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Bryson is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Rosen is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Lafferty (undisclosed) is expected to play on Sunday.
Dahlin (illness) is expected to play on Sunday.
Lafferty (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Dahlin (illness) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Buffalo has recalled Rathbone from Rochester (AHL).
Goalie Start
Reimer will start vs. Washington on Sunday.
Zucker (personal) will play in Philadelphia on Saturday.
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Bryson will draw into the Sabres lineup on Saturday.
Dahlin (illness) will not play in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Luukkonen will start in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Buffalo has signed Topias Leinonen to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Leinonen was a second-round pick, 41st overall, of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old goalie has spent the 2024-25 season with Mora IK (Swe-1), posting a 2.31 GAA and .910 SV% in 25 games (13-10-0).
Send Down
Dunne has been loaned to Rochester (AHL).
Dunne is an undrafted 26-year-old forward that played two games with the Sabres this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. He has 26 points (9G / 17A) in 58 games with the Rochester Americans (AHL).
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Dunne will draw into the Sabres lineup on Thursday.
Dunne will slot in for Jason Zucker, who is out due to a personal matter. Dunne has appeared in just one other game for the Sabres this season and is yet to register a point through 15 career NHL games.
Lafferty (undisclosed) will not play against the Penguins on Thursday.
Lafferty did not play in Buffalo's previous game and will be held out again on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 30-year-old forward is averaging 9:43 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 50 games this season.
Goalie Start
Reimer will start against the Penguins on Thursday.
The Sabres are riding a two-game winning streak courtesy of two solid efforts from James Reimer, and he will return to the crease on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 37-year-old Reimer has saved 63 of 65 shots (.926 SV%) in his last two games (2-0-0). He has a 2.93 GAA and .900 SV% in 16 appearances this season (4-8-2). The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -135 home favorites against a Penguins squad coming off a disastrous 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Lafferty (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision to return on Thursday vs. Pittsburgh.
Lafferty did not play in Buffalo's previous game but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 30-year-old forward is averaging 9:43 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 50 games this season.
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Dunne is expected to draw back into Buffalo's lineup vs. Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Jason Zucker (personal) will not play on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, allowing Dunne to re-enter the lineup. The 26-year-old Dunne has only played one game with the Sabres this season, recording a -2 plus/minus in 7:16 time-on-ice.
Zucker (personal) is out vs. Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Zucker will not play on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins due to personal reason and will be replaced by Josh Dunne. The 33-year-old Zucker has been held off the scoresheet in three straight but is having an excellent season with the Sabres, scoring 46 points (19G / 27A) in 62 games.