Kozak suffered an undisclosed injury on Saturday and did not play on Monday. He remains day-to-day ahead of Buffalo's next contest on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 22-year-old Kozak has four points (2G / 2A) in nine games this season.
Metsa made his NHL debut earlier this season, playing four games with the Sabres, but has spent most of 2025-26 in the AHL. The undrafted 27-year-old defenseman has been productive with the Rochester Americans (AHL), scoring 11 points (2G / 9A) in 11 games.
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.
Norris has not played since suffering an injury in Buffalo's season opener, but has skated with the team over the last week. There was speculation he could return over the weekend, but will finally return to the lineup on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old Norris has missed significant time over the previous few seasons due to shoulder injuries, but has been an offensive threat whenever he is in the lineup.
Norris has not played since suffering an injury in Buffalo's season opener, but has skated with the team over the last week. There was speculation he could return over the weekend, but will finally return to the lineup on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old Norris has missed significant time over the previous few seasons due to shoulder injuries, but has been an offensive threat whenever he is in the lineup.
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.
With Jordan Greenway drawing back into Buffalo's lineup on Friday against the New Jersey Devils, Dunne heads to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Dunne is averaging 9:05 time-on-ice and has two points (1G / 1A) in 16 games this season.
The Sabres are at the bottom of an ultra-tight Eastern Conference with a 9-10-4 record, and hope to return to .500 on Friday with Lyon tending the twine against the New Jersey Devils. The 32-year-old Lyon has not played since allowing two goals on three shots (.333 SV%) in a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on November 13th. He has a 3.07 GAA and .907 SV% in 12 games this season (3-5-3).
Greenway has not play Buffalo's previous three games, but he will return to the lineup on Friday against the New Jersey Devils. The 28-year-old Greenway has three points (1G / 2A), 13 hits, and a -7 plus/minus in 11 games this season.
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).
Norris has not played since suffering an injury in Buffalo's season opener, but has skated with the team over the last week, and was a full participant at practice on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Norris has missed significant time over the previous few seasons due to shoulder injuries but it's unclear if his current injury is related.
The Sabres signed Georgiev in the offseason, but he was quickly placed on waivers and assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL). He has since had his contract terminated and will likely sign with a KHL team. The 29-year-old goalie had an awful 2024-25 season, the worst of his career, posting an ugly 3.71 GAA and .874 SV% in 47 games (15-26-4) split between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks.
Rosen had a strong showing with the Sabres during his call-up, picking up seven points (3G / 4A) in 10 games, but has been returned to the AHL to make room for Zach Benson, who returns to the lineup on Sunday. Rosen has 12 points (5G / 7A) in eight AHL games this season.
Benson has missed the lsat 10 games with a lower-body injury, but will play Sunday vs. the Hurricanes. It's unclear where Benson will slot into the lineup, but he spent most of the season on the top line with Tage Thompson, so he could bump Josh Doan to the third line. Benson has yet to score this season but has picked up eight assists in eight games.
