Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Sabres Sign Goaltender Luukkonen to Five-Year Deal

For a long time, both the Buffalo Sabres as a franchise and their fans assumed that Devon Levi was their goaltender of the future. Levi, 25, won the Mike Richter Award twice as college hockey’s top goaltender, looked solid in his first seven career games, and had the makings of a franchise goaltender. Levi is […]

Florida Panthers Deep Dive Recap: 04/09-13/2024

Florida returned home after a mixed bag of a final road trip that saw them lose three out of the four games. The last four games would get to be played at home with Ottawa, Columbus, and Buffalo this week, and the final game of the regular season against Toronto on Tuesday. While the Panthers […]

Dallas Stars Weekday Recap | 04/09-11/2024

This week, the Dallas Stars returned home to open a four-game homestand to close out the 2023-24 NHL season. The Stars hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday and the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Here’s my Stars Weekday Recap for your information. Tuesday, April 9 The Stars welcomed the Sabres to the American Airlines Center on […]

Samsonov Made 34 Saves in 13th Career Shutout, Matthews Scores 60th vs. Buffalo Sabres | 3/30/2024

Toronto secured their second straight win after a 6-3 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs were able to shutout the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday, March 30th and Ilya Samsonov recorded his third shutout of the season, making a total of 34 saves for Toronto. Auston Matthews scored his league-leading […]

Devils Start Strong, Buffalo Sabres Rally Past Devils 5-2 | 3/29/2024

The Devils had a strong start when they took on the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center on Friday, March 29th. Despite their strong start in the first period, taking a 2-0 lead, New Jersey fell short after Tage Thompson sparked the Sabres huge comeback with four goals. J.J. Peterka had also scored for Buffalo […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Buffalo Sabres | 03/09/2024

Did you like Thursday night’s game? Me neither. You play well against one of the best teams in the league the game before and then play like garbage against one of the worst teams in the league the next game. We’ve heard that song and dance before. The Oilers went down 3-0 in the first […]

Auston Matthews Scores 54th in OT, 2-1 Against Buffalo Sabres | 3/6/2024

The Maple Leafs handed the Buffalo Sabres their second straight loss when they played in Toronto at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, March 6th. After a 4-1 loss against the Boston Bruins on Monday, it was a good 2-1 overtime victory for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews scored his 54th league-leading goal in overtime after […]

Florida Panthers Deep Dive 02/27-03/02/24

The Panthers spent the week playing on home ice, with Buffalo, Montreal, and Detroit all coming to visit. This week’s matches featured plenty of special teams and penalties galore for everyone involved. It was also a week that saw some major milestones crossed, especially for Sam Reinhart. The stout defense, combined with the goaltending duo […]

PHOTOS: Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – 02/24/2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Friday night, the visiting Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at Nationwide Arena. Connor Clifton scored the winning goal early in the third period and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for the Buffalo Sabres. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Héctor Urcia, for highlights from the game.

Sabres’ Luukkonen Getting the Job Done in Buffalo

If you are a Buffalo Sabres fan, then you are certainly disappointed with your favorite hockey team. The team is currently (As of Thursday, February 22) sixth in the Atlantic Division, 13th in the Eastern Conference, and 25th in the league. It was not supposed to be like this for the Sabres this season, but […]