Lindy Ruff can earn his 900th win – and the Sabres their sixth straight – as they begin their final road trip.

The Sabres have won 10 of their last 13 games. After a 13-game losing streak earlier in the season, that doesn't mean much. Or does it?

Pucks will drop in less than two weeks to begin the NHL's postseason tournament and the amount of jockeying being done across the league is reflected in this week's B/R Power Rankings, with only a handful of teams making more than subtle moves.

You look at his stats and see 33 goals which are 20th in the NHL, but there are two important stats where he leads the NHL. Alex Tuch leads all forwards with 187 blocked shots and125 takeaways. Tuch is six blocks from the NHL record for forwards.

Tage Thompson scored his 44th goal of the season, Alex Tuch added his NHL-high sixth short-handed goal and James Reimer made 33 saves in net to win his career-high seventh straight start and key Buffalo's 3-0 victory over Carolina.

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With 43 goals, Tage Thompson stands third in the NHL this season behind injured Edmonton stud Leon Draisaitl (52) and Toronto's William Nylander (44). Then comes Alex Ovechkin at 42, with the Great Eight's latest goal Sunday afternoon instantly becoming one of the iconic tallies in NHL annals.

There was once a time when the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins would be vying for the top of the division. But here we are and both teams are at low points, fighting one another off in an effort to get out of the Eastern Conference basement.

Even though the Sabres have been playing much better hockey, many fans aren’t buying it. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Even though the Buffalo Sabres have been playing much better hockey, many fans aren’t buying it. We all know it’s not too often that a team can take the end of their season one year and take it into the next year in October.