The Buffalo Sabres should be in the market for an impact top-six forward after dealing winger JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth for defenseman Michael Kesselring and winger Josh Doan. The opening weeks ...

The now-29-year-old was named Utah’s team MVP last season after keeping them in the playoffs until the final few games. He’s ...

Peterka is from Germany and was selected in the second round of the 2020 draft, and made his Sabres debut in in 2021-22. In 2023-24, He scored a career-best 28 goals.

Peterka is listed at an optimistic six feet (those numbers are often inflated for undersized players). Additionally, Peterka has yet to figure out the defensive side of the game on an elite level.

Peterka fits that perfectly. When those guys (along with a few prospects who project to be NHL-ready in the next few years) achieve their full potential, that’s when Armstrong will take big ...

Given Peterka's player profile, it's likely the Flyers see Owen Tippett as their own version of him, and they've already invested in Tippett with an eight-year, $49.6 million deal.

Peterka has played mostly on the top line with Tage Thompson but has had some lengthy stretches without a goal (12, 8, and 7 games) in his third pro season.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

Peterka is determined to help the Sabres rally from their 22-27-5 record and last-place spot in the Eastern Conference.

Buffalo Sabres have their own collection of restricted free agent players to deal with this summer -- most notably, defenseman Bowen Byram and left winger J.J. Peterka -- and although the Sabres ...

In 77 games, Peterka scored 27 goals and 68 points, tied for second on his team. His shot is lethal, but unlike other snipers, Peterka can create the space for himself to get his shot off.

Thompson and Peterka became the first pair to score a hat trick in the same game for the Sabres since 2008. Mason Lohrei and Brad Marchand scored, and Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves for the Bruins ...