The Penguins snapped a three-game losing streak, improving to 19-20-8. The Sabres, now 17-23-5, will look to address their defensive and penalty-kill issues. Earlier this season they lost 11 straight games and have lost five of their last eight games.

Alex Nedeljkovic remembers admiring the way Marty Turco and Martin Brodeur handled the puck during his childhood. On Friday night, he accomplished something neither of them — or any other goalie — had ever done.

Luukkonen is expected to start at home against Seattle on Saturday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com. Luukkonen has a 13-12-4 record, 2.95 GAA and .898 save percentage in 30 appearances in 2024-25. He's coming off a 35-save shutout victory over Ottawa on Thursday.

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 on Friday night.

BUFFALO -- Ryan McLeod got his first NHL hat trick in a 4-2 win for the Buffalo Sabres against the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 34 saves and Dylan Cozens scored for the Sabres (17-22-5), who are 6-3-1 since a 13-game losing streak (0-10-3).

January 10 - Jack Quinn scored twice and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves to help ... Luukkonen's second of the season and seventh of his NHL career. Ryan McLeod had a goal and two assists ...

The Sabres got a fourth goal in the third period to ice the game — despite not recording a shot on net in the entire period, an NHL first.

Buffalo, N.Y. — Former Red Wing 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 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust (Novi) also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves ... The Senators are 1-5-1 since Dec. 21, scoring an NHL-worst 1.67 goals per game.

Alex Nedeljkovic became the second goaltender in Pittsburgh Penguins history to score a goal during a 5-2 victory against the host Buffalo Sabres on Friday at KeyBank Center. His score came on an empty net at 17 minutes,

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) Ottawa Senators’ Brady Tkachuk (7) tries to deflect a shot past Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Sean ...