Sabres substitution (Connor Clifton,Rasmus Dahlin,Ryan McLeod,Tage Thompson,Jiri Kulich) ...

Clifton ended a 10-game point drought when he set up the first goal of Ryan McLeod's hat trick just 43 seconds into the contest. The Sabres' defense is fully healthy for the first time recently ...

January 16 - Ryan McLeod scored his first-career hat trick ... a 1-0 lead 43 seconds into game when he took a pass from Connor Clifton, crossed the blue line and beat Tokarski with a wrist shot ...

It started with Connor Clifton, who busted up a centering try on his belly. The puck exited the zone, and was gathered by Ryan McLeod. The first-year Sabres forward then floated a saucer pass to ...

Ryan McLeod, whom the Sabres acquired for Matt ... Gilbert will likely skate on a defense pairing with Connor Clifton. Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin remains out as he works his way back from an injury ...

Acquired last July 5 after three seasons playing behind Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in Edmonton, McLeod did it all – and proved his top-six abilities – during his first season with the ...

They have been replaced by Ryan McLeod, Jason Zucker ... Owen Power, Henri Jokiharju, Connor Clifton, Dennis Gilbert and Jacob Bryson. In goal, Buffalo has Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Devon Levi.

BUFFALO --Ryan McLeod got his first NHL hat trick in ... taking a pass from Connor Clifton on entry into the zone and scoring blocker side from the slot. Cozens’ wrist shot from the high slot ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan McLeod scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night. Dylan Cozens also scored and Jason ...

Clifton has progressed nicely over the last few seasons in those areas, but he is prone to The Big Mistake and does struggle defending the rush. That’s where the risk is, but Buffalo is ...