Sharpen Up: March 27, 2023 | Sabres have 10 games remaining

With 10 games remaining, the Buffalo Sabres remain in the hunt for a Wild Card position.
They are currently six points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins with a game in hand for the second Wild Card berth and seven points back of the New York Islanders for the top Wild Card seed with two games in hand.
Tonight, the Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens for the team's annual Pride Night. Tickets are on sale now.
The Sabres have recalled forward Lukas Rousek from the Rochester Americans, the team announced Monday morning. Rousek made the trip with the team to Long Island on an emergency basis Saturday, but did not play. He then picked up an assist in the Amerks' 5-2 win yesterday.
Faceoff against the Habs is at 7 p.m. on MSG and WGR 550 with pregame coverage on MSG starting at 6:30.
Here's what you need to know.

Last week's big story

The Sabres won back-to-back games over the weekend with victories over New Jersey and the Islanders.

Eric Comrie picked up the second shutout of his career in Saturday's 2-0 win. Kyle Okposo scored the deciding goal with 6:39 left.
"It was a very mature game, I thought, from us," Okposo said. "We haven't always done that this year. We're the youngest team in the league, I've said that before. But we played the game that needed to be played today and we didn't get frustrated. We just continued to play our game.
"We didn't get sucked into trying to make too many plays or taking things that weren't there. That's obviously a very frustrating team to play against. They know how to win. They know how to lock it down and we just did a pretty good job staying patient tonight, so kudos to the guys."
Rad the full Postgame Report here.

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The games ahead

Following tonight's game, the Sabres will prepare for a back-to-back set this weekend. They'll host the New York Rangers on Friday at 7 p.m. and then head out to Philadelphia to face the Flyers on Saturday.
Buffalo has just four home games remaining on their regular-season schedule.
Tickets for all remaining home games are now.

What else to watch for this week

Here are the latest Wild Card standings:
| Team | GP | Points | P% | Reg. W | ROW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | WC1 - New York Islanders | 74 | 83 | .561 | 32 | 37 | | WC2 - Pittsburgh Penguins | 73 | 82 | .562 | 27 | 35 | | Florida Panthers | 73 | 79 | .541 | 31 | 34 | | Buffalo Sabres | 72 | 76 | .528 | 27 | 34 | | Washington Capitals | 74 | 76 | .514 | 26 | 32 | | Ottawa Senators | 73 | 75 | .514 | 28 | 33 | | Detroit Red Wings | 72 | 71 | .493 | 24 | 28 |
Other games to watch tonight include:
And tomorrow:
- Penguins at Red Wings (7 p.m.)