Reimer is expected to start on the road against Columbus on Thursday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
Reimer has a 9-8-2 record, 2.79 GAA and .905 save percentage in 21 appearances between Anaheim and Buffalo this season. While those are mediocre overall numbers, he's won his past seven outings while stopping 197 of 214 shots (.921 save percentage). Columbus ranks 11th in goals per game with 3.17.
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Sabres' Josh Norris: Unavailable Thursday
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Norris (mid-body) will not play Thursday in Columbus.
Norris will miss his 14th straight game. The Sabres are still hopeful he can return to the lineup before the end of the season, which ends next Thursday against the Flyers. Norris has one goal and one assist over three games with the Sabres after tallying 20 goals and 13 helpers across 53 contests with the Senators before his trade to Buffalo at the deadline.
Peterka scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Hurricanes.
Peterka stretched the lead to 3-0 early in the third period when he converted on a feed from Jack Quinn. Over 11 games since he returned from a lower-body injury, Peterka has five goals, six assists and 27 shots on net. The 23-year-old winger is up to 24 tallies, 62 points, 163 shots on net, 32 PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 72 contests in a top-six role this season.
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Sabres' Alex Tuch: Keeps rolling with shortie
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Tuch scored a shorthanded goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Hurricanes.
Tuch currently stands alone atop the list of shorthanded goals this season -- he has six of them after Tuesday, breaking a tie with Sam Reinhart and Seth Jarvis. Tuch also leads the league with eight shorthanded points, one less than his nine power-play points as he enjoys an excellent all-around campaign. The winger has seven goals and five assists during a seven-game point streak that has him up to 63 points, 183 shots on net, 106 blocked shots, 69 hits and a plus-16 rating over 77 appearances this season. It's still a long shot, but Tuch could push for the 70-point mark if he stays hot to close out the campaign.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Extends goal streak with winner
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Thompson scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 3-0 victory over the Hurricanes.
He snapped a puck past Pyotr Kochetkov early in the second period to open the scoring, and it was all the support James Reimer would need. Thompson has found the back of the net in five straight games, racking up eight tallies in total over that hot streak, and he's up to 44 goals and 71 points in 71 appearances on the season. With five games left on the Sabres' schedule, Thompson needs three more goals to tie his career high.
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Sabres' James Reimer: Blanks Canes for first shutout
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Reimer stopped all 33 shots in he faced in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Carolina.
The Sabres got outshot 33-18 on the night, but Reimer stood tall as he recorded his first clean sheet of the season. The 37-year-old netminder has won seven straight starts since taking over the No. 1 job for Buffalo, posting a 2.40 GAA and .921 save percentage over that stretch.
Reimer will start against the Hurricanes on Tuesday, according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.
Reimer has turned aside 164 of 181 shots on goal during his six-game winning streak. The 37-year-old has an 8-8-2 record, .899 save percentage and 2.93 GAA over 20 appearances between Anaheim and Buffalo this season. The Hurricanes have followed up a three-game winning streak with back-to-back losses against Detroit and Boston. Reimer is 6-10-4 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.51 GAA across 22 career appearances against the Canes.
Krebs notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Krebs saw a five-game point streak end Saturday versus the Lightning, but he bounced back quickly. He has three goals and five assists over his last seven contests despite a lack of power-play time during his hot stretch. Overall, the 24-year-old center has matched his career high with 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists), over 75 games, which is identical production to his 74-game effort in 2022-23. He's added 72 shots on net, 122 hits, 60 PIM and an even plus-minus rating this year as a regular in Buffalo's bottom six.
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Sabres' Bowen Byram: Dishes two assists in win
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Byram notched two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Byram has gotten on the scoresheet in just two of the last 10 games, but both instances have been two-assist performances. He helped out on the first goal of Tage Thompson's hat trick as well as the game-winner by Jason Zucker in Sunday's win. Byram is up to 37 points (seven goals, 30 assists), 86 shots on net, 109 blocked shots, 71 hits, 46 PIM and a plus-12 rating over 76 appearances in what's been easily the best year of his career.
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Sabres' Jason Zucker: Nets game-winner Sunday
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Zucker scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Zucker has two goals and three assists during his four-game point streak. The winger's tally early in the third period Sunday gave the Sabres their first lead of the contest. He's up to 21 goals, 51 points, 125 shots on net, 65 hits, 55 PIM and a plus-4 rating across 67 appearances while playing primarily in the Sabres' middle six this season.
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Sabres' Alex Tuch: Point streak reaches six games
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Tuch recorded a goal and an assist in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Tuch has found the back of the net six times during his six-game point streak, and the winger has cleared the 60-point plateau for the second time over his last three seasons with 62 points over 76 outings this year. Tuch is only three goals shy of tying his career-best mark of 36 tallies in 2022-23. The Sabres have six games left before the end of the campaign.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Nets hat trick Sunday
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Thompson recorded a hat trick in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Thompson has scored in four games in a row and is having an excellent end to what has been one of the best seasons of his career. He's not going to reach the 90-point plateau as he did in 2022-23, but he's only four goals away from tying his best scoring mark (47 goals) from that campaign. He's also notched 10 points (nine goals, one assist) over his last seven appearances.
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Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Two points Sunday
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Dahlin notched a goal, an assist, four shots, a hit and a plus-3 rating in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Dahlin extended his point streak to three games with this two-point performance, and the defenseman is ending the season on a strong note. The 24-year-old has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last eight appearances, tallying 10 points (three goals, seven helpers), 22 shots, 11 hits, 12 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating over that span.
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Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Earns win Sunday
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Luukkonen stopped 17 of 20 shots in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
Luukkonen returned to the Sabres' crease after not seeing action in the previous three games, and he was able to deliver a solid performance in what was his return to winning ways. Luukkonen had lost his last two outings, and that does nothing but back up the consistency issues the 26-year-old has had all season long. Over his last eight outings, Luukkonen has gone 4-4-0 with a 3.72 GAA and an .856 save percentage.
Luukkonen will protect the home net against Boston on Sunday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Luukkonen will get the second half of Buffalo's back-to-back after James Reimer played in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over Tampa Bay. The 26-year-old Luukkonen has lost his last two outings, surrendering 10 goals on 52 shots. He has a 23-23-4 record with two shutouts, a 3.23 GAA and an .885 save percentage across 52 appearances this season. Boston sits 29th in the league with 2.62 goals per game in 2024-25 but won 5-1 against Carolina on Saturday.
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