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We assessed the Pittsburgh Penguins X-factor, Erik Karlsson’s actual trade value, and previewed an exciting player new mock drafts show could fall to the Penguins at No. 11 or 12, Victor Eklund. The ...

Quick Word: Watch out for takes today We begin this morning with a narrative you’ll hear parroted across all channels of sports media: This NBA Finals matchup is a TV ratings nightmare ...

If you were trying to watch the Sabres game on TV but were unable to do so on Wednesday night, you're not alone.

The Sports Business Journal reported recently that the Sabres TV ratings slipped to No. 4 in the NHL this past season, behind Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and St. Louis.

They are not the first team to have their season postponed due to COVID-19 issues. On Monday, the league announced that the New Jersey Devils will not play until at least Saturday, Feb. 6, because ...

The Sabres, meanwhile, endured a series of imbroglios involving prominent figures such as Pat LaFontaine, Nolan, Hasek and Dickerson’s good friend, GM and coach John Muckler.

It appears that the ratings juggernaut that was the presidential election affected ratings for local National Hockey League games — but not so much for the Buffalo Sabres.

The Buffalo Sabres have ended the Pittsburgh Penguins’ run atop the NHL’s local TV ratings chart. The Sabres, despite a sub-.500 record, averaged a league-best 6.55 rating for their games on MSG in ...

The program averaged ratings in the 20s on Fox affiliate WUTV in its heyday, but they have fallen as hard as Sabres ratings in recent years.

In seasons that the Sabres have been competitive, local TV ratings have "averaged about an 8.0 rating," but the team's last two games "against quality draws averaged ratings" that were about 40% of ...

That series, ratings-wise, peaked when the Sabres and Bruins played the second game of the series on an NBC Saturday afternoon national telecast. That game drew a 20.5 rating.