BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Olen Zellweger #8 of the Buffalo Sabres skates during warmups prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Tage Thompson #72 and Zach Benson #6 of the Buffalo Sabres talk during warmups prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Owen Power #25 of the Buffalo Sabres skates during warmups prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Rasmus Dahlin #26 of the Buffalo Sabres skates onto the ice for warmups prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Zach Benson #6 of the Buffalo Sabres skates during warmups prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Louis Crevier #46 of the Buffalo Sabres skates during warmups prior to an NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Beck Malenstyn of the Buffalo Sabres arrives on the blue carpet ahead of tonights NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)