ostlund/Krebs swap on lines
- Samuelsson is awesome
- Not their best overall performance but you take two points on the road
- Ellis good performance overall
- Really may want to consider a Ostlund/Krebs swap on lines
- Samuelsson is awesome
January 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Final 5v5 Game Charts
- Not their best overall performance but you take two points on the road
- Ellis good performance overall
- Really may want to consider a Ostlund/Krebs swap on lines
- Samuelsson is awesome
- Not their best overall performance but you take two points on the road
- Ellis good performance overall
- Really may want to consider a Ostlund/Krebs swap on lines
- Samuelsson is awesome
Sabres and Rangers meet tonight at MSG.
The Rangers will be without Shesterkin and Fox tonight. Colten Ellis likely starts for the Sabres.
The Rangers will be without Shesterkin and Fox tonight. Colten Ellis likely starts for the Sabres.
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Sabres and Rangers meet tonight at MSG.
The Rangers will be without Shesterkin and Fox tonight. Colten Ellis likely starts for the Sabres.
The Rangers will be without Shesterkin and Fox tonight. Colten Ellis likely starts for the Sabres.
ICYMI our live postgame show is up after the Sabres 5-3 victory over the Canucks. open.spotify.com/episode/4YzR...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
ICYMI our live postgame show is up after the Sabres 5-3 victory over the Canucks. open.spotify.com/episode/4YzR...
Final 5v5 Game Charts
- Don't let the haters influence you tonight. UPL was excellent. Three goals went in, but he still finished at 2.99 GSAx in NST model
- Didn't give up a lot at 5v5 but a ton on the PK and 6v5.
- Byram good tonight
- I thought Dahlin struggled at times
- Don't let the haters influence you tonight. UPL was excellent. Three goals went in, but he still finished at 2.99 GSAx in NST model
- Didn't give up a lot at 5v5 but a ton on the PK and 6v5.
- Byram good tonight
- I thought Dahlin struggled at times
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Final 5v5 Game Charts
- Don't let the haters influence you tonight. UPL was excellent. Three goals went in, but he still finished at 2.99 GSAx in NST model
- Didn't give up a lot at 5v5 but a ton on the PK and 6v5.
- Byram good tonight
- I thought Dahlin struggled at times
- Don't let the haters influence you tonight. UPL was excellent. Three goals went in, but he still finished at 2.99 GSAx in NST model
- Didn't give up a lot at 5v5 but a ton on the PK and 6v5.
- Byram good tonight
- I thought Dahlin struggled at times
Egor Zamula will be a free agent once he clears waivers and could be a good fit for the Sabres if they want to add more blue line depth.
Egor Zamula is a depth blue line option the Sabres may want to consider
Egor Zamula will be a free agent once he clears waivers and could be a good fit for the Sabres if they want to add more blue line depth.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Egor Zamula will be a free agent once he clears waivers and could be a good fit for the Sabres if they want to add more blue line depth.
The Sabres' power play is struggling again with no goals in their last six games.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The Sabres' power play is struggling again with no goals in their last six games.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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The Sabres open a stretch where 6 of the next 7 are at home.
Canucks in town tonight.
Canucks in town tonight.
January 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Sabres open a stretch where 6 of the next 7 are at home.
Canucks in town tonight.
Canucks in town tonight.
With the winning streak over, we're going to find out what this team is made of. Do they continue to push forward or let it get away from them again?
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January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
With the winning streak over, we're going to find out what this team is made of. Do they continue to push forward or let it get away from them again?
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Episode 129 is now live! We're going to find out what this Sabres roster is made of now.
⚫ The response
🔴 Depth being tested
⚫ Forwards
🔴 Power Play
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⚫ The response
🔴 Depth being tested
⚫ Forwards
🔴 Power Play
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January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Episode 129 is now live! We're going to find out what this Sabres roster is made of now.
⚫ The response
🔴 Depth being tested
⚫ Forwards
🔴 Power Play
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⚫ The response
🔴 Depth being tested
⚫ Forwards
🔴 Power Play
Full episode: linktr.ee/expectedbuff...
The Buffalo Sabres' 10-game winning streak was snapped, but they worked themselves back into the playoff race in the East.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Buffalo Sabres' 10-game winning streak was snapped, but they worked themselves back into the playoff race in the East.
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The Buffalo Sabres worked their way back into the playoff race with a 10-game winning streak in what was a critical 14-game window.
The 14-game stretch that saved the season
The Buffalo Sabres worked their way back into the playoff race with a 10-game winning streak in what was a critical 14-game window.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Buffalo Sabres worked their way back into the playoff race with a 10-game winning streak in what was a critical 14-game window.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Real help. Real results.
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Final 5v5 game charts
- Numbers don't tell the story here. A few big sequences & score effects boosted the Sabres
- PP killed them. 0/5 against the 29th ranked PK isn't good enough.
- Hopefully, we're done seeing Krebs play 4 minutes more than Norris at 5v5
- Numbers don't tell the story here. A few big sequences & score effects boosted the Sabres
- PP killed them. 0/5 against the 29th ranked PK isn't good enough.
- Hopefully, we're done seeing Krebs play 4 minutes more than Norris at 5v5
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Final 5v5 game charts
- Numbers don't tell the story here. A few big sequences & score effects boosted the Sabres
- PP killed them. 0/5 against the 29th ranked PK isn't good enough.
- Hopefully, we're done seeing Krebs play 4 minutes more than Norris at 5v5
- Numbers don't tell the story here. A few big sequences & score effects boosted the Sabres
- PP killed them. 0/5 against the 29th ranked PK isn't good enough.
- Hopefully, we're done seeing Krebs play 4 minutes more than Norris at 5v5
The Bandits are also in action tonight. They welcome back a few old friends to Banditland.
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Bandits are also in action tonight. They welcome back a few old friends to Banditland.
The Sabres go for 11 in a row this afternoon. The Jackets may be at the bottom of the East, but they're a scrappy team.
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The Sabres go for 11 in a row this afternoon. The Jackets may be at the bottom of the East, but they're a scrappy team.
Updated shooting charts for the Sabres.
- Tage is back at the top
- Samuelsson and Byram are shooting lights out
- Ostlund is shooting well and has the lowest rate on the team of shot attempts that miss the net
- Doan at the bottom of the shoot luck again
- Tage is back at the top
- Samuelsson and Byram are shooting lights out
- Ostlund is shooting well and has the lowest rate on the team of shot attempts that miss the net
- Doan at the bottom of the shoot luck again
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Updated shooting charts for the Sabres.
- Tage is back at the top
- Samuelsson and Byram are shooting lights out
- Ostlund is shooting well and has the lowest rate on the team of shot attempts that miss the net
- Doan at the bottom of the shoot luck again
- Tage is back at the top
- Samuelsson and Byram are shooting lights out
- Ostlund is shooting well and has the lowest rate on the team of shot attempts that miss the net
- Doan at the bottom of the shoot luck again
Production pace update for the first time in 2026 for the Sabres.
- Tage creeping towards point per game
- Ostlund flirting with a 20 goal pace
- Sabres could have 9 players get to or very close to 50 points this season.
- Tage creeping towards point per game
- Ostlund flirting with a 20 goal pace
- Sabres could have 9 players get to or very close to 50 points this season.
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Production pace update for the first time in 2026 for the Sabres.
- Tage creeping towards point per game
- Ostlund flirting with a 20 goal pace
- Sabres could have 9 players get to or very close to 50 points this season.
- Tage creeping towards point per game
- Ostlund flirting with a 20 goal pace
- Sabres could have 9 players get to or very close to 50 points this season.
Bandits Wrap Up 2025 with Standard 60 Minute Domination in Calgary | NLL Week 5 Review www.expectedbuffalo.com/2025-26-nll-...
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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The Sabres go for their 10th win in a row tonight.
NYE game down in Dallas.
Stay out of the box and try to get a few pucks by Oettinger.
NYE game down in Dallas.
Stay out of the box and try to get a few pucks by Oettinger.
December 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Sabres go for their 10th win in a row tonight.
NYE game down in Dallas.
Stay out of the box and try to get a few pucks by Oettinger.
NYE game down in Dallas.
Stay out of the box and try to get a few pucks by Oettinger.
Final 5v5 Game Charts
- Sabres were the better team throughout
- Once again locked it down holding a lead in the third
- 25/8 another dominant game from that pair. Ruff is now rewarding Power with the minutes
- McLeod line was also excellent tonight
- Lyon rebounded well
- Sabres were the better team throughout
- Once again locked it down holding a lead in the third
- 25/8 another dominant game from that pair. Ruff is now rewarding Power with the minutes
- McLeod line was also excellent tonight
- Lyon rebounded well
December 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Final 5v5 Game Charts
- Sabres were the better team throughout
- Once again locked it down holding a lead in the third
- 25/8 another dominant game from that pair. Ruff is now rewarding Power with the minutes
- McLeod line was also excellent tonight
- Lyon rebounded well
- Sabres were the better team throughout
- Once again locked it down holding a lead in the third
- 25/8 another dominant game from that pair. Ruff is now rewarding Power with the minutes
- McLeod line was also excellent tonight
- Lyon rebounded well
Lyon and Luukkonen have stabilized the Sabres' net for now. Ellis looks to be the odd man out at this point once he returns.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Lyon and Luukkonen have stabilized the Sabres' net for now. Ellis looks to be the odd man out at this point once he returns.
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The Sabres are looking for their ninth win in a row tonight in St. Louis. Jason Zucker may return to the lineup.
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Sabres are looking for their ninth win in a row tonight in St. Louis. Jason Zucker may return to the lineup.