Sharpen Up: All the Sabres news you need to know this week

Another week of "Sabres Classics" kicks off with Game 1 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Flyers. Games air each weeknight at 8 p.m. on MSG.
We have a new episode of "Beyond Blue and Gold" to go with it.
Here's what you need to know.

This week on "Sabres Classics"

Here's the schedule this week:
Monday, April 6
Game 1 vs. Philadelphia
First game of the postseason. Home ice. Brian Campbell's thunderous hit on R.J. Umberger. Daniel Briere's double-overtime winner. What else needs to be said?

Well, click here to read Martin Biron's take on what Campbell's check meant to the team.
Tuesday, April 7
Game 2 vs. Philadelphia
Buffalo took a 2-0 lead in the series thanks in part to hat tricks from both J-P Dumont and Jason Pominville.
Wednesday, April 8
Game 5 vs. Philadelphia
After Philadelphia won both games in their home rink, the Sabres returned to Buffalo to take the series lead in commanding fashion. Ryan Miller made 24 saves to earn the shutout. Tim Connolly, J-P Dumont and Daniel Briere all had multi-point efforts.
Thursday, April 9
Game 6 at Philadelphia
Buffalo eliminates the Flyers with a convincing victory on the road. Chris Drury scored twice in a four-point night (a postseason career-high) and five other Sabres tallied as well. Mike Grier posted a goal and three assists in what was the most productive postseason game of his career as well.
Friday, April 10
"Beyond Blue and Gold" compilation
This hour-long special will feature three episodes of our Emmy-winning behind-the-scenes series including "Scary Good," "Return to Ground Zero" and "Wipper Snapper: Through the Lens of Bill Wippert."

New "Beyond Blue and Gold"

Martin Biron, Daniel Briere, Jay McKee and J-P Dumont reunite after 14 years to relive the Buffalo Sabres' "scary good" playoff run of 2006:

Helping out the community

In these unprecedented times, everyone is doing what they can to support their neighbors in need and the medical personnel treating those infected with COVID-19.
Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner both announced donations last week.
Eichel purchased 5,000 personal protective equipment masks from hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer that will be distributed to various hospitals throughout Western New York.
"I am so thankful to all those medical professionals that are on the front lines taking care of our community in the battle against this virus," Eichel said in a statement on April 1.
"The dedication to Western New York that they continue to show is incredible. I am happy to work with my friends at Bauer to purchase these masks. Hopefully, they will help play a part in keeping our hospital workers safer and healthier."
Instagram from @jeffskinner: Thank you to all of our First Responders and Hospital Workers on the front lines
Skinner, meanwhile, posted an Instagram video on April 1 to share his support of those who are dealing with the crisis firsthand and thar he has donated $53,000 to the local aid fund established by the Pegulas.
"I know, unfortunately, not everyone is able to stay home during these difficult times so I want to say thank you to all our hospital workers that on the front lines, helping to care for those that have been affected by the virus," he said.

1974-75 Retrospective

Five years removed from their inception, the 1974-75 Sabres earned 113 points and made it to their first Stanley Cup Final, where they fell in six games to the reigning champion Philadelphia Flyers.
Sabres.com spoke with 12 alumni to reflect on that year, one Gare still looks upon as setting the stage for the 45 that followed. Check out the five-part series that ran last week.
"I think that was, to me personally and I think the guys who played on that team, that was the birth of hockey here in Buffalo," Danny Gare, who was a rookie that year, said. "When I think of the Sabres over 50 years, that year was the year that it escalated to being a legitimate National Hockey League team."
- Part 1: Punch Imlach's Legacy - Part 2: Danny Gare's Debut - Part 3: A Record-Setting Season - Part 4: Memories of the Fans - Part 5: The Fog Game and the Stanley Cup Final