Rachel Lenzi

Olen Zellweger joined the Buffalo Sabres in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks and is ready to contribute to the Sabres' top four defensemen.

Buffalo Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said that as the Sabres prepare for the NHL draft and free agency, contract negotiations with right wing Alex Tuch and defenseman Bo Byram are “a work in progress.”

It turned into a track meet, as the Canadiens jumped out to a three-goal lead. And it ended with the Canadiens outrunning and outpacing the Sabres, and with Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes all but stonewalling them in the third period of the Canadiens' 6-2 win in Game 3 of a Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round series.

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Luke Schenn brings a physicality that will be necessary as the Sabres prepare for their final five regular-season games, beginning Monday against Tampa Bay and continuing into the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Buffalo Sabres put their resiliency on display and quickly got over their first loss in more than four weeks.

Buffalo Sabres goalie Alex Lyon is in his 10th NHL season, on a path that started in the northernmost reaches of Minnesota, went through the Midwest, Yale and then the American Hockey League.

The Sabres harnessed the emotion of a showdown against the defending Stanley Cup champions and capitalized on it. The Sabres created a net-front presence, boosted by Josh Doan’s two goals.

"It was a full team game," captain Rasmus Dahlin said after the Sabres' 3-0 blanking of the Florida Panthers. "That's really what you need in this league to win."

The Buffalo Sabres dropped their season opener, 4-0, to the New York Rangers, as Alex Lyon made 29 saves in his first start of the season.

Brodie Ziemer, Luke Osburn and Adam Kleber are Sabres prospects who played for Team USA in the World Junior Summer Showcase in Minnesota.