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Buffalo Sabres correspondent, NHL.com. Writer. Editor. PR. Montréalaise. Opinions are mine. https://linktr.ee/heatherengel

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Buffalo Sabres @sabres.com · 6h

Lindy Ruff says Josh Norris will miss “a significant amount of time,” but is still being evaluated.

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Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 21h

Amerks kick off their 70th season with a 4-3 win against the Marlies.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 21h

Tyler Kopff is hit along the wall by Matt Benning. Brendan Warren immediately steps up for him and drops the gloves with Benning. Kopff heads to the room.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 21h

Borya Valis pulls the Marlies within 4-3.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

Logan Shaw scores for the Marlies to narrow it to 4-2.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

Radim Mrtka with the pass to spring Warren, for his first AHL point.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

Brendan Warren sprung on a breakaway and roofs it. 4-1 Amerks.

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Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

Borya Valis with a tap-in for the Marlies to cut it to 3-1.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

3-0 Amerks. Tyler Kopff snipes one on a 2-on-1 for his first career AHL goal.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

Rosén 2, Marlies 0. Strikes quickly for another power-play goal just over a minute into the second.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 22h

Rosén opens the scoring with a one-timer from the right circle on the power play. 1-0 Amerks

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Amerks' lineup:

Wahlberg-Helenius-Rosén
Fiddler-Schultz - Östlund - Neuchev
Kuntar-Leschyshyn-Joshua
Kopff-Slaggert-Warren

Novikov-Metsa
Jones-Komarov
Rathbone-Mrtka

Levi
Leinonen

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Amerks warming up. Devon Levi led them out.

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Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

👋🏻 from Rochester for the Amerks’ season opener.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Lindy Ruff said Josh Norris is being evaluated and they’ll know more later today. New injury but similar to his last one.

Owen Power is going on the trip to Boston, could possibly play.

Zach Benson is being discharged todaybut won’t play. Target for him is Wednesday.

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Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Lines:

Zucker-Kulich-Thompson
Quinn-McLeod-Tuch
Krebs-Danforth-Doan
Malenstyn-Kozak-Geertsen

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Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Harborcenter.

Josh Norris, Zach Benson and Owen Power are absent as practice gets going.

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Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

The Sabres have recalled Josh Dunne from Rochester.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Lindy Ruff didn't have an update on Josh Norris, who left the game late in the third.

Zach Benson was admitted to the hospital after the injury from taking a puck to the face yesterday resulted in something unexpected. Ruff expects him to be discharged tomorrow.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Final: Sabres fall 4-0

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Empty-net goal for the Rangers. 4-0

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

J.T. Miller makes it 3-0 with 2:49 to go in the third.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

2-0 Rangers. Carson Soucy from just inside the left circle.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Sabres kill off the penalty. Still trail 1-0 with just under eight and a half minutes to go.

Heather Engel @engelheather.bsky.social · 1d

Sabres unsuccessful on the power play. Then, about 30 seconds later, Danforth called for hooking. Rangers to the power play.