Buffalo Sabres Starting Goalie: Next Game Oct 24

The Sabres do not play tonight. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is the likely starter (75% chance) in goal for the Sabres Sat, Oct 24 at Capitals. Logan Thompson is expected for the Capitals. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has started 6 of the last 9 Sabres games, with Colten Ellis taking 3.

Updated Oct 23, 4:55 PM ET

Upcoming Sabres games and projected starters

Game	Sabres starter	Opponent starter
Sat, Oct 24, 7:00 PM ET atWashington Capitals	Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenLikely · 75%	Logan ThompsonLikely
Tue, Oct 27, 10:30 PM ET atSan Jose Sharks	Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenLikely · 75%	Yaroslav AskarovProjected
Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 PM ET atAnaheim Ducks	Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenLikely · 75%	Lukas DostalLikely
Sat, Oct 31, 4:00 PM ET atLos Angeles Kings	Not reported yet	Not reported yet
Wed, Nov 4, 7:30 PM ET vsOttawa Senators	Not reported yet	Not reported yet

Sabres goalie stats this season

Goalie	GP	W-L-OT	GAA	SV%	SO	Recent starts
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	8	3-3-2	3.53	.864	0	6
Colten Ellis	3	1-1-0	3.19	.864	0	3

Recent starts counts starts in the last 10 games, from NHL game logs.

Recent Sabres starters

Wed, Oct 21vsPhiladelphia Flyers
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Sat, Oct 17atMontréal Canadiens
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Thu, Oct 15atToronto Maple Leafs
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tue, Oct 13atMontréal CanadiensNot recorded
Mon, Oct 12vsFlorida Panthers
Colten Ellis
Sat, Oct 10vsUtah Mammoth
Colten Ellis
Thu, Oct 8vsDallas Stars
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Tue, Oct 6vsMinnesota Wild
Colten Ellis
Sat, Oct 3vsChicago Blackhawks
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Thu, Oct 1atColumbus Blue Jackets
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Buffalo Sabres goalie FAQ

Who is starting in goal for the Buffalo Sabres tonight?

Who are the Buffalo Sabres goalies this season?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Colten Ellis have played in goal for the Buffalo Sabres this season. Their stats are in the table above.

What do confirmed, likely and projected mean?

Confirmed means the team or a beat reporter has named the starter. Likely means strong signals such as practice reports or who left the ice first at morning skate. Projected is our model's estimate from rest, back-to-backs and recent workload before any news is out.