First back to Sabres practice from the 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday was goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who spent the last 10 days with Team Finland but did not see any game action.
Lindy Ruff had planned to utilize an emergency backup goalie opposite James Reimer for Wednesday’s practice at KeyBank Center, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen scheduled to join the team along with ...
Kevin Lankinen practiced with his own net with Finland on Friday, while Juuse Saros and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen shared a net on the other end of the ice on Friday. As NHL.com's Tom Gulitti notes, this may be an indication that Lankinen gets the start in net for Finland against Sweden on Saturday.