Buffalo Sabres News

The Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres seem to win regardless of who is tending the twine and, as such, will keep their goalie rotation going on Thursday against the Washington Capitals, turning to Luukkonen. The 27-year-old Luukkonen is coming off one of his worst statistical outings of the season, allowing seven goals on 28 shots (.750 SV%), but the powerhouse Sabres still salvaged an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Sabres have wins in six of Luukonen's last seven appearances (6-1-0), while he boasts a solid 2.77 GAA and .911 SV%. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -195 home favourites against a Capitals team that played last night and lost 4-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres seem to win regardless of who is tending the twine and, as such, will keep their goalie rotation going on Thursday against the Washington Capitals, turning to Luukkonen. The 27-year-old Luukkonen is coming off one of his worst statistical outings of the season, allowing seven goals on 28 shots (.750 SV%), but the powerhouse Sabres still salvaged an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Sabres have wins in six of Luukonen's last seven appearances (6-1-0), while he boasts a solid 2.77 GAA and .911 SV%. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -195 home favourites against a Capitals team that played last night and lost 4-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Metsa will be the odd-man out on the Sabres back-end on Tuesday in order to make way for Logan Stanley's debut. Metsa has two goals and two assists in 33 games this season.

The Sabres have evenly rotated goalies since returning from the Olympic break and will continue that trend on Tuesday, with Lyon tending the twine against the San Jose Sharks. The 33-year-old Lyon was solid in his most recent outing, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, and has been excellent for most of the season. In his last 16 games, Lyon has only two losses (14-2-0), boasting an impressive 2.32 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as sizable -202 home favourites against a Sharks team that has scored two or fewer goals in three of their last four games (2-0-2).

The Sabres have evenly rotated goalies since returning from the Olympic break and will continue that trend on Tuesday, with Lyon tending the twine against the San Jose Sharks. The 33-year-old Lyon was solid in his most recent outing, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, and has been excellent for most of the season. In his last 16 games, Lyon has only two losses (14-2-0), boasting an impressive 2.32 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as sizable -202 home favourites against a Sharks team that has scored two or fewer goals in three of their last four games (2-0-2).

Gilbert is no stranger to the NHL, with 20 points (3G / 17A) in 112 career games, but has spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL. The 29-year-old defenseman has 12 points (0G / 12A) in 31 games with Belleville (AHL) this season.

Kulich has not played since November 1st after suffering a blood clot and has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The 21-year-old Czech forward had five points (3G / 2A) in 12 games.

Carrick was one of many Ranger players on the trade block and finds himself in Buffalo after the Sabres traded a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI) to the New York Rangers to acquire him. The 34-year-old veteran forward has reached double digit points (10) for just the 4th time in his 11 NHL seasons and should play a complimentary role in Buffalo's bottom-six.

Carrick was one of many Ranger players on the trade block and finds himself in Buffalo after the Sabres traded a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI) to New York to acquire him. The 34-year-old veteran forward has reached double digit points (10) for just the 4th time in his 11 NHL seasons and should play a complimentary role in Buffalo's bottom-six.

The Sabres have received stout netminding regardless of who tends the twine lately, and they will continue their goalie rotation on Thursday, turning to Luukkonen against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 26-year-old Finnish goalie was outstanding in his previous outing, saving 36 of 38 shots (.947 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has an excellent 1.51 GAA and .955 SV% in two games since returning from the Olympic break (2-0-0). The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -109 road favourites against a Penguins team that defeated them 5-2 last month.

The Sabres have received stout netminding regardless of who tends the twine lately, and they will continue their goalie rotation on Thursday, turning to Luukkonen against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 26-year-old Finnish goalie was outstanding in his previous outing, saving 36 of 38 shots (.947 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has an excellent 1.51 GAA and .955 SV% in two games since returning from the Olympic break (2-0-0). The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -109 road favourites against a Penguins team that defeated them 5-2 last month.

Polin has played three games for the Avalanche this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 26-year-old forward has 20 points (9G / 11A) in 39 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.

The Sabres have received excellent tandem goaltending from Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, aiding them to come out of the Olympic break with a three-game winning streak, looking to extend it to four with Lyon tending the twine on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 33-year-old Lyon was stellar in his previous outing, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers. He has been near-perfect in recent weeks, winning 12 of 14 games (12-2-0), posting an impressive 2.27 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as -137 home favourites against a Golden Knights team coming off an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Polin played two games for the Avalanche earlier this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 26-year-old forward has 20 points (9G / 11A) in 39 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.

Polin played two games for the Avalanche earlier this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 26-year-old forward has 20 points (9G / 11A) in 39 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.

The Sabres have received excellent tandem goaltending from Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, aiding them to come out of the Olympic break with a three-game winning streak, looking to extend it to four with Lyon tending the twine on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 33-year-old Lyon was stellar in his previous outing, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers. He has been near-perfect in recent weeks, winning 12 of 14 games (12-2-0), posting an impressive 2.27 GAA and .925 SV%. The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as -137 home favourites against a Golden Knights team coming off an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.