Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen News

The Sabres hope to snap a two-game losing skid (0-2-0) with Luukkonen between the pipes on Monday against the Calgary Flames. Luukkonen allowed three goals on 19 shots (.864 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has a 2.57 GAA and .895 SV% in nine games this season (4-4-1). Buffalo enters the action on Wednesday as a -106 road favorite against a suddenly surging Calgary team that is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games.

The Sabres hope to snap a two-game losing skid (0-2-0) with Luukkonen between the pipes on Monday against the Calgary Flames. Luukkonen allowed three goals on 19 shots (.864 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has a 2.57 GAA and .895 SV% in nine games this season (4-4-1). Buffalo enters the action on Wednesday as a -106 road favorite against a suddenly surging Calgary team that is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games.

The Sabres are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and hope to return to the win column on Friday, turning to Luukkonen to tend the twine against the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old Luukkonen was terrific against the Jets on Monday, saving 23 of 24 shots in a 5-1 win. He has a 2.51 GAA and .899 SV% in eight games this season (4-3-1). The Sabres enter Friday's contest as +116 road underdogs against a struggling Jets team that has lost six of their last seven games (1-5-1).

The Sabres are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and hope to return to the win column on Friday, turning to Luukkonen to tend the twine against the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old Luukkonen was terrific against the Jets on Monday, saving 23 of 24 shots in a 5-1 win. He has a 2.51 GAA and .899 SV% in eight games this season (4-3-1). The Sabres enter Friday's contest as +116 road underdogs against a struggling Jets team that has lost six of their last seven games (1-5-1).

The Sabres have been outscored 11-4 in their last three games (1-2-0), and will turn to Luukkonen to tend the twine on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets. Luukkonen allowed three goals on 18 shots (.833 SV%) in his most recent games, a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has a 2.73 GAA and .891 SV% in seven games this season (3-3-1). The Sabres enter Monday's contest as -110 home favourites against a Jets team that snapped a four-game losing skid on Saturday.

The Sabres have been outscored 11-4 in their last three games (1-2-0), and will likely turn to Luukkonen to tend the twine on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets. Luukkonen allowed three goals on 18 shots (.833 SV%) in his most recent games, a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has a 2.73 GAA and .891 SV% in seven games this season (3-3-1). The Sabres enter Monday's contest as -110 home favourites against a Jets team that snapped a four-game losing skid on Saturday.

The Sabres have alternated three goalies lately, but they have received strong play lately from Luukkonen, who will return to the crease for a third consecutive game. The 26-year-old Luukkonen saved 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) in his most recent outing, an impressive 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Luukkonen has a 2.40 GAA and .910 SV% in his last five games (3-2-0). The Sabres enter Wednesday's contest as +105 road underdogs against a Penguins team on a two-game losing skid (0-1-1).

The Sabres have alternated three goalies lately, but they have received strong play lately from Luukkonen, who will return to the crease for a third consecutive game. The 26-year-old Luukkonen saved 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) in his most recent outing, an impressive 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Luukkonen has a 2.40 GAA and .910 SV% in his last five games (3-2-0). The Sabres enter Wednesday's contest as +105 road underdogs against a Penguins team on a two-game losing skid (0-1-1).

The Sabres have favored rookie Colten Ellis in recent games, but they will turn to Luukkonen on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Luukkonen was injured for the first four weeks of the season and has been inconsistent in limited use since. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has a 3.02 GAA and .883 SV% in four games this season (1-2-1). The Sabres enter Friday's contest as -180 home favorites against a Blackhawks team that played last night and allowed three unanswered goals in a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken.

The Sabres have favored rookie Colten Ellis in recent games, but they will likely turn to Luukkonen on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Luukkonen was injured for the first four weeks of the season and has been inconsistent in limited use since. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has a 3.02 GAA and .883 SV% in four games this season (1-2-1). The Sabres enter Friday's contest as -180 home favorites against a Blackhawks team that played last night and allowed three unanswered goals in a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken.

The night after losing 5-2 to the Utah Mammoth, the Sabres will revert to Luukkonen between the pipes against the Colorado Avalanche. The 26-year-old Luukkonen has only played three games (1-1-1) since making his season debut in late October, returning from an injury, and has been inconsistent in those outings, posting a 2.91 GAA and .877 SV%. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as enormous +307 road underdogs against a league-leading Avalanche team (11-1-5) that is riding a four-game winning streak.

Luukkonen has started two of Buffalo's last five games since making his season debut, returning from an off-season lower-body injury. The 26-year-old Luukkonen played well in his most recent outing to secure his first victory, saving 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals. He has a 3.34 GAA and .877 SV% in two games this season (2-0-1). Luukkonen returns to the crease on Thursday, facing a St. Louis Blues team playing the tail end of a back-to-back.

Luukkonen missed the majority of training camp due to a lower-body injury and subsequently the first two weeks of the season. He was sent down to the Rochester Americans (AHL) for a conditioning stint, where he posted a 2.01 GAA and .913 SV% in one game (1-0-0). Alex Lyon has occupied the Sabres crease during Luukkonen's absence and has played well, which could lead to a battle for playing time between the two netminders now that Luukkonen has returned.

Luukkonen missed the majority of training camp due to a lower-body injury and has missed the first two weeks of the season, but will get some action at the AHL level on a conditioning assignment with the Rochester Americans. Alex Lyon has occupied the Sabres crease during Luukkonen's absence and has played well, which could lead to a battle for playing time between the two netminders when Luukkonen returns.

Luukkonen missed the majority of training camp due to a lower-body injury and will be sidelined for at least the first week of the regular season. If the 26-year-old is forced to miss significant time, a combination of Alexandar Georgiev and Devon Levi will likely handle the crease in Buffalo.

Luukkonen had already missed the majority of pre-season due to a lower-body injury, which will likely keep him sidelined into the beginning of the regular season. If the 26-year-old is forced to miss any time, a combination of Alexandar Georgiev and Devon Levi will be expected to handle the crease in Buffalo.