Luukkonen made 26 saves in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Rangers.

First back to Sabres practice from the 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday was goaltender Ukko-Pekka ... to Canada and Team USA. “I always say I feel like you can learn something from every goalie and they’re both really good goalies,” Luukkonen said ...

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen wasn’t required to join the Buffalo Sabres for practice until Thursday, but since he didn’t play any of the games for Team Finland during the 4 Nations Face-Off, he wanted to get back on the ice Wednesday.

Lindy Ruff had planned to utilize an emergency backup goalie opposite James Reimer for Wednesday’s practice at KeyBank Center, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen scheduled to join the team along with fellow 4 Nations Face-Off participants Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju later this week.

First back to Sabres practice from the 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday was goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen ... beat Sweden in overtime while losing to Canada and Team USA.