Levi has been on a spectacular run in Rochester, going 12-3-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. He took the loss Friday night in a shootout against Lehigh Valley in Blue Cross Arena despite stopping 30 of 32 shots.
The Seattle Kraken host the Buffalo Sabres after Jaden Schwartz's hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings in the Kraken's 4-2 win.
The Pens netminder had an assist on Cody Glass’ goal and then he hit the empty net with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen pulled for the extra attacker. Glass came into the game with one goal and eight assists for nine points and he too had a goal and an assist.
Penguins netminder Alex Nedeljkovic made history in a pair of ways. With roughly three minutes left in the game, the Sabres pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. Nedeljkovic collected a dumped puck and took a shot at the empty net, successfully scoring the NHL's most recent goalie goal.
The Buffalo Sabres are on the brink of allowing their playoff drought to continue into its 14th season, despite rebuild after rebuild. First, there was the “tank for Connor McDavid”, but they failed at that and ended up with Jack Eichel instead.
Nedeljkovic scored when he sent the puck from behind the net down the ice and into an empty net with 2:42 left in the third.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen wasn't able to bail out the Sabres when they began to make mistakes in the second period. Their starting goalie was outplayed by Penguins backup Alex Nedeljkovic, as Pittsburgh scored four consecutive goals and held on for a 5-2 win in KeyBank Center.
The Buffalo Sabres Quarter-Century Teams have been unveiled, consisting of 12 players who represented the organization from 2000 to 2025.
Hurme would have started for Finland, and Kiprusoff would have been his backup. Noronen would have been the third goalie. In 2000-01, all three of them, Kiprusoff (5 games), Hurme (22) and Noronen (2), got the call, and played in the NHL.
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