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Luukkonen stopped 13 of 14 shots across 33:34 in relief during Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Luukkonen entered with the score tied 2-2 in relief of Colten Ellis and allowed just one power-play goal to Sam Reinhart before Buffalo reeled off three unanswered goals to close it out. The relief outing netted him the win, and he projects as the clear No. 1 in Buffalo's crease this season.

Ellis stopped seven of nine shots across 26:26 of action in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida before giving way to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Ellis allowed an even-strength goal to Anton Lundell and a power-play tally to Sam Reinhart before being pulled with the score tied 2-2. With Ellis getting the start but then being pulled, it's unclear who might get the second game of the Sabres' back-to-back against Montreal on Tuesday.

Markstrom tightened up in Monday's 5-3 loss to Buffalo, but he didn't sustain an injury, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Before leaving the game after the first period, Markstrom made nine saves on 11 shots in Monday's matchup. Akira Schmid surrendered three goals on 21 shots to take the loss in relief. The Panthers will see how Markstrom feels ahead of Tuesday's road game against Columbus.

Power recorded two assists and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Power set up Ryan McLeod's and Tage Thompson's goals while logging a team-high 26:31 of ice time, in part due to Rasmus Dahlin's upper-body injury. Power is up to six assists on the season and should remain on Buffalo's top power-play unit heading into Tuesday's matchup with Montreal.

Quinn picked up two assists in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Quinn set up both Rasmus Dahlin's (upper body) and Noah Ostlund's power-play goals, pushing his season point total to four. He logged over four and a half minutes on the power play in the win, but only recorded a single shot on goal.

Krebs recorded two assists in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

Krebs set up Josh Doan's opening goal in the first period and Tage Thompson's third-period tally, giving him four assists on the season. He also won four of six faceoffs in a depth-center role.

Dahlin (upper body) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against Montreal, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Dahlin suffered an upper-body injury during Monday's matchup against the Panthers, and he won't travel with the Sabres ahead of the second half of the back-to-back set. Head coach Lindy Ruff said that Dahlin is considered day-to-day, so the 26-year-old's next opportunity to return will be Thursday in Toronto, though it's not yet clear whether he'll be deemed healthy enough to suit up.

Thompson scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Thompson helped set up Rasmus Dahlin's (upper body) first-period power-play goal before capping the scoring himself with an even-strength tally in the third. He's up to four goals and three assists for seven points on the season, and he continues to see heavy power-play usage.

Doan scored his first goal of the season in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

Doan opened the scoring just under six minutes into the first period, assisted by Peyton Krebs. He finished with three shots on net, a plus-2 rating and over two and a half minutes of power-play time. The 24-year-old forward's goal was his first point of the 2026-27 campaign.

Ostlund scored a power-play goal in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Ostlund's third-period strike, assisted by Zach Benson and Jack Quinn, put the Sabres ahead for good at 4-3. It was his second goal of the season, and he saw over four minutes of power-play time in the win.