For a team making its long-awaited return to postseason hockey, the Buffalo Sabres have passed every test that’s come their way in the early stages of these Stanley Cup Playoffs. They’ve erased in-game deficits.

Why Nikita Zadorov wasn't suspended for post-play cross check of Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nikita Zadorov is going to hear the boos in Buffalo on Tuesday night when the Boston Bruins head to Game 5 against the Sabres.

When Alex Lyon made his first appearance in the Buffalo Sabres’ series against the Boston Bruins in the third period of Game 2, he wasted no time getting involved. The Sabres we

Before we give the Sabres their due flowers, let's not get it twisted: The Bruins deserved all the "boo" that rained down at TD Garden Sunday when they left the ice after the first period.

The NHL Department of Player Safety has made its decision regarding Nikita Zadorov. The Bruins defenseman was fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for his cross-check on Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin late in Boston’s Game 4 loss on Sunday afternoon.

Josh Doan had a goal and an assist during Buffalo’s four-goal first-period, and Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots to lead the Sabres to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

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