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Luukkonen will start Saturday vs. the Wild.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
Felix Sandstrom has been assigned to Lehigh Valley (AHL) for a conditioning stunt.
Sandstrom has a 1-6-1 record, 3.37 GAA and .888 SV% and will head to Lehigh Valley (AHL) for a conditioning stint for the first time this season. The 25-year-old rookie netminder was the odd man out as Philadelphia decided to keep Samuel Ersson on the active roster.
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start Tuesday vs. Washington.
Luukkonen stopped 37 of 40 shots (.925 SV%) for his fourth straight win as he picked up a surprising victory over Boston in his last start. The 23-year-old has taken over Buffalo's starting crease due to his 7-3-1 record, 3.35 GAA and .896 SV%. He will take on the Washington Capitals, who have won six of their last seven games after a 9-2 thumping of Montreal in their previous game.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
Luukkonen stopped 37 of 40 shots (.925 SV%) for his fourth straight win as he picked up a surprising victory over Boston in his last start. The 23-year-old has taken over Buffalo's starting crease due to his 7-3-1 record, 3.35 GAA and .896 SV%. He will take on the Washington Capitals, who have won six of their last seven games after a 9-2 thumping of Montreal in their previous game.
Jacob Bernard-Docker has been reassigned to Belleville (AHL).
Bernard-Docker will head back to Belleville (AHL) after an assist, seven PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through nine games with Ottawa. Prior to his promotion previously, he had an assist and six PIMs in eight games with Belleville and will be hoping to be back with the big club again soon.
Erik Brannstrom will return to the Senators' lineup Tuesday vs. Columbus (leg).
Brannstrom missed Ottawa's previous six games due to a leg injury but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on Columbus. The 2017 1st round pick (15th overall) has three assists, 33 SOG and 18 PIMs in 32 games with the Senators so far this season.
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Reimer starts Saturday in Dallas.
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Luukkonen led the Sabres onto the ice for warmups.
Lawrence Pilut has cleared waivers and been assigned to Rochester (AHL).
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start Thursday vs. Detroit.
Luukkonen stopped 41 of 43 shots (.953 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he was incredible in beating the Vegas Golden Knights in his last time between the pipes. The 23-year-old has been much better as of late for the Sabres and holds a 5-3-1 record, 3.44 GAA and .891 SV% through nine appearances. He faces the Detroit Red Wings who are on the back end of a back-to-back after a massive 5-4 comeback victory over Pittsburgh yesterday.
Sam Lafferty will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. St. Louis (illness).
Lafferty has three goals, five assists, 33 SOG, 13 PIMs and is a -7 plus/minus through 27 games but will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. St. Louis as he battles a non-Covid related illness.
Jacob Bryson will return to the Sabres' lineup Thursday vs. Detroit (lower body).
Bryson has missed the Sabres previous three games due to a lower-body injury but will return Thursday as Buffalo takes on Detroit. The 25-year-old has one goal, seven assists, 14 SOG and a -15 plus/minus in 25 games prior to his injury.
Owen Power will be back in the lineup Thursday vs. Detroit (lower body).
Power has missed the Sabres previous three games due to a lower-body injury and will return Thursday vs. the Red Wings. The rookie defender has had a strong opening season, with 10 assists, 42 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus in 29 games played prior to the injury.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
Luukkonen stopped 41 of 43 shots (.953 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he was incredible in beating the Vegas Golden Knights in his last time between the pipes. The 23-year-old has been much better as of late for the Sabres and holds a 5-3-1 record, 3.44 GAA and .891 SV% through nine appearances. He faces the Detroit Red Wings who are on the back end of a back-to-back after a massive 5-4 comeback victory over Pittsburgh yesterday.
Jacob Bernard-Docker will return to the Senators' lineup Thursday (ankle).
Bernard-Docker has not played since Nov. 19th due to a high ankle sprain but will return to Ottawa's lineup Thursday as they take on Washington. The 2018 1st round pick (26th overall) had one assist, six SOG and seven PIMs in six games prior to his month-long injury.
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Reimer will start Tuesday in Vancouver.
Reimer stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat Minnesota in his last game. The 34-year-old has had an up-and-down season with his 7-9-3 record, 2.99 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face the Vancouver Canucks, who have won their last two games and are eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).
Ryan McLeod will return to the Oilers lineup Friday (ankle).
McLeod has not played since Nov. 26th due to an ankle injury but will draw back into the OIlers' lineup Friday as they take on Vancouver. The 23-year-old had three goals, five assists, 22 SOG and 10 PIMs in 21 games prior to his injury.
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Reimer led the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.
Erik Brannstrom will not play Thursday vs. the Washington Capitals (leg).
Brannstrom has three assists, 33 SOG and is a -1 plus/minus through 32 games this season but will be forced to miss his first contest of the year as he is considered day-to-day with a leg injury. Brannstrom will be hoping he does not miss a lot of time after a hand injury took 29 games from him due to injury in 2021-22.