Buffalo Sabres News

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.

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.

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).

Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after blocking a shot against Vegas in the Capitals' previous game. He will undergo surgery to stabilize a finger fracture. In five games with Washington this season, he has two points (1G/1A) and four shots, while averaging only 8:34 TOI.

Krebs draws back into the Sabres lineup after being a healthy scratch for Buffalo's last two games. the 21-year-old prospect is yet to score his first goal of the season but has one assist and four PIM across four games so far in 2022-23.

Samuelsson went down awkwardly in a collision with Curtis Lazar on Saturday and is expected to miss a few weeks. This is probably the best-case scenario because it looked like the injury may have been serious when it first happened. Owen Power and Ilya Lyubushkin have been skating with Rasmus Dahlin since Samuelsson got hurt.

The Senators do not have a timeline for Norris' return but it's going to be long-term and they're not certain that he'll play again this season. Norris could require surgery but that decision won't be made for a few days. Derick Brassard filled in for Norris on Monday, but Shane Pinto could end up being the long-term solution with Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux.

Danforth suffered the upper-body injury in Columbus' 6-3 loss over Pittsburgh Saturday. He was not in the lineup for their 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday. He is expected to miss approximately six months as he recovers from surgery for a torn labrum. It is very unfortunate news as the 29-year-old was enjoying a nice start to the season as he had two goals and three points off 10 shots in six games played for the Blue Jackets.

Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).

Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).

Caleb Jones returns to the Blackhawks lineup to replace Filip Roos on Tuesday. Jones will return after missing his second game of the early season in Chicago's 5-4 win over Seattle Sunday. Through three games this season he is averaging 16:59 TOI while yet to collect his first point of the campaign.

Danforth suffered the upper-body injury in Columbus' 6-3 loss over Pittsburgh Saturday. He was not in the lineup for their 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday. The 29-year-old was enjoying a nice start to the season as he had two goals and three points off 10 shots in six games played for the Blue Jackets.