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Thursday December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
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Sabres News
#2 G
Alex Lyon: First goalie off Thursday
Dec 11th
Lyon was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Vancouver.
#6 C
Josh Norris: Unavailable Thursday
Dec 11th
Norris (illness) will miss Thursday's game against Vancouver, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
#3 G
Colten Ellis: Placed on injured reserve
Dec 11th
Ellis (concussion) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
#5 C
Trevor Kuntar: Inks two-way deal
Dec 10th
Kuntar agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Sabres on Wednesday.
#1 RD
Rasmus Dahlin: Registers three helpers
Dec 9th
Dahlin logged three assists, four shots on net and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.
#1 RW
Alex Tuch: Secures win in overtime
Dec 9th
Tuch scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.
#1 C
Tage Thompson: Racks up three more points
Dec 9th
Thompson scored a goal on four shots and added two power-play assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.
#2 RW
Josh Doan: Two power-play goals in win
Dec 9th
Doan scored a pair of power-play goals in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.
#3 LW
Isak Rosen: Summoned from AHL
Dec 9th
Rosen was recalled from AHL Rochester on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
#5 LW
Jason Zucker: Moves to IR
Dec 9th
Zucker (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
#1 LW
Peyton Krebs: Puts up assist
Dec 9th
Krebs notched an assist, four hits and four PIM in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Flames.
#3 LD
Owen Power: Ends slump with goal
Dec 9th
Power scored a goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Flames.
#1 G
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Gets hook in Calgary
Dec 9th
Luukkonen gave up five goals on 22 shots before being replaced by Alex Lyon to begin the third period of Monday's 7-4 loss to the Flames.
#2 C
Tyson Kozak: Back in lineup Monday
Dec 8th
Kozak (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Monday's game in Calgary.
#4 RD
Zach Metsa: Brought up from AHL
Dec 7th
Metsa was recalled from AHL Rochester on Sunday, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
#2 LD
Bowen Byram: Goals in consecutive games
Dec 3rd
Byram scored a goal and blocked three shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Flyers.
#5 RD
Michael Kesselring: Won't travel on road trip
Dec 2nd
Kesselring (lower body) will not travel with the Sabres for their impending six-game road trip, per Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic on Tuesday.
#2 LW
Zach Benson: Adds two assists Monday
Dec 2nd
Benson dished out two assists in Monday's 5-1 win over the Jets.
#4 C
Josh Dunne: Pockets helper Saturday
Nov 29th
Dunne registered an assist and four hits in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Wild.
#4 RW
Beck Malenstyn: Delivers goal in shootout win
Nov 29th
Malenstyn scored a goal on three shots and added three hits in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Wild.
#1 LD
Mattias Samuelsson: Cleared to play
Nov 29th
Samuelsson has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play Saturday versus the Wild.
#3 RW
Jack Quinn: Two points Wednesday
Nov 27th
Quinn recorded a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Penguins.
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Canucks News
#1 LW
Brock Boeser: Labeled game-time call
Dec 11th
Boeser will be a game-time decision against the Sabres on Thursday due to an undisclosed injury, Randip Janda of Sportsnet reports.
#1 G
Thatcher Demko: Facing Sabres
Dec 11th
Demko (lower body) will patrol the home crease versus Buffalo on Thursday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
#5 C
Elias Pettersson: Doubtful for Thursday
Dec 10th
Pettersson (upper body) is doubtful for Thursday's game against Buffalo, per Ben Kuzma of Postmedia.
#2 G
Kevin Lankinen: Pulled after two periods
Dec 9th
Lankinen allowed three goals on 13 shots in Monday's 4-0 loss to the Red Wings.
#4 LD
Pierre-Olivier Joseph: Participates in morning skate
Dec 8th
Joseph (illness) was on the ice for Monday's morning skate, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
#4 LW
Nils Hoglander: Ready to rock
Dec 8th
Hoglander (lower body) will be activated from long-term injured reserve ahead of his return to the lineup against Detroit on Monday, according to Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.
#6 C
Teddy Blueger: Hopes to return after Christmas
Dec 8th
Head coach Adam Foote said Monday that Blueger (lower body) now hopes to return after Christmas, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.
#2 LW
Evander Kane: Notches helper in win
Dec 7th
Kane put up an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
#2 LD
Elias Pettersson: Deposits go-ahead goal in win
Dec 7th
Pettersson scored a goal and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
#3 RD
Tom Willander: Nets first career goal in win
Dec 7th
Willander scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
#4 C
Aatu Raty: Puts up three points in win
Dec 7th
Raty scored twice, dished an assist, added two PIM, doled out four hits and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
#7 C
Filip Chytil: Continues skating, no timeline
Dec 6th
Chytil (upper body) has skated four consecutive days, but he remains without a timeline to return, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports Saturday.
#4 RW
Arshdeep Bains: Prevents shutout Friday
Dec 5th
Bains scored a goal in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Mammoth.
#1 RW
Conor Garland: Set to return Friday
Dec 5th
Garland (upper body) will be in the lineup Friday versus the Mammoth, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
#3 RW
Linus Karlsson: Scores early in loss
Dec 2nd
Karlsson scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Avalanche.