CHI 3, BUF 9 | Period 3, 16:22 – Jacob Bryson (1) from Beck Malenstyn (2) and Jordan Greenway (2) Go inside the room following the 9-3 win! The homestand concludes Sunday afternoon against the Carolina Hurricanes. The first 10,000 fans will receive a commemorative Sabres butter dish, just in time for Thanksgiving. Get your tickets now.

As the Carolina Hurricanes continue to thrive atop the Eastern Conference standings, the Buffalo Sabres seem poised to improve their lowly status. With at least one point in five straight contests, the visiting Hurricanes will try to cool off the surging Sabres on Sunday afternoon.

Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson scored eight seconds apart in the second period to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday evening. It was the fastest two goals by the Sabres since Cody Hodgson and Nathan Gerbe scored six seconds apart on April 19,

The Blues and Sabres placed Alexandre Texier and Mason Geertsen on NHL waivers and can be assigned to the AHL if no other team claims them by Friday.

Morgan Frost slipped Jonathan Huberdeau’s cross-crease pass past Colten Ellis to break a tie at 2:02 of the third and the NHL-worst Calgary Flames beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Wednesday night.

The Sabres helped themselves with 9-3 drubbing of the Blackhawks, but the challenge now for them is handling it the right way.

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Rookie center Noah Ostlund scored twice for his first multigoal game in the NHL, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1.

"We didn't control things that were within our control tonight, and that's puck battles and intensity," Tage Thompson said.

They now host a Sabres team that has been rebuilding for over a decade. While they have young stars like Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson, Buffalo cannot find a way to create a winning team. The Sabres are looking to snap a five-game losing skid on Saturday night, after losing 6-3 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

Friday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks was an entirely different story, as 14 Sabres skaters got on the scoresheet in a 9-3 win at KeyBank Center. The nine-goal outburst ties Colorado for the most by any team in a game this season.