The Sabres' confidence in Devon Levi continues to be high after a good start last month in Toronto and the fact he's 12-3-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .913

The Sabres begin a four-game western road trip. The Buffalo Sabres begin a four-game western road trip by visiting the Seattle Kraken on Monday at Climate Pledge Arena. In losing 5-2 to Pittsburgh on Friday, the Sabres recorded a season-high 42 shots on goal and felt they deserved a better outcome.

The Buffalo Sabres will be without Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on a day-to-day basis as the goaltender is dealing with an undisclosed injury, Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff told Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News on Sunday.

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 will send Philipp Grubauer to the American Hockey League if he clears waivers. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden will play in the Feb. 12-20 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the rosters and captains.

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each recorded a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Thompson scored in each period en route to his seventh career hat trick and first of the season,

After Jan. 1 last year, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was one of the most used goalies in the NHL, and he thrived. This season hasn’t worked out that way, though, for the 25-year-old. Paul Hamilton has more:

Another contract that doesn’t look good for Buffalo right now is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen ... Buffalo lost 6-4 to the Seattle Kraken on Monday and then they beat the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday ...

Rasmus Dahlin registered two assists. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced for a Buffalo side that was coming off a 6-4 loss to the Kraken in Seattle on Monday. Elias Pettersson and Phillip Di Giuseppe — with his first of the season ...

Capitals 3, Kraken 0 Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th ... who fell to 1-2-0 on their four-game road trip. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 21 shots. Ducks 5, Penguins 1 Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn ...