Latest Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen News
Luukkonen leads Sabres to 1-0 win over Kings in return from injury
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots, Jason Zucker scored the game's only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night. Luukkonen had six saves in the first period, six in the second and 12 in the third to get his first shutout...
Sabres rule out forward Tage Thompson and goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from playing against Blues
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff ruled out leading scorer Tage Thompson and starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from playing in Buffalo’s home game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Both remain listed day to day and in position to return Saturday, when...
Sabres defenseman Samuelsson out indefinitely with lower-body injury. Thompson, Luukkonen day to day
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, coach Lindy Ruff said Wednesday. Ruff called the severity of the injury "pretty strong.” He didn’t specify the nature but said Samuelsson is not expected to need...
Peterka scores lone shootout goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — JJ Peterka scored the lone shootout goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday. Tage Thompson and Zach Benson scored first-period goals, and the Sabres earned their third consecutive win. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots through...
Dahlin scores as the Sabres beat Shesterkin and the Rangers 6-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored 26 seconds into the game, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers 6-1 on Thursday night. Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Sam Lafferty had second-period goals as the...
Peterka, Byram each score 2, and Sabres snap 3-game skid with 5-1 win over Senators
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bowen Byram and Tage Thompson scored 16 seconds apart to open the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game skid with a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Byram scored twice, JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist and Ukko-Pekka...
Dylan Larkin's power-play goals allow Red Wings to slip past Sabres, 2-1
DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two power-play goals in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Buffalo 2-1 on Saturday night. Cam Talbot made 31 saves for the Red Wings, who lost 5-3 at Buffalo a week earlier. ...
Barkov scores in his return from injury and Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist in his return after missing eight games with a lower-body injury, and the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Monday night. Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal...
Krebs and McLeod score 83 seconds apart and Buffalo Sabres hang on in 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Peyton Krebs and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive shots 83 seconds apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres hung on for a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars after allowing two goals in the final 4:36 on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson's goal put Buffalo up...
Peterka, Thompson lead Sabres past Blackhawks 4-2
CHICAGO (AP) — JJ Peterka scored his fourth goal in three games and assisted on a goal by Tage Thompson to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday night. Peterka put Buffalo ahead 3-2 with 1:23 left in the second period, beating Arvid Soderblom with a...
