Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen News

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.

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.

Luukkonen had a dreadful start to the season, allowing 12 goals on 53 shots (.782 SV%) in his first three games (1-2-0), but has been encouraging in his last two outings (2-0-0), saving 48 of 52 shots (.923 SV%). With Alex Lyon (upper body) still sidelined, the Sabres will continue to rely on Luukkonen and hope he can build some momentum from his previous games. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -157 home favourites against the 3-3-0 New York Islanders.

Luukkonen had a dreadful start to the season, allowing 12 goals on 53 shots (.782 SV%) in his first three games (1-2-0), but has been encouraging in his last two outings (2-0-0), saving 48 of 52 shots (.923 SV%). With Alex Lyon (upper body) still sidelined, the Sabres will continue to rely on Luukkonen and hope he can build some momentum from his previous games. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -157 home favourites against the 3-3-0 New York Islanders.

With Alex Lyon (upper body) still sidelined, the Sabres have relied heavily on Luukkonen, who hasn't delivered encouraging results. Luukkonen has an ugly 3.67 GAA and .812 SV% in four games (2-2-0). That said, the 27-year-old Finnish goalie played well in relief yesterday, saving 13 of 14 shots (.929 SV%) in a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. The Sabres enter Tuesday’s contest as +139 road underdogs against a Montreal Canadiens team coming off a 1-0 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Still without Alex Lyon (upper body), the Sabres will keep leaning on Luukkonen, turning to him for the third time in four games. That said, Luukkonen's de facto starting netminder role hasn't translated into success. The 27-year-old Finnish goalie has allowed eight goals on 37 shots (.784 SV%) in two outings, but has salvaged a 1-1-0 record. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as slight +105 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars team coming off a one-sided 5-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

Still without Alex Lyon (upper body), the Sabres will keep leaning on Luukkonen, turning to him for the third time in four games. That said, Luukkonen's de facto starting netminder role hasn't translated into success. The 27-year-old Finnish goalie has allowed eight goals on 37 shots (.784 SV%) in two outings, but has salvaged a 1-1-0 record. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as slight +105 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars team coming off a one-sided 5-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

The Sabres faced some goaltending concerns heading into the regular season, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) and Alex Lyon (upper body) both battling injuries, but Luukkonen will be ready to suit up for the team's season opener. The 27-year-old Luukkonen had a solid 2025-26 season while sharing the crease, primarily with Lyon, posting a 2.52 GAA and .909 SV% in 35 appearances (22-9-3). The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -112 road favorites agianst the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Luukkonen left the Sabres' final preseason game with a lower-body injury but was back on the ice for Tuesday's practice. He told reporters that his departure from Saturday's game was precautionary, and he felt fine in practice. That should put Luukkonen in line to start Thursday's season opener.

After being pulled in favour of Alex Lyon in Game 5, UPL was thrust back into action in Game 6 when the Sabres suffered an early 3-1 deficit. Luukkonen performed spectacularly with Buffalo's season on the line, stopping all 18 shots he faced in relief as the Sabres fought back and ultimately forced Game 7 with an 8-3 victory. The odds on the money line for Game 7 are nearly dead even, but the Sabres do enter action as the slight favourites at -115.

Luukkonen made his return to the crease in Game Four against the Montreal Canadiens after serving as Buffalo's backup for three weeks, and didn't miss a beat, saving 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 3-2 win to help his team even the series at 2-2. Sabres' Head Coach Lindy Ruff has already set the trend of rolling with the hot goalie this postseason, and will continue that on Thursday, with Luukkonen set to tend the twine in Game Five. The Sabres enter the action as -117 home favourites.

Luukkonen made his return to the crease in Game Four against the Montreal Canadiens after serving as Buffalo's backup for three weeks, and didn't miss a beat, saving 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 3-2 win to help his team even the series at 2-2. Sabres' Head Coach Lindy Ruff has already set the trend of rolling with the hot goalie this postseason, and will continue that on Thursday, with Luukkonen set to tend the twine in Game Five. The Sabres enter the action as -117 home favourites.