Lehner allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Sabres’ win in Boston on Saturday. Statistically, it wasn’t the best outing for Lehner, but it was enough to earn him his first win of the season. He will look to build off of Saturday’s performance tonight when the Sabres host a Red Wings team that lost all four of their games last week.
Lehner was not on the ice for Thursday’s practice session because he is under the weather. This obviously puts his status for tomorrow’s game in question, leaving the door open for Chad Johnson to start his third straight game.
Lehner stopped all nine shots that he faced after replacing Chad Johnson in the Sabres’ loss to New Jersey on Monday. Johnson left Wednesday’s practice to get stitches before their flight to San Jose, but he is good to go tonight vs. the Sharks. Lehner has stopped 59 of 65 shots (.908 SV%) that he has faced in three appearances this season.
Lehner stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Sabres’ shootout loss to Montreal on Thursday. It was an impressive start to the season for Lehner, who will go again tonight against the Islanders. New York was shutout in their opener, so look for Lehner to have another strong outing.
In his second season with the Sabres, Lehner started a career-high 58 games and went 23-26-8 with a 2.68 GAA and .920 SV%. Lehner has posted a strong .920 SV% in his two seasons with the Sabres, ranking sixth among qualified NHL netminders over that stretch. The Sabres should be an improved team this season, giving Lehner some intriguing upside. He starts his season against a Canadiens team with some question marks entering the season.
Lehner allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Sabres’ win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Lehner has won two of his last three starts while posting a 2.01 GAA and .942 SV%. He will make his fourth straight start tonight and his second of the vs. Florida—he stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss in December.
Lehner allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Sabres’ loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. He was given Friday night off, but will be back in goal tonight in Detroit. Lehner is just 2-4-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .911 SV% in March, but has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .940 SV% vs. the Red Wings.
Lehner allowed four goals on 41 shots in the Sabres’ loss in San Jose on Tuesday. Lehner did all he could but didn’t get a lot of goal support at the other end. He is now 2-3-1 with a 3.15 GAA and .904 SV% in March and tonight he faces a tough Kings team on the road.
Lehner stopped all 24 shots that he faced after replacing Anders Nilsson in the Sabres’ come-from-behind win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Lehner has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .905 SV% in his last five starts and draws a tough matchup tonight in San Jose.
Lehner surrendered six goals on 30 shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Flyers on Tuesday. Despite a rough loss on Tuesday, Lehner will start again tonight in Columbus. Lehner has lost five of his last six starts (1-3-2) while posting a 3.94 GAA and .874 SV%. He has not faced the Blue Jackets yet this season, but they are a terrible road matchup for him this evening.
Lehner allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Sabres’ shootout loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Anders Nilsson got the nod on Sunday, so Lehner will be back in the crease tonight vs. the Flyers. Tonight he’ll face a Flyers team that has gone 2-0-1 in their last three behind a red-hot Steve Mason.
