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Jacob Bryson will be a healthy scratch Friday vs. Florida.
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Jake Leschyshyn is not available to play Thursday due to roster management reasons.
Alex Lyon has been recalled from Charlotte (AHL).
Lyon had a 3-2-1 record, with a 3.89 GAA and .892 SV% with the Panthers earlier in the season during his previous call-up and has been recalled again Wednesday. The 30-year-old leaves Charlotte (AHL), where he was 11-9-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .906 SV%.
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Luukkonen will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Luukkonen stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak with a win over San Jose in his last start. The 23-year-old rookie has struggled nightly but still manages to win consistently, with his 14-7-2 record, 3.41 GAA and .898 SV%. He will face their rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs, who lost their last game 5-3 to Chicago but have the fourth-best powerplay in the NHL (25.4).
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Bryson will be back in the Sabres' lineup on Tuesday.
Bryson has been a healthy scratch for the Sabres' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 25-year-old has a goal, seven assists, 22 SOG, and a -19 plus/minus through 43 games played this season.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
Luukkonen stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak with a win over San Jose in his last start. The 23-year-old rookie has struggled nightly but still manages to win consistently, with his 14-7-2 record, 3.41 GAA and .898 SV%. He will face their rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs, who lost their last game 5-3 to Chicago but have the fourth-best powerplay in the NHL (25.4).
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Timmins will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Sunday.
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Luukkonen led the Sabres onto the ice for warmups.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
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Conor Timmins will be a healthy scratch vs. Montreal Saturday.
Timmins has two goals,11 assists, 15 SOG and a +6 plus/minus through 19 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Saturday as Toronto takes on Montreal. Justin Holl will be taking Timmins's spot in the lineup.
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Luukkonen led the Sabres onto the ice for warmups.
Thompson (upper-body) will play Saturday vs. the Flames.
Thompson had missed the Sabres' skate Thursday due to an upper-body which led to some speculation that there may be an injury to worry about, but the all-star will play Saturday vs. the Flames. It is a sigh of relief for the Sabres, as Thompson leads them with 34 goals, 34 assists, 200 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +15 plus/minus through 50 games this season.
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Leschyshyn is expected to be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Leschyshyn has failed to pick up a point in any of the 30 games he has played this season between Vegas and the New York Rangers and will be a healthy scratch Friday as they take on Seattle. The 23-year-old will be replaced by Vitaly Kravtsov who stepped in after being a healthy scratch the last few weeks.
Conor Timmins has been signed to a two-year, $2.2 Million contract extension ($1.1M AAV).
Timmins has a goal, 11 assists, 16 SOG and two PIMs through 20 games this season with both Arizona and Toronto and has earned himself a two-year, $2.2 Million contract extension ($1.1M AAV). Timmins was acquired by the Maple Leafs for AHLer Curtis Douglas earlier in the season.
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The Panthers have reassigned Alex Lyon to Charlotte (AHL).
Lyon had a 3-2-1 record, .892 SV% and 3.89 GAA through six games with the Panthers but will head back to Charlotte (AHL) as Spencer Knight and Sergei Bobrovsky both return to Florida's lineup (injury). He returns to the Checkers, where he had a 9-8-1 record, 2.55 GAA and .909 SV% prior to his call-up.
Byram (lower-body) is expected to be back in the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday.
Byram last played on Nov. 4th due to a lower-body injury but will rejoin the surging Colorado Avalanche Tuesday. The 21-year-old prospect had started his sophomore season off strong, with two goals, three assists, 11 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through his first 10 games prior to going down for months with the injury.
Samuelsson (lower-body) will be in the Sabres lineup on Wednesday.
Samuelsson missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will be back in the lineup vs. Carolina. Samuelsson has missed 15 games this season and has just five points (1G / 4A) in 34 games.
Thompson (upper-body) will be in the Sabres lineup on Wednesday.
Thompson missed Monday's practice with an upper-body injury but will not miss Wednesday's game vs. the Hurricanes. Thompson has not missed a game this season and is tied for third in the NHL in goals (34) and fifth in points (68).
Goalie Start
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start Wednesday vs. Carolina.
Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the starter's net for Wednesday's morning skate.
Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.