Falls to Jackets in OT Lyon made 35 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Columbus. Impact The Sabres had 2-1 and 3-2 leads, but Lyon couldn't make them hold up, although he could hardly be blamed for any of the pucks that got past him. The veteran netminder continues to see a high volume of rubber behind a shaky Sabres defense, getting peppered with at least 30 shots in all eight of his starts en route to a 3-4-1 record, 2.77 GAA and .919 save percentage. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made his season debut Saturday after recovering from a lower-body injury, and the duo figure to work in a tandem in the short term, but Lyon has built a strong case to maintain a significant role in the crease.
OCTOBER 29 • ROTOWIRE