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Sabres starting goalie Luukkonen expected to miss season opener with lower-body injury
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FILE - Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen puts his mask on during the second period of the team's NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. - photo by AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff anticipated opening the season next week without starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who suffered a lower-body injury in his preseason debut. Ruff listed Luukkonen as week to week without disclosing the nature of the injury on Friday. Ruff would only say the injury is separate from the lower-body issue that sidelined the 26-year-old for the start of training camp two weeks ago.