Luukkonen had a four-game stretch in November that included a relief outing where he went 3-0 with a 1.48 goals-against average and .949 save percentage.
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The Los Angeles Kings have set a new NHL record by starting the season 11-0 on the road.
Ex-Sabres Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart are both putting up big numbers as their teams push for a return to the Stanley Cup final.
Johnson is the only current member of the Sabres with a Stanley Cup title on his résumé. What was it like watching the clock tick away in Game 6 with the Cup in the building waiting to be grabbed?
There are elite challengers for Colorado this season, and it's hardly outside the realm of possibility we could see a Stanley Cup rematch between the Avs and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Inside the NHL: Erik Johnson signing is as much a culture move for Sabres as it is about the defense
Erik Johnson's signing is about having a veteran in the room with recent Stanley Cup experience, writes Mike Harrington.
"There's hysteria from fans, and in some quarters of the media, about going with a Levi-UPL tandem in goal. It's understandable. It's a risk,"Â Mike Harrington writes.
"We've heard all the in-house praise and seen the optimism around town about where the Sabres' rebuild is going. But the last few days have provided the tangible evidence that it's having an impact around the hockey world. Finally,"Â Mike Harrington writes.
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Ross Colton from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The move almost certainly spells the end of J.T. Compher's time with the Avalanche. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Compher is testing the free agent market. Colton scored in the clinching game when the Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2021. He and Tampa Bay lost to Colorado in 2022. Colton is a pending restricted free agent who's expected to get a raise from the $1.25 million he made last season.
NEW YORK — The 2023-24 NHL season opens on Oct. 10 with a tripleheader headlined by the Vegas Golden Knights raising their first Stanley Cup banner.
Henrik Lundqvist headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame's goaltender-heavy class of 2023. Fellow netminders Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon were also among the five players elected. Former NHL forward Pierre Turgeon and Canadian women's hockey star Caroline Ouellette were also chosen. Stanley Cup-winning coach Ken Hitchcock and late executive Pierre Lacroix were picked in the builder category. Lundqvist is set to be inducted into the Hall in his first year of eligibility after winning Olympic gold for Sweden in 2006 and a pro career that included backstopping the New York Rangers to 11 playoff appearances in 12 seasons.
With the 2023 season now officially over, FrontPageBets looks ahead to next year and the opening odds for each team to win the 2024 NBA title.
FrontPageBets takes a look at the odds for the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers.
Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner at 8:35 of overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 Game 7 victory and eliminate the record-setting Boston Bruins from the playoffs. Brandon Montour tied it with 1 minute left in regulation to force the overtime. Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Panthers won three in a row after falling behind 3-1 in the series. They advance in the postseason for just the second time since reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 1996.
NEW YORK — Jonas Siegenthaler scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, Akira Schmid had 22 saves in another shutdown start and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Monday night to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
NEWARK, N.J. — Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals in a three-goal second period and the New York Rangers stunned the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Thursday night to a take a 2-0 lead on the road in their first-round playoff series.
As the NHL playoffs begin, FrontPageBets breaks down the odds for each remaining team to lift Lord Stanley's Cup.
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See who holds the No. 1 spot and where the Sabres land this week.
See who holds the No. 1 spot and where the Sabres land this week.
Going from 82 to 84 games isn't perfect but it's much better than what we have, Mike Harrington says.
See who holds the No. 1 spot and where the Sabres land this week.
There was a surprising participant at the Buffalo Sabres' morning skate Thursday. One day shy of a month after suffering a knee injury on a goalmouth collision during a loss in Ottawa, goaltender Eric Comrie was back on the ice to give a kick-start to his path back to the lineup.
See who holds the No. 1 spot and where the Sabres land this week.