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Opening the year
The Sabres open up their first NHL season with 3 tough home games in 4 nights, against the Black Hawks, Canadiens and Red Wings. The Sabres have signed a local radio deal with WBNY radio, to air all home games and games in Toronto, and Buffalo’s four other AM stations will air selected games.
10/4: BUF 3, CHI 2; Goals- CHI: Max Bentley 2; BUF: Brown, Grosso, Stanley; A- 7,924
A crowd of almost 8,000 watches the Sabres shock the hockey world winning their first game as an expansion team, even as they are outshot 48-15. Harold Brown scores the first goal in team history at 8:31 of the 1st period.
10/5: MON 5, BUF 2; Goals- MON: Lach, Quilty (2), Peters, Blake, M. Richard; BUF- Gray, Brown (2); A- 7,392
Another valiant effort by the Sabres, scoring first from Dick Gary, but Montreal recovers and scores 5 of the final 6 goals to earn the victory in the Memorial Auditorium.
10/7: DET 6, BUF 3; Goals- DET: Abel, Guidolin (2), McFadden 2 (3), Howe (2), Lundy (1); BUF: Schriner 2 (2), Bauer (1); A- 6,735
The Sabres score two quick goals in the 1st just 12 seconds apart from Sweeney Schriner to earn a 2-0 lead, but only one more after that. This is a tight defensive game with only 33 shots and 8 hits.
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