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Buffalo Sabres News
Felix Sandstrom will start Wednesday vs. Washington.

Sandstrom allowed five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%) in a loss to Dallas during his previous time out. The Flyers' backup netminder has struggled this season with a 1-4-0 record with .896 SV% and 3.46 GAA. He takes on the Washington Capitals who is currently in the middle of a four-game losing skid.

Felix Sandstrom
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
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
Riley Sheahan has been reassigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL).

Sheahan was assigned to Rochester of the AHL after failing to pick up any points in two games for Buffalo, with four PIMs while averaging only 8:19 TOI. He heads back to Rochester (AHL) where he had three assists in six games prior to being called up to Buffalo previously.

Riley Sheahan
James Reimer is day-to-day and will not travel to Seattle with a lower-body injury.

Reimer did not play in the Sharks' game Monday as he yielded the net to Kappo Kahkonen. It was announced Tuesday that he is suffering from a lower-body injury and will not travel with the team to Seattle. The 34-year-old netminder is considered day-to-day after a tough start to the season which saw him post a 5-7-2 record with a 2.92 GAA and .906 SV%.

James Reimer
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
Reimer was the first goalie off of the ice at the Sharks morning skate.

Reimer stopped 23 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) as he won his third straight starting a row in a victory over Vegas his last time out. The 34-year-old veteran has been solid as expected this season, posting a 5-5-2 record with a 2.81 GAA and .909 SV%. He faces off against the Detroit Red Wings who are in the middle of a four-game losing streak.

James Reimer
Reimer will start Monday in Vegas.

Reimer stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in his last start winning vs. the Minnesota Wild on the road. The 34-year-old has a 4-5-2 record with a shutout and a 2.88 GAA while posting a .908 SV%. He faces off against the Vegas Golden Knights who rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.69) and lost their last time out to snap a nine-game winning streak.

James Reimer
Riley Sheahan was recalled from Rochester (AHL) Tuesday and will slot directly into the lineup.

Sheehan will make his season debut Tuesday after being recalled from Rochester of the AHL. In six games with the Sabres' minor-league affiliate, the 31-year-old veteran has three assists and is a +3 plus/minus prior to his call-up. He currently sits on 194 points (74G/120A) through 635 career NHL games played.

Riley Sheahan
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