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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
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
Georgiev will start Monday in Dallas.

Georgiev stopped all 32 shots faced in his previous outing to pick up his first shutout of the season over Washington. The 26-year-old has been sensational since being traded to the Avalanche in the offseason, posting an 8-2-1 record alongside his .930 SV% and 2.45 GAA. He takes on the Dallas Stars who are first in the Central Division and have won three of their last four games.

Alexandar Georgiev
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
Sam Carrick has been activated ahead of the Ducks game Tuesday (hip).

Carrick will make his season debut Tuesday as the Ducks take on the Detroit Red Wings. In four games with San Diego (AHL) on a conditioning stint prior to his activation, he had zero points and four PIMs. He will slot in with Kevin Shattenkirk heading to the injured reserve Tuesday.

Sam Carrick
Dennis Gilbert has been recalled from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).

This will be Gilbert's second spell with the Flames after getting a short two-game showing earlier in the year where he picked up zero points and five PIMs. Through eight games with the Wranglers (AHL) he had yet to pick up a point but was a -2 plus/minus prior to his promotion.

Dennis Gilbert
Georgiev will start Monday vs. the Blues.

Georgiev stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%), winning his third straight game as he beat Nashville 5-3 last Thursday. The 26-year-old has been having a phenomenal start to his Avalanche tenure, posting a 7-1-1 record along with a 2.66 GAA and .924 SV%. He faces off against the St. Louis Blues, who find themselves on a two-game winning streak just days after snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Alexandar Georgiev
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
Georgiev is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.

Georgiev stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) winning his third straight game as he beat Nashville 5-3 last Thursday. The 26-year-old has been having a phenomenal start to his Avalanche tenure, posting a 7-1-1 record along with a 2.66 GAA and .924 SV%. He faces off against the St. Louis Blues who find themselves on a two-game winning streak just days after snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Alexandar Georgiev
Alexander Georgiev will start vs. the Nashville Predators

Georgiev was great in his previous outing, stopping 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) as he won both back-to-back games in Finland vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets. Since being acquired from the Rangers in the offseason, he has posted a 6-1-1 record with a 2.61 GAA and .925 SV%. He takes on the Nashville Predators who have struggled offensively this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.62 and 25th in SOG/Gp with only 29.9 per game.

Alexandar Georgiev
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