Kulich’s final faceoff of the night came with 18 seconds remaining and the Sabres clinging to a one-goal lead in a game they desperately needed. His opponent, J.T. Miller, entered the night with a 58.7-percent success rate in the circle. Kulich won the draw and, seconds later, cleared the puck out of the defensive zone.

Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal (and first game-winner) as the Vancouver Canucks won their third straight, beating the Nashville Predators 3-1 at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start in goal after resting during Monday’s game due to what Ruff described as “nagging issues.” With Luukkonen available, the Sabres recalled forward Tyson Kozak and loaned goaltender Devon Levi to Rochester.

With less than 40 days to go until the NHL trade deadline, the expectation is that talks will begin heating up in the coming weeks and the Vancouver Canucks will likely be in the thick of things.

The dust is still settling around the NHL following a massive blockbuster deal between the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, and the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Vancouver Canucks wouldn’t be the first folks to call a cousin to get them out of a tight jam. But this isn’t My Cousin Vinny; it’s My Expansion Cousin Buffalo, and we’re not talking about a legal conundrum;

Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena. Tommy Novak scored the lone goal for the Predators, who have now lost two in a row after their season-long five-game winning streak. Juuse Saros finished with 19 saves in the loss,

Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks could make a blockbuster trade including Dylan Cozens and Elias Pettersson, according to insider reports

The Nashville Predators' attack has lost its potency again, especially on the power play, which went 0-for-3 against the Vancouver Canucks.

Tommy Novak scored Nashville’s lone goal as the Predators fell to the Vancouver Canucks by a 3-1 final on Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result sees the Preds finish the season series against Vancouver with a 2-1-0 record.

If rumors are true and the Vancouver Canucks are interested in trading star Elias Pettersson, Adam Proteau says the Buffalo Sabres' reported pursuit of the Canucks center is a good idea.