Aube-Kubel played only 5:45 time-on-ice before exiting Friday's season-opening 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils with a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Sabres in the offseason after a 2023-24 campaign with the Washington Capitals where he scored 16 points (6G / 10A) in 60 games.
Aube-Kubel left Friday's season opener vs. New Jersey in the second period due to a left leg injury and is without an update but is expected to at least miss Saturday's game. The 28-year-old signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Sabres in the offseason and was making his Buffalo debut on Friday. More updates are expected to roll out in the upcoming days.
Aube-Kubel will join his fifth NHL team in seven seasons as he signed a one-year contract worth $1,500,000 on Monday with Buffalo. The 28-year-old depth winger appeared in 60 games for Washington in 2023-24 and had six goals, 16 points and 23 PIMs.
Aube-Kubel will head to the press box for Game 3 on Friday vs. New York as Ivan Miroshnichenko draws into the lineup for the first time in the playoffs. Aube-Kubel won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2021-22 but has struggled so far in the postseason as he has failed to record a point and SOG while averaging 9:02 TOI.
Ivan Miroshnichenko will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Aube-Kubel to re-enter the lineup. Aube-Kubel has only played one of the last five games for the Capitals and has zero points in his last 13 contests.
Aube-Kubel will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Tom Wilson returns from his suspension. Aube-Kubel has six goals and ten assists in 55 games this season.
Aube-Kubel played five straight for the Capitals before being a healthy scratch in their last contest but will return to the lineup on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 54 games this season.
Aube-Kubel and Michael Sgarbossa will draw in with T.J. Oshie (upper-body) and Aliaksei Protas (lower-body) missing the game due to injury. Aube-Kubel has six goals and ten assists in 49 games this season.
Aube-Kubel will be the odd-man out on Thursday as the Capitals look to get fresh legs in the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Aliaksei Protas will draw into lineup in his place.
Aube-Kubel has not played the last two games but will re-enter the Capital's lineup on Thursday night. The 27-year-old Aube-Kubel has 14 points (5G / 9A) in 39 games this season while averaging 12:25 time-on-ice.
Matthew Phillips will replace Aube-Kubel in the Capitals' lineup on Thursday. Aube-Kubel played only 8:09 time-on-ice Tuesday while recording a -1 plus/minus and five hits.
Aube-Kubel will return to the Capitals' lineup on Wednesday as Hendrix Lapierre will sit in the press box as a healthy scratch. Aube-Kubel has three points (1G / 2A) in six games this season but has been held off the scoresheet in his last four games. He has played almost exclusively this season on the fourth line with Nic Dowd and Beck Malenstyn.
Aube-Kubel is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Anthony Mantha to remain in the lineup. Aube-Kubel played six games straight, scoring three points (1G / 2A) and 13 hits while averaging nearly 13 minutes time-on-ice.
Aube-Kubel is expected to make his season debut on Friday with news that Anthony Mantha (upper-body) is being placed on the injured reserve. In 11 games with the Hershey Bears (AHL) this season, Aube-Kubel has three points (1G / 2A). He has primarily been an NHL-level player over the past several seasons, with 222 games and 62 points (25G / 37A) to his name. He was paired with Nic Dowd and Beck Malenstyn at morning skate on Friday.
Aube-Kubel was claimed off waivers earlier in the season by Washington and has now signed a one-year contract extension worth $1.225 million after putting up two goals, six assists, and 51 SOG, 40 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 36 games between Toronto and Washington.
With Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson making their season debuts on Sunday, Aube-Kubel and Anthony Mantha will be healthy scratches vs. the Blue Jackets. Aube-Kubel has scored in back-to-back games (his first goals of the season) but is the victim of a numbers game in Washington.
