Buffalo Sabres News

The Blue Jackets have recalled Carson Meyer from Cleveland (AHL).

Meyer has been excellent in the AHL this season, scoring six goals with 12 assists to tie for 10th in the AHL with 18 points through 15 games. He'll likely make his season debut with the Blue Jackets on Friday and has three points (1G / 2A) in 13 career NHL games.

Carson Meyer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start Wednesday vs. St. Louis.

Luukkonen struggled in his only start of the season, allowing five goals on 23 shots (.783 SV%) in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He will hope his second start of the year goes much better against the St. Louis Blues who have won seven straight games.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
The Maple Leafs have acquired Conor Timmins from the Coyotes for Curtis Douglas.

Timmins heads to the injured Maple Leads after putting up three assists and 12 PIMs in six games with the Tucson Roadrunners in Arizona's farm system. The 24-year-old was traded for Curtis Douglas and will hope to add to his 41 career NHL games he has amassed over four injured riddled seasons.

Conor Timmins
Jordan Greenway will return to the Wild lineup Wednesday (upper-body).

Greenway has been in and out of the lineup this season due to injury only playing a total of 17:36 TOI across both games while collecting a -2 plus/minus and zero points. He returns from an upper-body injury looking to build off the 112 career NHL points he has gotten over six NHL seasons.

Jordan Greenway
Peyton Krebs will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Montreal.

Krebs will head to the press box Monday as a healthy scratch vs. Montreal as Zemgus Girgensons (undisclosed) returns to the lineup. Krebs has struggled so far this season, with only three assists, a -4 plus/minus and 12 PIMs through 16 games played.

Peyton Krebs
Samuelsson (knee) will return to the Sabres lineup on Tuesday.

Samuelsson has missed the last 13 games with a knee injury that he suffered in Vancouver on October 22nd. Samuelsson was Rasmus Dahlin's primary D partner before getting hurt and was skating with him in Monday's practice. The 22-year-old defenseman has no points, a plus-6 rating and seven SOG in five games this season.

Mattias Samuelsson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been recalled from Rochester (AHL).

Amidst the news that Eric Comrie will be injured for "a little bit", Luukkonen has been called up from Rochester of the AHL. The 23-year-old netminder was fantastic with the Sabres in 2021-22, posting a .917 SV% and 2.74 GAA across a short nine-game showing. He has struggled this season with Rochester (AHL) posting a .898 SV% and 3.07 GAA with a 6-3-0 record.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Jack Quinn is being evaluated for an undisclosed injury and is not expected to play this week.

Quinn has been enjoying a solid rookie season prior to his injury, scoring a goal and five points along with 15 SOG through 12 games played. The 21-year-old is considered week-to-week with an undisclosed injury after it was announced Monday he was being evaluated.

Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway had a setback in his return to the lineup and will miss Friday vs. Seattle

Greenway returned from a trip to the injured reserve Tuesday, playing 14:38 and collecting a -1 rating as he eased his way back into the Wild lineup vs. Los Angeles. He did not play Wednesday as a rest day with the back-to-back schedule but is now facing a minor setback in his return to the lineup. Consider him day-to-day for the time being.

Jordan Greenway
Jordan Greenway will not play as part of the Wilds' back-to-back (rest).

Greenway returned from a trip to the injured reserve Tuesday, playing 14:38 and collecting a -1 rating as he eased his way back into the Wild lineup vs. Los Angeles. He is using Wednesday's day off for rest as the Wild do not want to push him with their back-to-back games.

Jordan Greenway
Bowen Byram has a lower-body injury and is week-to-week.

Byram did not play in the Avalanche's second half of their back-to-back series in Finland and was announced Tuesday that he would be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. It is unfortunately the second straight season in which Colorado's highly touted 21-year-old will miss a significant chunk of the season due injury. He had five points (2G/3A) in his first 10 games of the season.

Bowen Byram
Rasmus Dahlin will be back in the Sabres' lineup Tuesday (upper body)

Dahlin missed the Sabres' previous game due to an upper-body injury as Buffalo fell to Tampa Bay 5-3 in his absence. The 22-year-old has been enjoying a breakout season, ranking second in the NHL among defensemen in goals (7) and points (15) while alost being tied for fourth with a +10 plus/minus rating.

Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin has a chance to play Tuesday vs. Arizona (upper-body).

Dahlin missed Buffalo's previous game due to an upper-body injury and has a chance to draw back into the Sabres' lineup Tuesday. The fewer games he misses the better as Dahlin is having an incredible breakout season, ranking second among NHL defensemen in both goals (7) and points (15).

Rasmus Dahlin