During a third-period penalty kill, Connor Clifton blocked a shot, and Norris led a shorthanded 2-on-1 rush with Alex Tuch, whose shot was stopped by Skinner. JJ Peterka used his speed to force ...

Sabres winger JJ Peterka will miss a second consecutive ... Bernard-Docker, 24, took turns with Connor Clifton on a defense pair with Owen Power. It is going to take more than one practice to ...

The entire arena won’t be hollering the names of Buffalo players, as the crowd did Friday in Munich to welcome JJ Peterka back ... Bowen Byram and Connor Clifton seem entrenched in roles ...

Connor Clifton couldn’t recall what went wrong during his shift in Boston’s TD Garden on New Year’s Eve, but the memory of how it ended was fresh on his mind Sunday while sharing his ...

JJ Peterka is a guy who can take a huge step this ... Sunday’s game marked the first meeting for the Sabres with Chicago’s Connor Bedard, the 18-year-old center who was the No. 1 overall ...

Byram, JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn, and Ryan McLeod are among those needing new contracts as restricted free agents this summer and all are heading for raises. Byram is likely to be the most expensive ...

Ruff used him with Bernard-Docker, Connor Clifton, Jacob Bryson ... especially during an offseason in which Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka and Ryan McLeod are candidates for contract extensions.

JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram ... The two big cap hits to watch are Mattias Samuelsson’s $4.2 million and Clifton’s $3.3 million. It’s fair to say both haven’t played up to those numbers ...

Peterka evolved as a playmaker during his third NHL season, shattering his previous career-high totals with 41 assists and 68 points. His average ice time of 18:11 was nearly two minutes higher ...

Connor Clifton allowed the puck to get by him ... Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka and Rasmus Dahlin also had four shots on goal apiece, while Zucker led the team with five.