Rousek set to make season debut after being recalled from Rochester on Thursday.
Lukas Rousek will make his season debut Friday when the Buffalo Sabres host the Philadelphia Flyers at KeyBank Center, Sabres coach Don Granato announced.
Rousek was recalled from the Rochester Americans on Thursday with goaltender Eric Comrie and forward Zach Benson having been placed on injured reserve.
The 24-year-old forward has six points (2+4) in eight games for the Amerks this season. In 2022-23, Rousek played the first two games of his NHL career with the Sabres, tallying a goal and an assist.
Alex Tuch will also be in the lineup after taking a maintenance day Thursday.
\u201cYesterday was just a maintenance day,” Tuch said after participating in an optional morning skate Friday. “No issues, no concerns. I never thought for a second I wasn\u2019t going to play tonight. So, feeling good. Ready to go.”
Alex Tuch addresses the media
The Sabres will be back in their black-and-red third jerseys as they conclude their home-and-home set with the Flyers.
Buffalo has posted a 2-0-0 record in its goathead jersey this season, outscoring opponents 7-1 and improving to 12-1-1 while wearing the jerseys dating back to last season.
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Faceoff is slated for 7 p.m. on MSG\/MSG+<\/a> and WGR 550. Coverage on MSG begins at 6:30 p.m.
Here are five things to know ahead of Friday\u2019s game.
The team did not run line rushes during the optional morning skate.
Here\u2019s how the group lined up for practice Tuesday, minus Tuch and Rousek, both of whom will be in the lineup versus the Flyers.
Forwards<\/strong>
12 Jordan Greenway \u2013 72 Tage Thompson \u2013 15 Brandon Biro
53 Jeff Skinner \u2013 37 Casey Mittelstadt \u2013 77 JJ Peterka
17 Tyson Jost \u2013 24 Dylan Cozens \u2013 71 Victor Olofsson
28 Zemgus Girgensons \u2013 19 Peyton Krebs \u2013 21 Kyle Okposo
Defensemen<\/strong>
26 Rasmus Dahlin \u2013 23 Mattias Samuelsson
25 Owen Power \u2013 10 Henri Jokiharju
75 Connor Clifton \u2013 6 Erik Johnson
Goalies<\/strong>
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
27 Devon Levi
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate and is expected to make his fourth start of the season after posting a win in each of his first three starts.
Luukkonen has stopped 61 of 63 shots in his last two games, including a 23-save outing for his first NHL shutout against the Avalanche on Oct. 29 and a 38-save performance versus the Flyers on Wednesday.
Defenseman Connor Clifton will be back in the lineup Friday, returning from his two-game suspension for a hit on New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier on Oct. 27.
Granato said he does not want Clifton to stop playing his physical game.
\u201cYou\u2019ve thrown hundreds and hundreds of hits and not been suspended, so you hope he can get right back to finishing hits and not worrying about it,\u201d Granato said. \u201cHe does have to play physical and I think he\u2019s proven to be very intelligent at doing it the right way, so the quicker he can get back to that the better for us.\u201d
Granato shared that the injuries to Benson and Comrie have given the Sabres an opportunity to get a better look at the depth the organization has.
He said that Biro’s and Rousek’s recalls are a testament to their hard work and progression over multiple seasons in Rochester.
“It says a lot and it says that they have a lot of detail to their game,” Granato said. “They\u2019re very responsible players, yet they have enough skill to make a play when there\u2019s a play to be made otherwise. And they\u2019ve been fun to watch. I watched them grow and develop over the last couple years and have been very impressed with that progression. So, I think they\u2019ve earned an opportunity.\u201d
Don Granato addresses the media
Samuel Ersson will start in goal against the Sabres, Flyers coach John Tortorella announced Friday.\u00a0
Goaltender Carter Hart, who left midway through the first period on Wednesday with an injury, is day to day with a mid-body injury.\u00a0Forward Sean Couturier is also day to day with a lower-body injury.\u00a0
Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 11 points (8+3) in 10 games while defenseman Travis Sanheim has 10 points (1+9) in 10 games.<\/p>\n

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