Sabres going back to Luukkonen in net for G4
Key takeaways
- The Buffalo Sabres are going back to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in net for Game 4 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against Montreal on Tuesday.
- Luukkonen hasn't started since he was pulled late in Game 2 of Buffalo's first-round series against Boston after giving up four goals on 20 shots.
- He began to struggle against the Canadiens though.
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The Buffalo Sabres are going back to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in net for Game 4 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against Montreal on Tuesday.
Luukkonen hasn't started since he was pulled late in Game 2 of Buffalo's first-round series against Boston after giving up four goals on 20 shots. He was replaced then by Alex Lyon, who took over the crease to see Buffalo past the Bruins and on to face Montreal. Lyon was sensational after taking over, going 4-2 with a 1.73 GAA and .934 SV%.
He began to struggle against the Canadiens though. After pulling Buffalo through to a Game 1 victory, Lyon gave up nine goals in his last two outings, including five goals on 36 shots in the Sabres 6-1 loss in Game 3 to put Buffalo into a 2-1 series deficit.