Buffalo Sabres Line Combinations

Off tonightLast game Wed 10/21vsPhiladelphia Flyers

Updated: 10/23/2026 5:07 PM

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Last start
Buffalo SabresUkko-Pekka Luukkonen
Wed 10/21 vs Philadelphia Flyers
Next game
Sat, Oct 24 at Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals
7:00 PM ET

Changes in their last game

10 changes, compared with the game before
Buffalo SabresJason Zucker joined Line 3Jason Zucker joined PP2Jiri Kulich moved up to Line 1Jiri Kulich joined PP2Olen Zellweger moved down to Pair 2Owen Power moved down to PP2Rasmus Dahlin joined Pair 1Rasmus Dahlin joined PP1Ryan McLeod moved down to Line 4Zach Metsa moved down to Pair 3

Buffalo Sabres Off tonight

Buffalo SabresOff tonight · lines saved Wed 10/21
Offense
L1Josh J. DoanWJiri J. J. KulichCTage T. ThompsonW
L2Jack J. QuinnWNoah N. OstlundCZach Z. BensonW
L3Jason J. ZuckerWJosh J. NorrisCKonsta K. HeleniusW
L4Beck B. MalenstynWRyan R. McLeodCPeyton P. KrebsW
Defense
P1Mattias M. SamuelssonDRasmus R. DahlinD
P2Olen O. ZellwegerDOwen O. PowerD
P3Louis L. CrevierDZach Z. MetsaD
Power play
PP1Noah N. OstlundCJack J. QuinnWTage T. ThompsonW
Zach Z. BensonWRasmus R. DahlinD
PP2Jiri J. J. KulichCJosh J. NorrisCJason J. ZuckerW
Josh J. DoanWOwen O. PowerD
Goalie
GUkko-Pekka U. LuukkonenG LAST START
Injuries
DTDJiri J. J. KulichCDTDJustin J. DanforthWIRAlex A. LyonGIRConor C. TimminsDIRJack J. RathboneDIRMatt M. GrzelcykDIRSam S. CarrickC
2 games tonight, starting 8:00 PM ETTonight's line combinations

The Buffalo Sabres are off tonight. In their last game (Wed 10/21 vs the Philadelphia Flyers), Jiri Kulich centered Josh Doan and Tage Thompson on the top line, Noah Ostlund ran the first power-play unit and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen started in goal. Their next game is Saturday, October 24 at the Washington Capitals, 7:00 PM ET.

Sabres' lines: quick answers

Do the Sabres play tonight?

No. Their next game is Saturday, October 24 at the Washington Capitals, 7:00 PM ET.

Who started in goal for the Sabres last game?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Who is on the Sabres' top line?

In their last game: Josh Doan, Jiri Kulich and Tage Thompson.