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The Sabres have evenly rotated goalies since returning from the Olympic break and will continue that trend on Tuesday, with Lyon tending the twine against the San Jose Sharks. The 33-year-old Lyon was solid in his most recent outing, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, and has been excellent for most of the season. In his last 16 games, Lyon has only two losses (14-2-0), boasting an impressive 2.32 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as sizable -202 home favourites against a Sharks team that has scored two or fewer goals in three of their last four games (2-0-2).

The Sabres have evenly rotated goalies since returning from the Olympic break and will continue that trend on Tuesday, with Lyon tending the twine against the San Jose Sharks. The 33-year-old Lyon was solid in his most recent outing, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, and has been excellent for most of the season. In his last 16 games, Lyon has only two losses (14-2-0), boasting an impressive 2.32 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as sizable -202 home favourites against a Sharks team that has scored two or fewer goals in three of their last four games (2-0-2).

The Sabres have received excellent tandem goaltending from Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, aiding them to come out of the Olympic break with a three-game winning streak, looking to extend it to four with Lyon tending the twine on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 33-year-old Lyon was stellar in his previous outing, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers. He has been near-perfect in recent weeks, winning 12 of 14 games (12-2-0), posting an impressive 2.27 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as -137 home favourites against a Golden Knights team coming off an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Sabres have received excellent tandem goaltending from Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, aiding them to come out of the Olympic break with a three-game winning streak, looking to extend it to four with Lyon tending the twine on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 33-year-old Lyon was stellar in his previous outing, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers. He has been near-perfect in recent weeks, winning 12 of 14 games (12-2-0), posting an impressive 2.27 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as -137 home favourites against a Golden Knights team coming off an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Sabres have had success alternating goalies this season, and, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) back from an injury, it appears they will return to that trend, with Lyon tending the twine on Friday against the Florida Panthers. The 33-year-old Lyon was excellent heading into the break, posting a tremendous 2.24 GAA and .925 SV% in 14 appearances (11-2-0), pushing his team into a playoff spot. The Sabres enter the action on Friday as slight -100 home underdogs against a Panthers team that played last night and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1.

The Sabres have had success alternating goalies this season, and, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) back from an injury, it appears they will return to that trend, with Lyon tending the twine on Friday against the Florida Panthers. The 33-year-old Lyon was excellent heading into the break, posting a tremendous 2.24 GAA and .925 SV% in 14 appearances (11-2-0), pushing his team into a playoff spot. The Sabres enter the action on Friday as slight -100 home underdogs against a Panthers team that played last night and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1.

Lyon has seen most of the action while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) has been sidelined, and will return to the crease on Thursday in Buffalo's final game before the Olympic break. The 33-year-old Lyon was stellar in his previous outing, saving 38 of 41 shots (.927 SV%) in a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. He has just one loss in his last 12 outings (11-1-0), boasting an impressive 2.13 GAA and .929 SV% in that stretch. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -121 home favourites against a Pittsburgh Penguins team on a two-game losing streak (0-1-1).

Lyon has seen most of the action while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) has been sidelined, and will return to the crease on Thursday in Buffalo's final game before the Olympic break. The 33-year-old Lyon was stellar in his previous outing, saving 38 of 41 shots (.927 SV%) in a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. He has just one loss in his last 12 outings (11-1-0), boasting an impressive 2.13 GAA and .929 SV% in that stretch. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -121 home favourites against a Pittsburgh Penguins team on a two-game losing streak (0-1-1).

With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) still sidelined, Lyon will return to the crease on Monday against his former team, the Florida Panthers. The 33-year-old Lyon was solid in his previous game, saving 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%), but suffered a rare defeat in a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lyon has won 10 of his last 11 games (10-1-0), posting a tremendous 2.05 GAA and .930 SV%. The Sabres enter Monday's contest as slight +103 road underdogs against a Panthers team on a three-game losing streak (0-3-0).

With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) still sidelined, Lyon will likely return to the crease on Monday against his former team, the Florida Panthers. The 33-year-old Lyon was solid in his previous game, saving 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%), but suffered a rare defeat in a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lyon has won 10 of his last 11 games (10-1-0), posting a tremendous 2.05 GAA and .930 SV%. The Sabres enter Monday's contest as slight +103 road underdogs against a Panthers team on a three-game losing streak (0-3-0).

With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen expected to miss at least a week due to an injury, Alex Lyon will see an increase in usage, beginning with Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. The 33-year-old Lyon has been terrific lately and is coming off his second shutout of the season, a 26-save performance in a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders. Lyon has won nine straight outings, posting an impressive 2.11 GAA and .927 SV%. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -120 home favourites against a Kings team with points in six straight games (3-0-3).

With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen expected to miss at least a week due to an injury, Alex Lyon will see an increase in usage, beginning with Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. The 33-year-old Lyon has been terrific lately and is coming off his second shutout of the season, a 26-save performance in a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders. Lyon has won nine straight outings, posting an impressive 2.11 GAA and .927 SV%. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -120 home favourites against a Kings team with points in six straight games (3-0-3).

After being activated from injured reserve on Monday, Lyon will make his first start of 2026 when the Sabres travel to Nashville on Tuesday. The 33-year-old goalie was on a marvelous run before his injury, winning each of his last seven starts while posting a 2.14 GAA and .919 SV%. Lyon will be looking to stay in the win column in Tuesday night's matchup with the Predators, where the Sabres enter action at +105 on the money line.

Lyon was a full participant at practice on Sunday and was activated from Injured Reserve on Monday. Sabres' Head Coach Lindy Ruff insisted that Lyon would return to the crease at some point this week. The 33-year-old goalie was on a marvelous run before his injury, winning seven straight while posting a 2.14 GAA and .919 SV%.

Lyon has missed three straight because of a lower-body injury and is likely still more than a week away from returning. The 33-year-old goalie has a 2.82 GAA and .906 SV% in 21 games (10-6-3), and was excellent before his injury, posting a 2.15 GAA and .919 SV% during a seven-game winning streak. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has seen all of the action between the pipes during Lyon's absence.