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With Alex Lyon (upper body) still sidelined, the Sabres have relied heavily on Luukkonen, who has provided mixed results early on. Luukkonen has an ugly 3.59 GAA and .860 SV% through seven games (3-2-2). That said, despite the ugly numbers, the 27-year-old Finnish goalie has done enough to help his team get points in four straight (2-0-2), posting a 3.24 GAA and .897 SV%. The Sabres enter Wednesday's contest as -181 home favourites against a 2-6-3 Philadelphia Flyers team on a two-game winning streak.

Carrick has been in and out of the lineup this season and will return to the sidelines for Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 34-year-old Carrick is averaging 7:23 time-on-ice and has a -3 plus/minus in four games this season.

Danforth did not practice on Tuesday due to a lower-body injury and will be sidelined for Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 33-year-old Danforth has spent most of his career in the AHL, but has seen more regular NHL action in recent seasons. He has 64 points (31G / 33A) in 187 career games.

Zucker missed all of training camp and has not played yet this season, but he will make his debut on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 34-year-old forward has been a good fit with Buffalo the past two seasons. He scored 45 points (24G / 21A) in 62 games last season.

Brodzinski, primarily an AHL player for most of his career, has played over 50 games in the NHL each of the past three seasons. That said, the 33-year-old, will head back to Hershey (AHL), where he has five points (2G / 3A) in four games this season.

Thompson played in all of Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, but the team said on Wednesday that he is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The Capitals are off until Saturday's contest against the Buffalo Sabres, so Thompson has time to recover, but if he can't suit up, expect Charlie Lindgren to tend the twine.

Hayden Hodgson will join Ottawa's lineup on Wednesday, and Burakovsky will be a healthy scratch. When Ottawa acquired Burakovsky in the offseason, the team hoped he could return to the 61-point player he was in the 2021-22 season, but so far the 31-year-old has been in and out of the lineup, struggling to find his place. Burakovsky has zero points in five games.

Andre Burakovsky will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, allowing Hodgson to re-enter the lineup. The 30-year-old Hodgson has appeared in two games for Ottawa this season, but has spent most of his career in the AHL. He had 11 points (6G / 5A) last season in 47 games with Belleville (AHL).

With Alex Lyon (upper body) still sidelined, the Sabres have relied heavily on Luukkonen, who has provided mixed results early on. Luukkonen has an ugly 3.59 GAA and .860 SV% through seven games (3-2-2). That said, despite the ugly numbers, the 27-year-old Finnish goalie has done enough to help his team get points in four straight (2-0-2), posting a 3.24 GAA and .897 SV%. The Sabres enter Wednesday's contest as -181 home favourites against a 2-6-3 Philadelphia Flyers team on a two-game winning streak.

Beck made his season debut with Montreal last week, playing two games and averaging 7:23 time-on-ice. The 22-year-old forward was the 33rd-overall pick of the Canadiens in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

Reinbacher made his season debut with Montreal last week, playing 9:09 on ice and recording a -1 plus/minus. The 21-year-old defenseman was the fifth-overall pick of the Canadiens in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Tampa Bay is on a hot 6-1-0 run, and they've done it without needing Vasilevskiy, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, to be spectacular. Vasilevskiy has uncharacteristically allowed three goals in each of his last three games (2-1-0). The 32-year-old goalie has a 2.53 GAA and .886 SV% in six games this season (4-2-0). Tampa Bay enters Tuesday's contest as slight -108 road favourites against a Vegas Golden Knights team that has outscored opponents 17-6 in their last three games (3-0-0).