Lance Lysowski

The Sabres scored three goals in the third period to pull away with a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

As Tim Stutzle whiffed on an attempted pass early in the first period Tuesday night, the Ottawa Senators center was leveled to the ice with a clean, shoulder-to-shoulder hit by

Mattias Samuelsson was getting ready for another game at KeyBank Center on Tuesday morning when the defenseman was called into a meeting with Sabres coach Lindy Ruff.

Buffalo (7-7-1) extended its its win streak to three games and beat Calgary (7-5-3) at home for the first time since November 2016.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen skated to the top of his crease Saturday afternoon in KeyBank Center, his eyes fixated on the puck as Calgary Flames winger Justin Kirkland stickhandled toward the Sabres' net.

Looking ahead to faceoff ...

The Sabres led twice after rallying, only to allow three goals in the third period to lose 7-5 to the last-place Canadiens.

Rasmus Dahlin was bracing for a hit during the third period Monday afternoon when the Sabres defenseman inadvertently elbowed Canadiens center Jake Evans.

Lindy Ruff had to put his forward lines and power-play units in a blender for practice Wednesday in KeyBank Center because the Sabres' leading scorer, Tage Thompson, is dealing with a lower-body injury.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's recent injury and Devon Levi's lack of playing time caused general manager Kevyn Adams to pivot to a different goaltending plan for the Sabres.