Luukkonen made 22 saves in a 6-2 loss to San Jose on Tuesday. He allowed five goals.
His team didn't give him much help -- his teammates were outmatched in every part of the game, including compete. Luukkonen has lost two straight games with eight goals allowed in that span. The Sabres are 0-3-1 in their last four after winning six of the previous seven. Luukkonen is a solid netminder, but he cannot win games single-handedly.