Sandstrom stopped 22 of 24 shots in a tough, 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in his last start. Wednesday will mark Sandstrom's third straight start in the second game of back-to-backs, where he has understandably struggled with an 0-2-0 record along with his .900 SV%. He faces the Toronto Maple Leafs who are currently on a four-game losing streak and rank a surprising 26th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.7.
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Reimer stopped 22 of 26 shots (.846 SV%) as he took the loss his last time out to Tampa Bay. The 34-year-old veteran netminder has struggled to get wins (2-5-0) despite posting a decent .914 SV% and 2.77 GAA. He will face the Florida Panthers who lead the league in shots on goal per game (39.5) and lost their last time out 3-1 to Arizona.
Sandstrom stopped 22 of 24 shots in a tough, 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in his last start. Wednesday will mark Sandstrom's third straight start in the second game of back-to-backs, where he has understandably struggled with an 0-2-0 record along with his .900 SV%. He faces the Toronto Maple Leafs who are currently on a four-game losing streak and rank a surprising 26th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.7.
Krebs draws back into the Sabres lineup after being a healthy scratch for Buffalo's last two games. the 21-year-old prospect is yet to score his first goal of the season but has one assist and four PIM across four games so far in 2022-23.
Jokiharju took a puck to the face in Calgary last Thursday and is week-to-week with a broken bone under his nose. Ilya Lyubushkin and Owen Power have taken on larger roles with both Jokiharju and Mattias Samuelsson out.
Samuelsson went down awkwardly in a collision with Curtis Lazar on Saturday and is expected to miss a few weeks. This is probably the best-case scenario because it looked like the injury may have been serious when it first happened. Owen Power and Ilya Lyubushkin have been skating with Rasmus Dahlin since Samuelsson got hurt.
Reimer is coming off a 30-save shutout his last time out as the Sharks beat the Flyers 3-0 Sunday night. He is having a strong start to his 2022-23 season, ranking eighth in the NHL in SV% (.933) while posting a 2.21 GAA. They will take on the Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights who rank 10th in the NHL in SOG per game (34.1) and are coming off a 3-1 victory to Toronto last night.
Reimer is coming off a 30-save shutout his last time out as the Sharks beat the Flyers 3-0 Sunday night. He is having a strong start to his 2022-23 season, ranking eighth in the NHL in SV% (.933) while posting a 2.21 GAA. They will take on the Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights who rank 10th in the NHL in SOG per game (34.1) and are coming off a 3-1 victory to Toronto last night.
Pilut has been recalled from the Rochester Americans and will join the Buffalo Sabres immediately Friday. Pilut hasn't seen NHL action since 2019-20 when he got a 13-game showing with the Sabres. Through 46 career NHL games, the 26-year-old has one goal and six points to go along with 24 PIMs and a -12 plus/minus.
Aube-Kubel looks like he will be the odd man out for the Maple Leafs Saturday as they take on the Winnipeg Jets. After signing from the Colorado Avalanche in the offseason, NAK has struggled in his first five games in Toronto, only collecting one shot while averaging 9:00 TOI on the Leafs' fourth line.
Reimer made 41 saves in a 45-shot losing effort to the New York Islanders his last time out Tuesday. He will be looking for his first win of the season after starting 0-3-0 for the winless Sharks with a 3.05 GAA. He will hope for better result Thursday as he takes his .919 SV% into New York to take on the 3-1-0 Rangers and Igor Shesterkin.