ALEX LYON NEWS

Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves, Pavel Zacha, Mark Kastelic and Sean Kuraly scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night to run their season-opening winn...

OCTOBER 12 • Associated Press

Expected starter Saturday Lyon is set to guard the road crease against Boston on Saturday, per Scott McLaughlin of WEEI.

Impact Lyon will look to get into the win column after stopping 29 of 32 shots en route to a 4-0 loss to the Rangers in his season debut Thursday. Lyon is Buffalo's de facto No. 1 goaltender while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) is unavailable. Lyon's role is expected to diminish once Luukkonen is healthy, but for now, Buffalo is likely to lean heavily on Lyon over Colten Ellis, who is currently serving as the backup.

OCTOBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

Strong in loss to Rangers Lyon made 29 saves in a 4-0 loss to the Rangers on Thursday. He allowed three goals.

Impact The game was closer than the score suggests. Lyon kept the game at 1-0 until Carson Soucy scored at 14:46 of the third frame. He's the Sabres starter now with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on the shelf with a lower-body injury. Lyon's skills are better suited for back-up duty, but he did put up a 2.81 GAA in 30 games last season.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Shesterkin stops 37 shots, Sullivan gets 1st win as Rangers' coach in 4-0 victory over Sabres

Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots and Alex Lafreniere’s first-period goal stood up as the winner in the New York Rangers’ 4-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo’s season-opener

OCTOBER 10 • Associated Press

Starting season opener Lyon will guard the home goal versus the Rangers on Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Impact Lyon is set to hold onto the No. 1 job in goal until Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) is healthy. Thursday will mark Lyon's debut with the Sabres after he signed a two-year deal at the start of free agency.

OCTOBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Lyon The Latest Opening Game Goalie For The Sabres The Buffalo Sabres embark on their 2025-26 regular season on Thursday against the New York Rangers at KeyBank Center with a certain amount o...

OCTOBER 9 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Sabres Notes - Georgiev Clears, Benson Bruised, Injury Update The Buffalo Sabres will start the season with Alex Lyon as their starting goaltender and recent waiver claim Colten Ellis as their backup. E...

OCTOBER 9 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Alex Lyon could be more important to the Buffalo Sabres success than fans realize Over the summer, the Buffalo Sabres made a change at goalie by signing free agent Alex Lyon to replace James Reimer. He started 69 games ove...

OCTOBER 5 • SABRENOISE.COM

Sabres recap: Alex Lyon starts third preseason game in XXXX at Pittsburgh Alex Lyon was the starting goaltender, as the Buffalo Sabres played their final preseason game Friday at Pittsburgh.

OCTOBER 4 • BUFFALONEWS.COM

Sabres starting goalie Luukkonen expected to miss season opener with lower-body injury

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff anticipated opening the season next week without starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who suffered a lower-body injury in his preseason debut

OCTOBER 3 • Associated Press

Guarding cage Friday Lyon will patrol the blue paint for Friday's preseason finale on the road versus the Penguins, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.

Impact Lyon will step in after Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) was injured in Wednesday's preseason. At this point, if Luukkonen can't play in the season opener versus the Rangers on Oct. 9, then it looks like Lyon will guard the cage instead -- though Alexandar Georgiev could still be an option.

OCTOBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Sabres Make Roster Cut After Third Preseason Win The Buffalo Sabres bounce back from a 5-2 loss to the Red Wings in Detroit on Thursday with their own 5-2 win over the Wings at KeyBank Cent...

SEPTEMBER 28 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

DET@BUF: Kasper scores goal against Alex Lyon | Detroit Red Wings Marco Kasper (DET) scores goal against Alex Lyon (BUF) to make it 3 - 2

SEPTEMBER 27 • NHL.COM

DET@BUF: Kane scores goal against Alex Lyon | Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane (DET) scores goal against Alex Lyon (BUF) to make it 2 - 1

SEPTEMBER 27 • NHL.COM

Dahlin, Thompson Listed On TSN's Top 50 The Buffalo Sabres face the challenge of snapping a NHL-record 14-year playoff drought this season and after a summer in which the club trad...

SEPTEMBER 27 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Starting versus Red Wings Lyon will be between the home pipes versus Detroit on Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Impact Lyon will face his former Red Wing teammates as he played the last two seasons in Detroit. The netminder was 14-9-1 with a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage over 30 regular-season games in 2024-25.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Tending twine Tuesday Lyon will be between the pipes for Tuesday's preseason matchup at home against Columbus, per Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic.

Impact Lyon will play in the first two periods of the contest, and Devon Levi will occupy the crease in the third. The 32-year-old Lyon earned a 14-9-1 record with one shutout, a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage across 30 appearances with Detroit in 2024-25. He signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Sabres in the summer, and he will compete for the team's backup role behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) during training camp.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Sabres goalie Luukkonen listed day to day, set to miss start of training camp with lower-body injury

Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams listed Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen as being day to day in announcing the starting goalie will miss the opening of training camp because of a low...

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Could Sabres Have Interest In Former Devils Forward? The Buffalo Sabres open training camp later this week, with only a few changes to the roster that finished second-last in the Eastern Confer...

SEPTEMBER 15 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Sabres Have Only Two Players Ranked In Athletic's Top-150 The Buffalo Sabres face the challenge of snapping a NHL-record 14-year playoff drought this season and after a summer in which the club trad...

SEPTEMBER 13 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Sabres Sign Georgiev Due To Looming Concerns Of Luukkonen's Injury Status The Buffalo Sabres appeared to have well-stocked shelves in goal, as the signing of veteran Alex Lyon in July added a third goalie with NHL...

SEPTEMBER 12 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM