For Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, the challenge is simple: Help the Sabres get back to the playoffs.

Facing Canucks ...

Luukkonen made 28 saves in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. UPL was brilliant all night long -- he had to be because he got zero help from his teammates. The only goal he allowed was a one-timer ...

A practice injury and an early exit from the Nov. 11 loss to Montreal put a halt to one of the strongest stretches of ...

Luukkonen made 23 saves to earn his sixth career shutout, but he’s not the only one who deserves credit for frustrating the ...

Among the skaters was Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, the 25-year-old goaltender who has positioned himself as Buffalo’s best hope between the pipes as the Sabres attempt to make the playoffs for the ...

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves in his return from an injury and Jason Zucker scored the lone goal to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres earn a 1-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.