Power said Saturday that he will need two months to recover from his lower-body injury, but he will not need surgery, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Power missed the final three games of the season with the injury. He had career bests in goals, with seven, and assists, with 33, as the third-year defenseman ended up with 40 points in 79 outings. Power should be ready for the start of training camp in September.
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Sabres' Tyson Kozak: Heads to Rochester
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Kozak (hip) was sent to AHL Rochester on Friday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Sending Kozak to the minors suggests he's recovered from his hip strain, which cost him the final eight games of Buffalo's campaign. He finished the NHL regular season with three goals and five points across 21 appearances with the Sabres. He also has eight goals, 14 points and 37 PIM in 31 outings with Rochester in 2024-25.
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Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Sent to minors
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Ostlund was assigned to AHL Rochester on Friday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Ostlund spent the last few weeks of the regular season with the Sabres, and he recorded three blocked shots, two PIM and a hit while averaging 10:33 of ice time. Now that the NHL regular season has concluded, Ostlund will head to the minors to contribute during the Calder Cup Playoffs.
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Sabres' Isak Rosen: Returns to minors
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Rosen was sent to AHL Rochester on Friday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
The Sabres' season is complete, so Rosen might as well play for the minor-league club. He had an assist in eight appearances with Buffalo in 2024-25. He's also collected 28 goals and 55 points across 60 outings with Rochester this campaign.
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Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Heads to AHL
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Kulich was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Friday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Kulich had 15 goals and 24 points across 62 appearances with Buffalo in his rookie campaign. The regular season is over, and the Sabres didn't make the playoffs, so the 21-year-old will gain additional experience in the minors.
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Sabres' Jacob Bernard-Docker: Registers assist Thursday
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Bernard-Docker logged an assist, four shots on goal, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
The helper ended an 11-game point drought for Bernard-Docker. The 24-year-old defenseman lost a large chunk of his season to an ankle injury, which limited him to 40 games between the Sabres and the Senators. He picked up eight points, 32 shots on net, 30 hits, 50 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating. A first-round pick back in 2018, Bernard-Docker is running out of developmental runway -- it's quite possible his peak is that of a bottom-four defenseman who adds little on offense.
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Sabres' Connor Clifton: Slings shorthanded helper
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Clifton recorded a shorthanded assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
Clifton had two points over the final three games of the season. The 29-year-old defenseman was able to accumulate 16 points, including three shorthanded assists, over 73 appearances this season. He added 63 shots on net, 208 hits, 116 blocked shots, 45 PIM and a minus-6 rating. Clifton is under contract for 2025-26 and can be expected to fill a bottom-four role with the Sabres.
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Sabres' Jason Zucker: Logs assist in win
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Zucker notched an assist in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
Zucker set up Alex Tuch for the opening goal just 4:35 into the game. The 33-year-old Zucker slowed down a bit late in the season, earning five points over nine outings in April, but he was still a valuable veteran presence on a relatively young team. The winger ended the season with 53 points -- his most in any year since his career-high 64-point effort in 2017-18. Zucker added 143 shots on net, 68 hits, 57 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 73 appearances. He signed a two-year extension in March, so he'll be part of the Sabres' plans in 2025-26.
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Sabres' Peyton Krebs: Nets shortie
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Krebs scored a shorthanded goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
Krebs snapped his seven-game goal drought with his first-period tally. The 24-year-old center emerged as a middle-six option late in the season after spending much of the early part of 2024-25 on the fourth line. Krebs reached the 10-goal mark for the first time in his career with Thursday's tally, and he ended the season with 28 points and 81 games played, both career highs. He added 80 shots on net, 136 hits, 60 PIM and a plus-1 rating.
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Sabres' Jack Quinn: Collects pair of points
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Quinn scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
Quinn was able to snap an eight-game goal drought before the end of the season. This was also his first multi-point effort since March 30 versus the Capitals. The 23-year-old set career highs in each scoring category Thursday -- he finished the campaign at 15 goals and 24 assists for 39 points, surpassing his 2022-23 totals in each category by one. Quinn added 123 shots on net and a minus-18 rating over 74 appearances. He still needs to work on consistency to solidify his place in the Sabres' top six. He'll be a restricted free agent this summer.
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Sabres' JJ Peterka: Contributes two points in win
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Peterka scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
Peterka ended the year with eight goals and nine assists over his last 16 games after returning from a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old had a total of 27 goals and 68 points, the latter mark being a personal best. He added 173 shots on net, 30 hits, 34 PIM and a minus-1 rating over 77 appearances. Peterka's offense could still grow a little more, but fantasy managers should expect him to spend the bulk of his career as a 60-to-70-point player.
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Sabres' Alex Tuch: Earns two points Thursday
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Tuch scored a goal on two shots, added a shorthanded assist, blocked three shots, logged two PIM and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
Tuch's season finale was a pretty all-encompassing view of what he can bring to the lineup. The 28-year-old winger surged late in the season, racking up 16 points over his final 12 contests. He should get some attention for the Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward -- Tuch led all forwards in two categories, racking up nine shorthanded points and 113 blocked shots. Overall, he had 36 goals, 31 assists, 196 shots on net, 73 hits and a plus-16 rating over 82 appearances. He'll want a repeat performance as he enters his contract year in 2025-26.
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Sabres' Ryan McLeod: Reaches 20-goal mark
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McLeod scored an empty-net goal on five shots and added two assists in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
McLeod earned a point in each period, setting up linemates Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka before burying his empty-netter. That proved to be a vital insurance goal, as the Flyers brought the game back within one a few seconds after McLeod scored. It was a career year across the board for McLeod -- his 53 points matched his combined total from the previous two seasons. He ends with 20 goals, 33 helpers, 97 shots on net and a plus-13 rating across 79 appearances. He'll need a new contract as a restricted free agent this summer, and he's likely due a big raise from his previous $2.1 million cap hit.
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Sabres' James Reimer: Wins season finale
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Reimer stopped 21 of 25 shots in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Flyers.
The Flyers scored a goal after the Sabres' empty-netter, but Reimer was able to guide this win across the finish line. The 37-year-old goalie won eight of his last 10 outings this season, though there were some bumpy performances in that stretch. Overall, he ends the campaign at 10-10-2 with a 3.04 GAA and an .896 save percentage over 24 outings between the Sabres and the Ducks. After the game, Reimer told reporters he and his family would take a couple of weeks to decide if he'll continue his playing career, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. If he comes back for another year, he'll be an unrestricted free agent July 1.
Sabres' Beck Malenstyn: Won't play in regular-season finale
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Malenstyn (undisclosed) will miss Thursday's regular-season finale against Philadelphia, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
Malenstyn is set to close the campaign with four goals, 10 points, 29 PIM, 191 hits and 63 blocks in 76 outings. He's set to continue working for the Sabres next season on the back half of his two-year, $2.7 million contract.
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Sabres' James Reimer: Tending twine Thursday
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Reimer will guard the home goal Thursday versus the Flyers, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Reimer took over the No. 1 job for the Sabres late in the season, but he has lost his previous two outings, allowing 10 goals on 61 shots in that span. The 37-year-old goalie had previously won seven games in a row. He'll have a favorable matchup Thursday for fantasy managers looking to make a final push in the goaltending categories.
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Gets no help from teammates
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Luukkonen made 28 saves Tuesday in a 4-0 loss to Toronto.
Luukkonen allowed three goals in the loss, while the fourth goal was an empty-netter for Auston Matthews' 400th career goal. Luukkonen is 1-3-1 with 18 goals allowed across his last five starts. His game took a step backward this season after such a strong 2023-24 (2.57 GAA, .910 save percentage). He's 24-24-5 in 55 starts with a queasy 3.20 GAA and an .887 save percentage.
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